National Theatre Live: Small Island Poster

National Theatre Live: Small Island

80.00% | June 27, 2019 | 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 Crew

Rufus Norris
Director
Andrea Levy
Novel
Helen Edmundson
Screenplay

Cast

Leah Harvey
Leah Harvey
Hortense Roberts
Aisling Loftus
Aisling Loftus
Queenie Buxton
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Gilbert Joseph
CJ Beckford
CJ Beckford
Michael Roberts