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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

Link to Production Management File

Production Management File

Ref: THM/273/4/2/109

V&A Theatre and Performance Collection

Link to Further Production Source

Further Production Source

Living Archive (Royal Court)

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