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Tickets £15
where this event is hosted at St Mary’s University Theatre, Twickenham, TW1 4SX
when Saturday 21st March 2026 7:30pm
Running time 2 hours
warnings explores ideas of belonging, language, education, slavery, commerce, violence, threat, politics, music and love.
Originally produced by The Exchange, Sancho&Me: For One Night Only is back in partnership with St Mary’s University Theatre for the Festival of Creativity.
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.
Other events part of the Festival of Creativity
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.
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