Call Mr. Robeson
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…”
"First-rate … an admirable introduction to a great pioneering performer" 4 Stars The Guardian
TICKETS £10 / £12 – http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2002265
Thursday 1 October / Friday 2 October, 7.30pm
The CLF Art Cafe AKA The Bussey Building
133 RYE LANE PECKHAM, LONDON SE15 4ST
020 7732 5275 / INFO@CLFARTCAFE.ORG