TOURS
Princess & The Hustler
An Eclipse Theatre Company, Bristol Old Vic & Hull Truck Theatre co-production
by Chinonyerem Odimba
Directed by Dawn Walton
"My name is Phyllis Princess James. I will wear this crown every day. I will never take it off even when I am asleep."
Meet Princess. A cheeky 10-year-old, with a plan to win the Weston-Super-Mare Beauty Contest. Trouble is, her mum is busy working several jobs, her brother, a budding photographer, won’t even take her picture and then – The Hustler returns.
In 1963 Bristol, as Black British Civil Rights campaigners walk onto the streets, Princess finds out what it really means to be black and beautiful.
Princess & The Hustler is the second national tour born from Revolution Mix – an Eclipse movement that is spearheading the largest ever delivery of new Black British stories. The first Revolution Mix story was last year’s sell-out production of Black Men Walking.
Shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Best New Play Award 2018.