“Sidney Poitier: outstanding actor, trail blazer, activist, icon. The first black artist to win an Oscar for Best Actor.
Ryan Calais Cameron’s gripping thriller captures the moment when a young Sidney Poitier is about to sign a career-defining Hollywood contract that could make him a star. But there’s a catch. Will he put his career before his principles? In a time of betrayals, will he name names? Will he sign his life away?”
Retrograde follows Ryan’s smash West End hit For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy - so good it sold out twice - first at the Apollo in 2023, returning swiftly by public demand to the Garrick in 2024.
The cast includes Ivanno Jeremiah as the Hollywood icon Sidney Poitier, Stanley Townsend as his protagonist Mr Parks, and Oliver Johnstone as writer Bobby.
The creative team includes director Amit Sharma, set and costume designer Frankie Bradshaw, lighting designer Amy Mae, sound designer Beth Duke and casting director Juliet Horsley.
Retrograde is produced by Colman Domingo and Nica Burns, in association with Chuchu Nwagu Productions, New Frame Productions, Sayers & Sayers Productions, Tilted Productions, Chris Steward & Shanay Holmes.
8 March – 14 June 2025 | Apollo Theatre | Shaftesbury Ave, London, W1D 7EZ | nimaxtheatres.com
