Nellie Dean pub sets the stage for The Pirates of Carthage play in Soho

The historic Nellie Dean of Soho pub will play host to a 'The Pirates of Carthage' this evening, a play by visual artist Daniel Kelly, which marries spoken word, video and Tunisian hip hop and draws parallels between the recent uprising in Tunisia and the Mercenary War of 264-241 BC.

The Nellie Dean pub on Dean Street, Soho has a long a rich history dating back to the 1600s and was frequented by none other than political revolutionary, Karl Marx.

As such, it would seem like the pub is the perfect place to stage a play which deals with the issues of political unrest, thought with a contemporary twist, as the uprising is examined "as told through Twitter".

Mr Kelly, told West End Extra, that he settle upon Nellie Dean to stage the play as he wanted it to be "non-elitist" and believed a pub, rather than a traditional theatre venue would best achieve this.

He added: "One of the themes of the play is people power – people overthrowing a president and having something to kick against, so it was important that it happened in the real word. Karl Marx lived just across the street from here at one point. This has been a pub for hundreds of years, so there's a good chance he would have had a pint in here."

'The Pirates of Carthage' will be performed upstairs at the Nellie Dean from tonight and subsequently on the 17, 23 and 24 of January. Tickets are priced at a very reasonable £5.00.