An Evening with Paterson Joseph
The Old Woollen, Sunny Bank Mills, 83- 85 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5UJ
£12 Entry Only. £18 Entry + Book. Doors 7pm. Show 8pm. Unreserved Seating.
As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival we are thrilled to announce an evening with beloved British actor and writer, Paterson Joseph. 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 Sanchois is Paterson’s 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?
Presented by Truman Books as part of Farsley Literature Festival.