Post date: 16-Apr-2012 16:19:15
At the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich: a 30 minute inter-active performance for all the family.Lascar "John Morgan" - an Indian sailor from the 18th century - weaves his inter-active story through the new permanent exhibition within the Traders Gallery at the National Maritime Museum. Written & directed by Jules Tipton, based on extensive research, using archive materials.
"Lascars" was the term used to describe sailors from India, China and East Africa who worked for the British East India Company on trading ships from the 1600s.