Shaun Parkes

The true story of the American stage’s first Black star traces his bumpy partnership with Eugene O’Neill, and how he changed “The Great White Way.”

In a London psychiactric hospital, an enigmatic young man claims, among other things, to be the son of an exiled African dictator - a story that becomes unnervingly plausible. His doctor and consultant clash over the patient's diagnosis and treatment. What ensues is an incendiary tale of race, madness and a Darwinian power struggle. Based on Joe Penhall's award-winning play.

Music becomes an outlet and escape for a delinquent teen girl encouraged to use her powerful singing voice by an unconventional social worker.