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Princess Essex - Paperback

by Anne Odeke
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Availability:In StockContributor:Anne OdekePublish date:11/11/2025Pages:128
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Nick Hern BooksISBN-13:9781839043857ISBN-10:1839043857UPC:9781839043857Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:Subjects & Themes, Women Authors, EuropeanBook Topic:Feminist, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCDR2P54M0

An inspiring account of bravery, beauty and belonging

It's 1908. Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Princess Dinubolu of Senegal is about to enter the beauty contest at the iconic Kursaal, Europe's largest entertainment complex. Meet Princess Essex.But how exactly did she get here? And is she all that she seems?

Anne Odeke's play Princess Essex is a riotous, satirical comedy based on the amazing true story of the first woman of color to enter a beauty pageant in the UK.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Nick Hern BooksISBN-13:9781839043857ISBN-10:1839043857UPC:9781839043857Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:Subjects & Themes, Women Authors, EuropeanBook Topic:Feminist, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SCDR2P54M0

Anne Odeke is a writer, actor, and qualified secondary school drama teacher. Her plays include Princess Essex (Shakespeare's Globe, London, 2024) and A Place for Me? (Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, 2024).


Publisher: Nick Hern Books

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