Win tickets to see Sidney Poitier drama RETROGRADE at the Apollo Theatre

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The Upcoming has a pair of tickets to the Sidney Poitier drama RETROGRADE to give away to one lucky winner.

Following its sold out run at the Kiln Theatre, Ryan Calais Cameron‘s ”electrifying” (Evening Standard) Retrograde comes to the Apollo Theatre for a strictly limited run, backed by double Oscar and BAFTA nominee Colman Domingo as producer. 

Ten years before he becomes the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor, this gripping drama captures the moment a young Sidney Poitier prepares to sign a career-defining Hollywood contract that could make him a star. But there’s a catch. Will he put his career before his principles? In a time of betrayals, will he name names? Will he sign his life away?

Inspired by real events, this “exceptional” (The Guardian) play directed by the Kiln Theatre’s Artistic Director Amit Sharma, features Ivanno Jeremiah (Constellations) reprising his “tremendous” (Time Out) performance as Sidney Poitier, opposite Stanley Townsend (Netflix’s Kaos) and Oliver Johnstone (Antigone).

Retrograde follows Ryan’s smash hit “modern masterpiece” (The Sunday Times) For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy – so good it sold out twice – cementing his place as “one of theatre’s most thrilling voices” (Independent). 

For a chance to win Win tickets to see Sidney Poitier drama RETROGRADE take a minute to answer the question below, follow our Instagram account here and send your answer to competitions@theupcoming.co.uk together with your full name, address, mobile number and Instagram handle by Sunday 9^th March 2025 at 11.59pm. We will cross check your name in the list of Instagram followers.

Who is the Oscar-nominated producer of RETROGRADE? Click here to send the answer by email

a) Idris Elba
b) John Boyega
c) Colman Domingo

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Retrograde is now playing at the Apollo Theatre until 14^th June 2025. Tickets from £20. Book Now.

Terms & conditions:

• Closing date is Sunday 9^th March 2025 at 11.59pm.
• This promotion is open to UK residents only. Travel not included.
• The prize is 1 x pair of tickets to see Sidney Poitier drama RETROGRADE at the Apollo Theatre, valid for all performances until 31^st May 2025, subject to availability. Exclusions may apply.
  
• One winner will be chosen and contacted on Monday 10^th March 2025 at 10.00am.
• Winning attendees must be aged 14 or over.
• The editor’s decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.
• Your name, address and mobile number will be used exclusively in connection with the competition according to our privacy policy.