Shakespeare's Globe, LondonVaudevillian musical stages the story of a woman who cast herself as Princess Dinubolu of Senegal to become a beauty queen in 1908 Southend In Southend-on-Sea, 1908, Princess Dinubolu of Senegal became the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK. Whether she was really royalty remains unknown, but playwright and actor Anne Odeke explores the possibilities presented by thos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM on September 20, 2024