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National Theatre Live: Small Island (2019) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2019 · 175 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Rufus Norris
- Starring
- Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Leah Harvey, Johann Myers, Shiloh Coke, Andrew Rothney, Paul Bentall
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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