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Retrograde

Retrograde

Booking Number

0330 333 4809

SIDNEY POITIER: TRAILBLAZER, ACTIVIST, ICON

★★★★★
‘The finest new play about a pivotal moment in civil rights history’
The Telegraph

Following its sold out run at the Kiln Theatre, Ryan Calais Cameron‘s ’electrifying’ (Evening Standard) Retrograde comes to the Apollo Theatre for a strictly limited run.

Ten years before he becomes the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor, this gripping drama captures the moment a young Sidney Poitier prepares 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?

Inspired by real events, this ‘exceptional’ (The Guardian) play directed by the Kiln Theatre’s Artistic Director Amit Sharma, features Ivanno Jeremiah (Constellations) reprising his ‘tremendous’ (Time Out) performance as Sidney Poitier, opposite Stanley Townsend (Netflix’s Kaos) and Oliver Johnstone (Antigone).

Retrograde follows Ryan’s smash hit ‘modern masterpiece’ (The Sunday Times) For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy – so good it sold out twice – cementing his place as ‘one of theatre’s most thrilling voices’ (Independent).

Booking Number

0330 333 4809

Booking
Saturday 8 March – Saturday 14 June, 2025

Tickets from
£20
Prices include a £1.50 restoration levy

Show Times
TBC

Running Time
90mins no interval

Theatre
Apollo Theatre

Age Recommendation
14+

Content Warning
Language: Explicit language, racial slurs
Themes: Racism, McCarthyism

CREATIVES

Ryan Calais CameronAuthor
Amit SharmaDirector
Frankie BradshawDesigner
Amy MaeLighting
Beth DukeSound
Juliet HorsleyCasting Director

Booking

Saturday 8 March – Saturday 14 June, 2025

Show Times
TBC

Running Time
90mins no interval

Theatre
Apollo Theatre

Age Recommendation
14+

Content Warning
Language: Explicit language, racial slurs
Themes: Racism, McCarthyism

Tickets From

£20
Prices include a £1.50 restoration levy

VISITING THE VENUE

Box Office Opening Hours – 12pm – 8pm (on performance days)

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0330 333 4809
Web: www.nimaxtheatres.com

The Apollo Theatre is located on Shaftesbury Avenue, near to Piccadilly Circus in London’s West End. Below you can find information on how to get to the theatre and a map showing the location of the venue.

If you’re driving into the West End to see a show, take advantage of Q-Park’s Theatreland Parking Scheme. Save 50% off parking with Q-Park (after 12pm and for up to 4 hours). Customers must book parking in advance here.

Address
Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7EZ.

Parking
Q-Park – Chinatown, Newport Place

Public Transportation
Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo, Piccadilly)