Greetings A Tale of Two Cities I went home to Nigeria recently for a reunion with many of my classmates from my old school, and had the pleasure of

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Greetings

A Tale of Two Cities

I went home to Nigeria recently for a reunion with many of my classmates from my old school, and had the pleasure of presenting From Black Africa to the White House to them and invited guests. Many of them delighted in deliberately referring to me as Mr. Robinson, as opposed to Mr. Robeson, which many people call me (to some embarrassment) even when I'm not on stage. Calabar (where the reunion took place) and Liverpool (where I live) are two cities that were deeply involved in the trans-atlantic slave trade, hence the programme note I wrote on the day. Click here to read.

Remembrance Day: Nothing but Showbusiness

Not my words, but those of Harry Patch, who inspired this blog three years ago. Composing this on November 11th brought him to mind, as I listened to the commemorations on the radio. I join all in paying tribute to all those lost in war, and pray that their sacrifices shall not be in vain.

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As Autumn 2012 Programme Closes...

The final performance of my Autunm 2012 UK tour takes place at the Royal Exchange Theatre on Sunday November 18. Booking details here. Tickets have sold well so far, and it's looking like it might even sell out! Two of the performances earlier in the tour also sold out, including the Capstone Theatre, Liverpool. The tragedy and scandal of the Hillsborough disaster was in the news then, and I felt I had to write about that. When paedophilia was the main news item a few weeks later, that provided quite a challenge, on the day I performed at the Merlin Theatre. Other programme notes appear on the previous performances page of my website, for those who are interested.
One of the highlights of the tour was a Black History Month tour of schools in Sheffield and Rotherham, South Yorkshire. It was great to introduce Paul Robeson to so many teenagers, watch their faces light up in awe, and feel that they had been inspired by the story of such a great man!

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More Travels A-Comin'

Looking ahead to the Spring, there are already quite a few performances of Call Mr. Robeson coming up, both in the UK and in America and Canada during their Black History Month. Too many to list here, but details are available on the performance dates page of my website. I am looking for more opportunities to perform From Black Africa to the White House (another reason to be thankful for the recent election result!), so all enquiries welcome. It goes down well, and is my attempt to remind people that Black History is so much, much more than slavery!! It's also the subject of another play I wrote, Half Moon, which was performed in the TheatreMadness Festival in London in September.

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I have spent the whole of this newsletter unashamedly promoting my writing, so I might as well end it by bringing to your attention a recent email advert I sent out offering a writing service. Initiially targetted at UK-based medics, I will be happy to offer the service to non-medics, and to people outside the UK. Click on the banner above to see what's on offer.

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Finally...

Here's wishing you the best for the rest of 2012, the Festive Seasons ahead, and for 2013. May we come closer to knowing peace in the world and within ourselves.

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Tayo

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