National Theatre Live: Small Island
First aired on Jun 27, 2019
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Genres: Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Leah Harvey | Hortense Roberts
Aisling Loftus | Queenie Buxton
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr | Gilbert Joseph
CJ Beckford | Michael Roberts
Paul Bentall |
Jacqueline Boatswain |
Featured Crew
Rufus Norris | Director
Andrea Levy | Novel
Helen Edmundson | Screenplay
Coral Messam | Choreographer
