Call Mr Robeson
By Tayọ Aluko
Year staged: 2011
Opening night: 07/01/2011
Staged in: Theatro Technis
Cast Size: 2
Synopsis
World renowned performer and political activist Paul Robeson sifts through both his private and public lives as a singer, father, actor and civil rights campaigner via fragments of his music, press cuttings and letters. He relives the increasing isolation and escalating mental distress brought on by nine years of house arrest and intrusive surveillance by the FBI, just as he is called to testify before the US House Committee on Un-American Activities.
Original Cast
Tayo Aluko
Cast
Michael Conliffe
Piano
Production Team
Olusola Oyeleye
Director
Gareth Starkey
Lighting
David Darlington
Sound
Liam McDermott
Sound