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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

Andrea Levy
Novel
Helen Edmundson
Screenplay
Rufus Norris
Director

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