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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 do to achieve fame?

From the writer of award-winning, sold-out, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, Ryan Calais Cameron’s new play based on a true event in 1950’s Hollywood explores the reality of a Black actor’s journey to become one of the world’s most influential voices.

Directed by Kiln Associate Director Amit Sharma (The Boy with Two Hearts), this explosive world premiere explores a moment in a career which paved ways and changed minds and perceptions, cementing the legacy of a Hollywood icon.

Retrograde is written by Ryan Calais Cameron, his theatre credits include For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, which was the winner of the Black British Theatre Awards 2022, Human Nurture, Typical, Queens of Sheba and Rhapsody.

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Kiln Theatre,
269 Kilburn High Road,
London,
NW6 7JR

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