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National Theatre Live: Small Island(2019)
Status: Released
Date: 2019-06-27
80%
3 Votes
Time: 2h 55m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: National Theatre Live: Small Island
Top 10 Billed Cast
Leah Harvey
Hortense Roberts
Aisling Loftus
Queenie Buxton
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Gilbert Joseph
Paul Bentall
Jacqueline Boatswain
Shiloh Coke
Video Trailer National Theatre Live: Small Island
Video: Official Trailer | Small Island - Stage Adaptation | National Theatre at Home
Official Trailer | Small Island - Stage Adaptation | National Theatre at Home
'I'm only 93!' Windrush Passenger Alford Gardner | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
Official Clip | Boarding The Empire Windrush | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
Official Clip | Queenie and Gilbert First Meet | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
Official Clip | Some Kind Of Spitfire | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
Official Teaser | Small Island | National Theatre at Home
Small Island | The Music | How We Made It
All 7 videos
Official Trailer | Small Island - Stage Adaptation | National Theatre at Home - Trailer
'I'm only 93!' Windrush Passenger Alford Gardner | Small Island - National Theatre at Home - Featurette
Official Clip | Boarding The Empire Windrush | Small Island - National Theatre at Home - Clip
Official Clip | Queenie and Gilbert First Meet | Small Island - National Theatre at Home - Clip
Official Clip | Some Kind Of Spitfire | Small Island - National Theatre at Home - Clip
Official Teaser | Small Island | National Theatre at Home - Teaser
Small Island | The Music | How We Made It - Behind the Scenes
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