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With Danny Glover in London, Before Mr. Robeson Croydon and US/Canada Tour
WAREHOUSE THEATRE,
CROYDON, MAY 4 - 20.
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PAUL ROBESON AND TRAYVON MARTIN: Comment
Synopsis
Paul Robeson is a great and famous actor, singer and civil rights campaigner.
When over the years he gets progressively too radical and outspoken for the establishment's liking, he is branded a traitor to his country, harassed, and denied opportunities to perform or travel.
Just as physical, emotional and mental stress threaten to push him over the fine line between genius and madness, he is summoned to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee, to give the most difficult and important performance of his career.
The play is a roller coaster journey through Robeson's remarkable and eventful life, and highlights how his radical activism caused him to be disowned and disremembered, even by the leaders and descendants of the civil rights movement.
It features some of his famous songs and speeches, including a dramatic rendition of Ol' Man River.
"FIRST RATE" 4 Stars
Michael
Billington, The Guardian
"A TRIUMPH"
BroadwayWorld.com
"INSPIRING"
British
Theatre Guide, October 2011
STANDING OVATION AT CARNEGIE HALL, FEB 2012
Written and Performed by Tayo Aluko
Directed by Olusola Oyeleye
Designed by Phil Newman
A PLAY FOR ALL AGES FROM 8 TO 105!!
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photo of Tayo with 105-year-old Hetty Bower and 8-year-old Shemaiah Wood,
Theatro Technis, London, 22nd January 2011
PAUL ROBESON: WE CHARGE GENOCIDE. IN MEMORY OF TROY DAVIS, MURDERED 22 SEPTEMBER 2011
Call Mr Robeson: Winner, Angel Award for Artistic Excellence.
Nominee, Best Show.
Tayo Aluko: Winner, Best Male Performer.
Brighton Festival Fringe, May 2008.
