Return To My Native land
By Aime Cesaire
Year staged: 1977
Opening night: 31/10/1977
Theatre Company: English Stage Company
Staged in: Royal Court Theatre
Cast Size: 1
Synopsis
“A Return to My Native Land” is a poignant and fervent poetic journey that delves into the soul of Aimé Césaire, a man torn between the lush, oppressive beauty of his native Martinique and the complex, painful legacy of colonialism. It is a powerful stream of consciousness where Césaire grapples with his identity as a black man in a world that has been deeply scarred by slavery and exploitation. Through vivid imagery and potent language, Césaire takes the reader on an odyssey across the landscape of his homeland, painting scenes of its natural splendor while lamenting the social and psychological shackles that colonialism has imposed on its people. He invokes the struggles of his ancestors, the dissonance of his cultural heritage, and his personal quest for a sense of belonging and purpose.
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Return To My Native land
Publisher: Harmondsworth: Penguin
Year published: 1969
Original Cast
Cy Grant
Cast
Production Team
Jules Goddard
Music
Jim Clay
Design
John Del Nero
Sound
Charlie Paton
Lighting
John Russell Brown
Co-director
Anna Bostock
Translator
Additional Materials
Production Management File
Ref: THM/273/4/2/109
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