National Theatre Live: Small Island (2019)

8.0/10 175 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Leah Harvey

Hortense Roberts

Aisling Loftus

Queenie Buxton

Gershwyn Eustache Jnr

Gilbert Joseph

Paul Bentall

Jacqueline Boatswain

Beatie Edney

Adam Ewan

David Fielder

Amy Forrest

Stephanie Jacob

Sandra James-Young

Natey Jones

Trevor Laird

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