Andrea Levy’s epic novel, adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson and with a company of 40, tells a story that journeys from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War until 1948, the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury. Small Island, being shown here on screen, 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. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.
Cast and credits
Duration:
170 minutesPlaywrite/Author/Book
Helen Edmundson, Andrea LevyDirector
Rufus NorrisCast
Leah Harvey, Aisling Loftus, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Paul Bentall, Jacqueline Boatswain, Phoebe Frances Brown, Chereen Buckley, Cavan Clarke, Shiloh Coke, Trevor LairdMusic
Benjamin Kwasi BurrellPerformances
Thursday, 27 June
Performances:
8:00pmAdult £
13.00Concession £
12.00Student/Child £
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Andrea Levy’s epic novel, adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson and with a company of 40, tells a story that journeys from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War until 1948, the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury. Small Island, being shown here on screen, 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. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.
Cast and credits
Duration:
170 minutesPlaywrite/Author/Book
Helen Edmundson, Andrea LevyDirector
Rufus NorrisCast
Leah Harvey, Aisling Loftus, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Paul Bentall, Jacqueline Boatswain, Phoebe Frances Brown, Chereen Buckley, Cavan Clarke, Shiloh Coke, Trevor LairdMusic
Benjamin Kwasi BurrellPerformances
Thursday, 27 June
Performances:
8:00pmAdult £
13.00Concession £
12.00Student/Child £
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