Paterson Joseph

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Paterson Joseph

Mon 1 Jan 0001 - Sat 22 Oct 2022, Octagon Auditorium

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THIS IS A YEOVIL LITERARY FESTIVAL 2022 EVENT
OCTAGON AUDITORIUM

Paterson Joseph - The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho

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Paterson Joseph is a beloved British actor and writer. Recently seen on Vigil and Noughts and Crosses, he has also starred in Peep Show and Law & Order UK and he plays Arthur Slugworth in the forthcoming Wonka movie.

The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho is his debut novel. It's 1746 and Georgian London is not a safe place for a young Black man, especially one who has escaped slavery. After the twinkling lights in the Fleet Street coffee shops are blown out and the great houses have closed their doors for the night, Sancho must dodge slave catchers and worse. The man he hoped would help - a kindly Duke who taught him to write - is dying. Sancho is desperate and utterly alone. So how does Charles Ignatius Sancho meet the King, write and play highly acclaimed music, become the first Black person to vote in Britain and lead the fight to end slavery? It's time for him to tell his story, one that begins on a tempestuous Atlantic Ocean, and ends at the very centre of London life. And through it all, he must ask: born amongst death, how much can you achieve in one short life?

Tickets: £12
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Yeovil Literary Festival Events last approximately 60 minutes.