National Theatre Live: Small Island

Overview

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.

Directed by Rufus Norris

Top cast

Leah Harvey

Hortense Roberts

Aisling Loftus

Queenie Buxton

Gershwyn Eustache Jnr

Gilbert Joseph

C

CJ Beckford

Michael Roberts

Paul Bentall

Jacqueline Boatswain

P

Phoebe Frances Brown

C

Chereen Buckley

C

Cavan Clarke

S

Shiloh Coke

Beatie Edney

Adam Ewan

David Fielder

Amy Forrest

J

John Hastings

Stephanie Jacob

Sandra James-Young

Natey Jones

Trevor Laird

R

Rebecca Lee

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