Sancho&Me – For One Night Only

Paterson Joseph returns to The Exchange with another iteration of his show, this time with local connections.

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Show info

Suitable for all ages

Tickets £15

Running time 2 hours

warnings explores ideas of belonging, language, education, slavery, commerce, violence, threat, politics, music and love.

For the full Richmond Arts & Ideas Festival Programme at The Exchange go to:

Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival – The Exchange, Twickenham

An extraordinary story of an unlikely hero, brought to life by actor and author Paterson Joseph.

Born on a Slave ship in the Atlantic ocean in 1729, Sancho became a writer, composer, shopkeeper and respected ‘man of letters’ in 18^th Century London, and one of the first recorded people of African heritage to vote in Britain.

Part-biography and part-dramatized readings from Paterson’s acclaimed novel, ‘The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho’, this is a special iteration for Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival, as Joseph focuses on the natural landscape of Richmond, which was also Sancho’s home.

Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival is a celebration of arts, culture and community building. Taking place biannually in June, venues and streets are filled with music, dance, theatre, art installations and exhibitions. This year the festival theme is Cultural Reforesting and responds to the question – how can we renew our relationship with nature?

Creative Team

Actor & Co-Director – PATTERSON JOSEPH

Paterson Joseph’s novel ‘The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho’ won the RSL Christopher Bland Prize and The Historical Writer’s Association Debut Novel Prize in 2023. Paterson most recently starred in the film Wonka and the BBC hit series Boat Story.

Associate Director & Musical Director – Ben Park

Co-Director & Designer –

Michael Vale

Costumier –

Linda Haysman

This project is developed with the help of Strawberry Hill Enterprises at St Mary’s University, Twickenham.

Sancho&Me – For One Night Only

Paterson Joseph returns to The Exchange with another iteration of his show, this time with local connections.

Show info

An extraordinary story of an unlikely hero, brought to life by actor and author Paterson Joseph.

Born on a Slave ship in the Atlantic ocean in 1729, Sancho became a writer, composer, shopkeeper and respected ‘man of letters’ in 18^th Century London, and one of the first recorded people of African heritage to vote in Britain.

Part-biography and part-dramatized readings from Paterson’s acclaimed novel, ‘The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho’, this is a special iteration for Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival, as Joseph focuses on the natural landscape of Richmond, which was also Sancho’s home.

Creative Team

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Sancho&Me – For One Night Only

Paterson Joseph returns to The Exchange with another iteration of his show, this time with local connections.

Show info

An extraordinary story of an unlikely hero, brought to life by actor and author Paterson Joseph.

Born on a Slave ship in the Atlantic ocean in 1729, Sancho became a writer, composer, shopkeeper and respected ‘man of letters’ in 18th Century London, and one of the first recorded people of African heritage to vote in Britain.

Part-biography and part-dramatized readings from Paterson’s acclaimed novel, ‘The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho’, this is a special iteration for Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival, as Joseph focuses on the natural landscape of Richmond, which was also Sancho’s home.

Creative Team

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Born on a Slave ship in the Atlantic ocean in 1729, Sancho became a writer, composer, shopkeeper and respected ‘man of letters’ in 18^th Century London, and one of the first recorded people of African heritage to vote in Britain.