Ignatius!
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd
September, 2.00pm and 5.00pm
A concert celebrating the life
of writer, composer and
abolitionist Charles Ignatius
Sancho.
LOCATION
Greenwich Park Flower Garden
Greenwich Park
London
SE10 8XH
Tickets FREE
‘’This…this is liberty!’’ - Ignatius Sancho
Ignatius! takes you on an extraordinary musical journey about one man's campaign to bring freedom and emancipation to Black people in Britain.
Son of an enslaved mother. Student of an English Duke. A trailblazer for his people.
A deeply resonant and defiant tale, IGNATIUS! follows the life of writer, composer, and abolitionist, Charles Ignatius Sancho, wonderfully told through original script and music. Born on a slave ship during the treacherous and inhumane “middle passage”, he was raised in Greenwich, and made history as the first African in Britain to vote in a British general election. His poignant and inspirational life story legacy will be fittingly performed at Greenwich Park, the very lands the man walked in his lifetime.
Part of The Royal Park’s Greenwich Park Revealed project, Ignatius! has been created by award winning composer Nick Bicat, writer Tunde Euba and directed by Angela Ekaette Michaels, additional lyrics by Tony Bicat.
Cast
Charles Ignatius Sancho played by Tomi Ogbaro (Jane Eyre - Stephen Joseph’s/New Vic - 2021, The Book of Will - Lotte Wakeham - 2022, Alice in Wonderland - Liverpool Playhouse - 2023)
Anne Sancho played by Stella Betton (Dick Whitington - Council of London - 2019, The Gift - Tower Theatre - 2023, Black Wall Street - School of Africalogy - 2024)
Gainsborough/Chorus played by John Sandeman (My Brilliant Friend - National Theatre - 2019, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - West End & UK Tour - 2019, Othello - English Touring Theatre - 2018)
Garrick/Chorus played by Theo Bracey (A Midsummer Nights Dream - Chichester Festival Theatre - 2023, Sweeney Todd - Bridewell Theatre - 2023)
Jekyll/Chorus played by Livia Ledda (Medea Gosperia - Cockpit Theatre - 2024, CA Christmas Carol - Folkoperan Stockholm - 2023, Robin Hood - Outside the box productions - 2022)
Creative Team
Access Information
Tunde Euba - Writer
Angela Ekaette Michaels - Director
Elizabeth Peace - Producer
Nick Bicat - Composer
Location: Greenwich Park Flower Garden
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Best Access Points are Blackheath Gate (7min walk) or Maze Hill Gate (5min walk)
IGNATIUS PRODUCTION
This is an outdoor production taking place in the Greenwich Flower Garden. We encourage audience members to arrive ready with their own seating and/or picnic blankets to use for the event. There will be no seating available. The nearest seating will be the Sancho or Pavillion Cafe, a 5 min walk from the stage.
ACCESS INFORMATION
The Greenwich Park Flower Garden is fully accessible and has a number of step-free access entrance points. The garden does have footpaths wide enough for wheelchair users. The Electronic Access Guide has full information needed on the park's facilities including, Blue Badge parking, eating, drinking, and toilet services at the Pavilion & Sancho Cafe (5min walk).
No Dogs Permitted in the Flower Garden.
TRAVEL
Car parking in Greenwich Park is chargeable from 9am to 6pm, every day of the week - including Bank Holidays. The parking machines in our car parks accept both cash and cashless payments.
The closest train station to Greenwich Park Flower Garden is Maze Hill (15 minutes) on the South Western Railway. The closet underground station is North Greenwich.