Born on a slave ship, educated in secret, he became a composer, actor, anti-slavery campaigner, and the first Afro-Briton to vote in a British general election. Sancho’s story casts new light on the often misunderstood narratives of the African-British experience.
In this revealing, funny, one-man show, Paterson Joseph inhabits the curious, daringly determined life of Charles Ignatius Sancho.