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Archive listings for Sancho & Me (2024)

Work type: Play. There are performances of this work in the listings (current and future) database, see Sancho & Me

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This is the extraordinary story of an unlikely hero, brought to life by actor and author Paterson Joseph, who performs an enthralling account of one man's remarkable life. Part-biography and part-dramatized readings from Paterson's acclaimed novel 'The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho', Sancho & Me is an unmissable evening of storytelling with themes intersecting with Paterson's own story of being Black and British. This is a vital story connecting a Black Life in the transatlantic world from nearly three hundred years ago with a modern-day Black Life in today's UK.Director Paterson Joseph. Director Michael Vale. Design Michael Vale. Costume Linda Haysman. Musical Director Ben Park (and associate director).
5 Jul 24Theatre Royal Stratford East, Outer London :: V337
listing details L01584829587
22 Feb 24 to 23 Feb 24Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Outer London :: V315
listing details L0689905947

Details

Sancho & Me archiveCharles Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship on the Atlantic Ocean in 1729, yet he became a writer, composer, shopkeeper and respected 'man of letters' in 18th century London becoming the first man of African Heritage to vote in Britain.

Creatives/Company

Author: Paterson Joseph

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