

National Theatre Live: Small Island
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2019-06-27 • 2h 55m
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.
- Directors
- Rufus Norris

National Theatre Live: Small Island
Visit website2019-06-27 • 2h 55m
8.0/10 • 3
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.
- Directors
- Rufus Norris
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsLeah Harvey
Hortense Roberts
Aisling Loftus
Queenie Buxton
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Gilbert Joseph
CJ Beckford
Michael Roberts
Paul Bentall
Jacqueline Boatswain
Phoebe Frances Brown
Chereen Buckley
Cavan Clarke
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