campbell. what a legacy, what s it like following in his footsteps? i like following in his footsteps? i don t necessarily feel i am following in his footsteps but i am certainly following in his footsteps but i am certainly inspired by aldridge and his story~ certainly inspired by aldridge and his story~ i certainly inspired by aldridge and his story. i know this theatre was inspired his story. i know this theatre was inspired by his story. i know this theatre was inspired by him and the keys had been inspired by him and the keys had been handed over to the coartistic directors been handed over to the coartistic directors now. but i m also inspired by the directors now. but i m also inspired by the spirit directors now. but i m also inspired by the spirit and energy that coventry, it s the city that moves, the city coventry, it s the city that moves, the city of coventry, it s the city that moves, the city of culture, the city of peace the city of culture, the city
ira aldridge but let s think what it has taken to create this, three days, in teeming rain at times, over 20 feet tall. and it took over a000 litres of spray paint to make this happen. and the artist said it was a privilege and an honour to paint a pioneer and what a pioneer aldridge was. at 21 he was the first black person to manage a theatre in the whole of the uk, he was given the keys to coventry theatre in 1828. he is also thought to be one of the first black shakespearean actors playing leading roles in romeo and juliet, hamlet, and fellow and it was his inspiring work that led coventry to petition parliament for the abolition of slavery so incredibly influential. i m delighted to say his legacy lives on with artistic director of this theatre and actor himself cory