Retrograde

By Ryan Calais Cameron

Winner of the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play 2023

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 When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, 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. This world premiere 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?

This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Kiln Theatre, in April 2023.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350419001
• ISBN13: 9781350419001
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"