Details
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the landing of the Empire Windrush, four Yorkshire-based writers were commissioned from an open call out to write new 15-minute radio dramas responding to the theme of migration. These plays will be performed live at Leeds College of Music before being broadcast across BBC Radio Drama.
A Piece of Home by Emma Barnes A grand piano brings the past to life and unites a three generations.
Soon Come by Gemma Bedeau A woman is on the phone to Carriacou, to the sister that stayed behind.
Exodus by Chris O'Connor A family from Leeds must make a terrible decision; who gets in the boat?
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring by Kamal Kaan A poetic parable on what it means to be an outsider.
Creatives/Company
Author(s):
Emma Barnes (A Piece of Home),
Gemma Bedeau (Soon Come),
Chris O'Connor (Exodus),
Kamal Kaan (On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring)