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Retrograde

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Ryan Calais Cameron

Published by Methuen Drama

3 Male 0 Female

"Mr Parks, this isn’t just a movie, it’s a whole movement. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant"

The Golden Age of Hollywood

Behind closed doors, aspiring actor Sidney Poitier is offered a lucrative contract that could make him a superstar

But what is he willing to sacrifice?

From the writer of the award-winning, smash hit For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide, Ryan Calais Cameron’s explosive play Retrograde explores identity, resilience and integrity as it examines a true event in 1950s Hollywood and the reality of a Black actor’s journey to stardom

It explores a moment in a career which paved ways and changed perceptions, cementing the legacy of a Hollywood icon

Retrograde asks the question: how much have we really evolved?


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