National Theatre Live

National Theatre Live

Small Island (10x10)


Air date: Jun 27, 2019

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 stubborn reality of post-war Britain. Broadcast live from the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre.

  • Premiered: Jun 2009
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