Sunday 21st October
Call Mr Robeson – A life, with songs
£8/£10 [+10% booking fee]
Doors open 7.30pm – 8pm start – tickets available on the door
Seated show
Paul Robeson is a world-famous actor, singer and civil rights campaigner. When he gets too radical and outspoken for the establishment’s liking, he is branded a traitor to his country, is harassed, and denied opportunities to perform or travel.
This roller-coaster journey through Robeson’s remarkable life highlights how his pioneering and heroic political activism led many to describe him as the forerunner of the civil rights movement. It features some famous songs (including a dramatic rendition of Ol’ Man River), speeches and a spectacularly defiant testimony to the Senate House Un-American Activities Committee.
Tayo Aluko revives one of the 20th Century’s most impressive but overlooked figures in this powerful, compelling tour-de-force performance, which was seen at New York’s Carnegie Hall in February 2012, and in London’s West End in October 2013.
Written and Performed by Tayo Aluko, With Live Piano Accompaniment
Directed by Olusola Oyeleye, Designed by Phil Newman
“First-rate … an admirable introduction to a great pioneering performer”
4 Stars The Guardian
AWARDS:
Winner, Outstanding Theatre Award, Brighton Fringe, June 2016
Winner, Best Musical Performance, Atlantic Fringe, Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 2013
Winner, Best Solo Show, Stratford-upon-Avon Fringe, June 2013
Triple Winner (Impresario Award, Best Actor, Best Original Work) London Fringe, Canada, June 2012
DOUBLE WINNER: Argus Angel Award for Artistic Excellence & Best Male Performer
BRIGHTON FESTIVAL FRINGE, MAY 2008
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