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National Theatre Live: Small Island
National Theatre Live: Small Island

National Theatre Live: Small Island

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

175 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

27 June 2019

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

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

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