Princess & the Hustler
Eclipse Theatre Company, Bristol Old Vic and Hull Truck TheatreA funny, moving, characterful and multi-layered history of our city’s very own civil rights campaign
Richly textured, passionate and enormously affecting. Beautiful.
A girl finds her beauty, as Bristol finds its voice.
“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 activists take to 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 Award 2018 for Best New Play.
An Eclipse Theatre Company, Bristol Old Vic and Hull Truck Theatre co-production. Supported by The Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation.
Sherrie Eugene-Hart is our interpreter for the Signed performance on Sat 16 Feb at 3pm.
A heartfelt and timely tribute to the Windrush generation
Captivating, powerful, shocking at times and thoroughly enjoyable
PRE-SHOW TALK
