Sancho & Me - For One Night Only

Wednesday June 18th | 7pm

Brighton Book Festival in association with Sancho Productions is thrilled to bring you a full theatre production of Sancho & Me.

Paterson Joseph 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'. 

Charles 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 - one of the first people of African heritage to vote in Britain. SANCHO & ME - For One Night Only is an unmissable evening of storytelling with themes stemming from Ignatius Sancho's 18th century letters intersecting with Paterson's own story of growing up 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. Described as 'remarkable' and perfect for all ages 14 and upwards, this live show uses Sancho's compositions and original music by co-creator, composer and musician Ben Park.

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