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National Theatre, South Bank, London SE1 9PX. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Small Island follows their lives through the Second World War until the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury, where hopes for the future soon meet the ...
Mar 7, 2022 · A visually ravishing and emotionally powerful adaptation of Andrea Levy's novel about two women's journeys from Jamaica to London after World War II. Director Rufus Norris uses the Olivier's revolving stage to convey the passing years and journeys with humour, pathos and wit.
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Jun 27, 2019 · A stage adaptation of Andrea Levy's novel about a Jamaican family's journey to Britain in the 1940s. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read user reviews of this drama based on a true story.
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- Rufus Norris, Tony Grech-Smith
- 2019-06-27
Mar 4, 2022 · A superb new cast show this story of love, war and racial prejudice has earned its place in the National Theatre pantheon Arifa Akbar Fri 4 Mar 2022 11.00 EST Last modified on Fri 4 Mar 2022 12.00 EST
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Jun 25, 2020 · Embark on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, after WWII. Small Island is streaming from 7pm UK time on Thursday 18 June, until 7pm on 25 June.
May 2, 2019 · But, in showing how aspiring Jamaicans left one small island to land in another of diminished hopes, it will surely rank as one of the most important. At the Olivier, National Theatre, London ...
Small Island (play) Small Island. (play) Small Island is a 2019 play by Helen Edmundson based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Andrea Levy. It tells the deeply connected stories of three people against the backdrop of the complex history of the United Kingdom and Jamaica. It premiered at the National Theatre in 2019 to critical acclaim.
