Episode 4

In the last in the series of illustrated poems, spoken word artists Inua Ellams and Ross Sutherland tell two very different stories.

'The Ballad of Abdul Hafiz' written and performed by Inua Ellams
An encounter on a bus with a drunk Algerian man, who has a story to tell: "I looked at him intently, at the almost black neckline at dried saliva on his lips, I wished he'd tell me why."

'Parade' written and performed by Ross Sutherland
A hypnotic carnival of the subconscious: "How unreal these buildings now seem. Their facades thin, like sets of Westerns. The wind faked with pulleys, the windows painted on. With LEDs mimicking the reflection of the sun."

Actors... Peter Polycarpou and Alex Tregear.

Directed by James Robinson