Paul Robeson is a great and 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.
One of the 20th Century’s most impressive but overlooked figures is revived in this powerful, compelling tour-de-force performance, performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall in February 2012.
“They say I’m meddling in the foreign affairs of the United States Government. Now, that’s too bad, ’cause I’m going to have to continue to meddle…”
Logic-defying work by photographer Suzie Larke, who returns to our site with new images raising awareness and sparking…
DEATH OF ENGLAND - DELROY by Clint Dyer & Roy Williams ;
Paapa Essiedu as Delroy ;
Directed by Clint Dyer ;
Set & Costume Design by ULTZ & Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey ;
Lighting Design by Jackie Shemesh ;
Co-Sound Designers: Benjamin Grant & Pete Malkin ;
Associate Lighting Designer: Chris Davey ;
Associate Director: Anastasia Osei-Kuffour ;
Soho Place ;
London, UK ;
26 July 2024 ;
Credit and copyright: Helen Murray
www.helenmurrayphotos.com
@helenmurraypix
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