The read
It runs long at 2h 55m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.6/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Helen EdmundsonScreenplay
- Rufus NorrisDirector
Cast
- Leah HarveyHortense Roberts
- Aisling LoftusQueenie Buxton
- Gershwyn Eustache JnrGilbert Joseph
- CJ BeckfordMichael Roberts
- Paul BentallCast
- Jacqueline BoatswainCast
- Phoebe Frances BrownCast
- Chereen BuckleyCast
- Cavan ClarkeCast
- Shiloh CokeCast
- Beatie EdneyCast
- Adam EwanCast
Stills
Themes
filmed theater