Theater | Solo Show
Sancho: An Act of Remembrance
Conceived, written, and performed by Paterson Joseph
Co-directed by Simon Godwin
He was born on a slave ship but never a slave, was immortalized by the great English painter Thomas Gainsborough, and in 1774 became the first British-African to cast a vote. In this endlessly revealing, often funny one-man show, celebrated Royal Shakespeare Company actor Paterson Joseph (Julius Caesar, 2013 Winter/Spring; HBO’s The Leftovers) inhabits the curious, daringly determined life of Charles “Sancho” Ignatius—composer, social satirist, general man of refinement—while casting new light on the often misunderstood narratives of African-British experience.
Design by Michael Vale
Music and sound design by Ben Park
Lighting design by Lucrecia Briceño
Pemberley Productions in association with the Oxford Playhouse
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