Released:
2019-06-27

Overview:
Embark on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury, England. The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots.

Director:
Rufus Norris

Runtime:
2h 55min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Leah Harvey
  as
  Hortense Roberts
• 
  Aisling Loftus
  as
  Queenie Buxton
• 
  Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
  as
  Gilbert Joseph
• 
  CJ Beckford
  as
  Michael Roberts
• 
  Paul Bentall