Release Date

09 Sep, 2025

Runtime

01:30: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Sidney Poitier: Trailblazer, Activist, Icon.

Hollywood's so-called Golden Age. Ten years before becoming the first Black man to win an Oscar, a young Sidney Poitier arrives to sign a life-changing contract that could make him a star. But there's a catch. As he becomes entangled in events larger than he imagined, Sidney is forced to make an impossible choice – one that will reshape his future, the Civil Rights Movement, and the soul of a nation. From award-winning writer Ryan Calais Cameron (For Black Boys...), exploring integrity, betrayal, and the personal cost of success, Retrograde asks what would you sacrifice to achieve your dream? Backed by double Oscar and BAFTA nominee Colman Domingo as producer,  Amit Sharma's 'perfectly pitched production' (Independent) features Ivanno Jeremiah (Constellations), Stanley Townsend (Kaos), and Oliver Johnstone (Antigone).

Original Title

National Theatre Live: Retrograde

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Actors

Ivanno Jeremiah

Stanley Townsend

Oliver Johnstone

Crew

Ryan Calais Cameron

Amit Sharma

Amy Mae

Frankie Bradshaw

Colman Domingo

Nica Burns

Frankie Bradshaw

Beth Duke

Juliet Horsley

Igor

Isobel Pellow

Suzanne Scotcher