The Color Purple

The stage musical of Alice Walker’s classic novel is realised on the big screen in stunning, heartbreaking fashion in this US smash hit, a tale of survival and female solidarity in traumatic circumstances. Featuring powerhouse performances from a stacked cast of talent including Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures), Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black) and Colman Domingo (familiar to Kiln audiences from his A Boy and His Soul, 2013).

Full of spectacle and sumptuous screen choreography, this new adaptation is still able to encompass impressive sensitivity to its characters. While pulling no punches about the dire realities of its characters, this is heart-lifting work, one of the best modern musicals from the director of Beyoncé: Black is King.