National Theatre Live: Small Island

National Theatre Live: Small Island

Year: 2019

Runtime: 175 mins

Language: English

Director: Rufus Norris

Drama

A powerful play follows the intertwined stories of Hortense, Gilbert, and Queenie as they journey from Jamaica to Britain. Hortense seeks a better life away from her rural home, Gilbert aspires to become a lawyer, and Queenie hopes to escape her life in Lincolnshire. The narrative spans from the Second World War to 1948, the year the HMT Empire Windrush arrived in Tilbury, England, marking a significant moment in British history.

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