
In December 1875 the steamship Deutschland left Bremen, Germany, bound for America. On board were five nuns, exiled by a ban on religious orders, bound to begin their lives anew in Missouri. Their journey would end when the Deutschland ran aground at the mouth of...

Combining a thrilling tragedy at sea with the seeming shipwreck of Gerard Manley Hopkins' own life, 'Exiles' dramatises the passionate inner search of religious life and makes it accessible in a way that only great art can.