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RUSH: A Joyous Jamaican Journey artwork. (Top) A starry night sky. Text reads: ‘A RUSH theatre company production. Experience the story of reggae through the music and words of those who made that incredible journey to the Motherland. Rush. A Joyous Jamaican Journey.’ Below this text, a collage of photos of the Windrush generation with green, red and yellow hues, behind an illustration of the SS Empire Windrush, a large black passenger ship, palm trees and sea birds.
RUSH: A Joyous Jamaican Journey production photo. (Left to right) A black woman wearing an orange dress with a blue and light orange patten down the centre and a black man wearing a red velvet jacket over a white shirt and black tie sing into microphones.
Photo by Bijah Thompson

RUSH Theatre Company presents

RUSH: A Joyous Jamaican Journey

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Join us for this incredible narrated musical as we tell the story of the Windrush Generation and Reggae and hear how this music took the world by storm.

Narrated and written by John Simmit (Upfront Comedy) and featuring ska, rock steady, calypso, gospel, lovers rock, dancehall and Reggae played live by the JA Reggae Band. Get ready to enjoy the music of Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley, Millie Small and many more.

‘This is unmissable.’ – Stage Talk Magazine

Map Venue MarkerNorthcott Theatre
Sat 15 Jun 2024
07:30 PM
£29.00
Musical Theatre, Theatre
Running time: 170 minutes, including interval

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