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National Theatre Live: Small Island

National Theatre Live: Small Island (2019)

2h 55m | PG-13

⭐ 8 / 10

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 Norris

Studio: National Theatre

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Leah Harvey

Leah Harvey

as Hortense Roberts

Aisling Loftus

Aisling Loftus

as Queenie Buxton

Gershwyn Eustache Jnr

Gershwyn Eustache Jnr

as Gilbert Joseph

CJ Beckford

CJ Beckford

as Michael Roberts

Paul Bentall

Paul Bentall

as

Jacqueline Boatswain

Jacqueline Boatswain

as