This musical, devised by English actor, dancer and designer Hedley Briggs, was the first to be based on a West Indian subject with a predominantly West Indian cast. The show opened a month before the Windrush brought West Indian immigrants to Britain and starred Edric Connor in the leading role of Napoleon. Connor was an actor, director and writer who contributed to make the Calypso genre popular in the UK and devoted his life to the struggle to increase opportunities for Black artists in the theatre.