

National Theatre Live: Small Island
June 27, 2019•2h 55m•★ 8.0
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.
Director
Rufus NorrisWriters
Cast

Leah Harvey
Hortense Roberts

Aisling Loftus
Queenie Buxton

Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Gilbert Joseph
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CJ Beckford
Michael Roberts

Paul Bentall

Jacqueline Boatswain
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Phoebe Frances Brown
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Chereen Buckley
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Cavan Clarke
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Shiloh Coke

Beatie Edney

Adam Ewan

David Fielder

Amy Forrest
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John Hastings

Stephanie Jacob

Sandra James-Young

Natey Jones

Trevor Laird
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Rebecca Lee