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National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles

7.620182h MovieComedyDrama

For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always telling. Follow along as we leap from a barber shop in Peckham to Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos and Accra over the course of a single day.

DirectorBijan Sheibani
WriterInua Ellams

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Cast · Directed by Bijan Sheibani

MEMaynard Eziashi
Maynard Eziashi
Musa / Andile / Mensah
SRSule Rimi
Sule Rimi
Elnathan / Benjamin / Dwain
FAFisayo Akinade
Fisayo Akinade
Samuel
HAHammed Animashaun
Hammed Animashaun
Wallace / Timothy / Mohammed / Tinashe
PBPeter Bankolé
Peter Bankolé
Kwabena / Brian / Fabrice / Olawale
SMSimon Manyonda
Simon Manyonda
Tanaka / Fiifi
PNPatrice Naiambana
Patrice Naiambana
Tokunbo / Paul / Simphiwe
CNCyril Nri
Cyril Nri
Emmauel
KO
Kwami Odoom
Ethan
ASAbdul Salis
Abdul Salis
Kwame / Simon / Wole
AWAnthony Welsh
Anthony Welsh
Winston / Shoni
DWDavid Webber
David Webber
Abram / Ohene / Sizwe

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National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles is streaming on YouTube in United Kingdom as of September 2026. It's not currently on Netflix.

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