Thursday 19 September 2013

65 Years Windrush Celebration Black History Month Special Performance by Victor Richards

"Streets Paved with Gold" performed by Windrush Specialist Victor Richards
Listen to the streets that were paved with gold
She said it's a story that's never been told ...
Augustus Cleveland Johnson disembarks at Tilbury Docks in London on a cold, grey and wet November morning in 1948. This is the story of his new beginning in a foreign land. Share his dreams, hopes and aspirations.

It was 65 years ago the first African Caribbean Windrush passengers stepped onto English soil at Tilbury Docks, London in June 1948 and ignited a cultural revolution that shaped and defined the landscape of British society today.
London ShowDate: Saturday 5th October 2013
Time: Doors Open 6.30pm (Food Served) Show Starts 8pm
Venue: Trussler Hall
(78 Grundy Street Poplar London E14 6ND)
Tickets: £10 (Show and Food)  Contact: Christine Dormer: 0845 148 0018
 
Wales ShowDate: Wednesday 23rd October 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lyric Theatre
(King Street Carmarthen Carmarthenshire SA31 1BD)
Tickets: £10   Tel: 0845 2263510

YOUTUBE video clip Book 'Poetry Trilogy' by Victor Richards

You can find out more about Victor Richards here.

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