Ira Aldridge Project at City of Westminster Archives Centre
City of Westminster Archives Centre, City of Westminster Archives Centre, 10 St Ann's Street, London, SW1P 2DE, England
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Shango Baku of CETTIE will present excerpts from Splendid Mummer, a monodrama based on the life of Ira Aldridge,
the Black 19th century Shakespearean actor and abolitionist at Westminster Archives. Ira Aldridge was the first black actor to play Othello – at Covent Garden in 1833 but, although acclaimed in the provinces and in Europe, in London he was the victim of a racist campaign in the press.
The presentation will be featured at the opening ceremony of Westminster’s exhibition commemorating the Parliamentary Act to abolish the Slave Trade in 1807.
Dates:
Times:
19:00
Admission:
FREE
Type of Event:
Performance
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