Pioneering Shakespearean actor who brought colour to cultural life celebrated
The life of a Shakespearean actor who was the first black person ever to run a British theatre has been given a permanent memorial in Coventry.
A blue plaque has been unveiled to commemorate the achievements of Ira Aldridge, an African American who was manager of the Coventry Theatre.
The building Aldridge managed was demolished long ago and the streets have also been reconfigured, so the plaque marking the site is in the Precinct in Coventry.
Prof Tony Howard, who leads Warwick University’s Multicultural Shakespeare pr... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
