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Retrograde writer and lead talk about the upcoming West End transfer

Last updated 25 February 2025

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

See what Retrograde writer Ryan Calais Cameron and Ivanno Jeremiah who will play the lead, Sidney Poitier, have to say about the upcoming West End transfer.

Start planning your school trip to see Retrograde.

About Retrograde

Inspired by real events in the life of Hollywood icon Sidney Poitier, this story takes place ten years before he became 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.

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

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£20 Band B & C tickets across the house plus teacher goes free for every 10 students.

Valid on Mon-Thur performances. All group rates are subject to availability and exclusions may apply.

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