Drama · United Kingdom · 2019 · 2h 55m

National Theatre Live: Small Island

National Theatre Live: Small Island poster
Director
Rufus Norris
Cast
Leah Harvey as Hortense Roberts Aisling Loftus as Queenie Buxton Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Gilbert Joseph CJ Beckford as Michael Roberts Paul Bentall as Jacqueline Boatswain as
Crew
Helen Edmundson — Screenplay Andrea Levy — Novel
Synopsis

Embark on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury, England. The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots.

Trailer National Theatre Live: Small Island — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Rufus Norris Director Helen Edmundson Screenplay Andrea Levy Novel
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