Retrograde Av Ryan Calais Cameron

<p><b>Winner of the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play 2023</b><br><i><br>Mr Parks, this isn’t just a movie, it’s a whole movement. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant.</i><br><br>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?<br><br>From the writer of the award-winning, smash hit <i>For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy</i>, Ryan Calais Cameron’s explosive play <i>Retrograde</i> 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. This world premiere explores a moment in a career which paved ways and changed perceptions, cementing the legacy of a Hollywood icon. <i>Retrograde</i> asks the question: how much have we really evolved?<br><br>This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at London''s Kiln Theatre, in April 2023.</p>