Princess Essex

A riotous, satirical comedy based on the amazing true story of the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK. First performed at Shakespeare's Globe, London, in 2024.

About the author

Anne Odeke is a writer, actor, and qualified secondary school drama teacher.

Her plays include Princess Essex (Shakespeare's Globe, London, 2024). Other plays have been performed at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, Storyhouse Chester, and the Bush Theatre, London.

Summary

A riotous, satirical comedy based on the amazing true story of the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK. First performed at Shakespeare's Globe, London, in 2024.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Odeke
• Publisher: Hern, Nick Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.10.2024
• EAN: 9781839043857
• ISBN: 978-1-83904-385-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 13 mm
• Series: NHB Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Plays, Playscripts