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National Theatre Live: Small Island (2019)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 55M

Director : Rufus Norris
Writer : Helen Edmundson

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.

Actors

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
Paul Bentall
Paul Bentall
Jacqueline Boatswain
Jacqueline Boatswain
Phoebe Frances Brown
Phoebe Frances Brown
Chereen Buckley
Chereen Buckley
Cavan Clarke
Cavan Clarke
Shiloh Coke
Shiloh Coke
Beatie Edney
Beatie Edney
Adam Ewan
Adam Ewan
David Fielder
David Fielder
Amy Forrest
Amy Forrest
John Hastings
John Hastings
Stephanie Jacob
Stephanie Jacob
Sandra James-Young
Sandra James-Young
Natey Jones
Natey Jones
Trevor Laird
Trevor Laird
Rebecca Lee
Rebecca Lee
Johann Myers
Johann Myers
Daniel Norford
Daniel Norford
Andrew Rothney
Andrew Rothney
Bernard Bligh

Crews

Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy
Novel
Helen Edmundson
Helen Edmundson
Screenplay
Rufus Norris
Rufus Norris
Director

Trailers and other movies

Official Trailer | Small Island - Stage Adaptation | National Theatre at Home
Official Teaser | Small Island | National Theatre at Home
Official Clip | Some Kind Of Spitfire | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
Official Clip | Boarding The Empire Windrush | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
Official Clip | Queenie and Gilbert First Meet | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
Small Island | The Music | How We Made It
'I'm only 93!' Windrush Passenger Alford Gardner | Small Island - National Theatre at Home

Posters and backgrounds

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