Vault festival, LondonEloka Obi and Saul Boyer re-examine the forgotten story of 19th-century Sierra Leonean barrister August Boyle Chamberlayne Merriman-Labor, who wrote a delicious spoof of studies of Africa This charismatic but chaotic play unearths a fabulous, forgotten figure from 19th century letters and race history: August Boyle Chamberlayne Merriman-Labor, a Sierra Leonean barrister, businessman and travelli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM on March 5, 2023