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.
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TeaserOfficial Teaser | Small Island | National Theatre at Home
Featurette'I'm only 93!' Windrush Passenger Alford Gardner | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
ClipOfficial Clip | Some Kind Of Spitfire | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
ClipOfficial Clip | Boarding The Empire Windrush | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
ClipOfficial Clip | Queenie and Gilbert First Meet | Small Island - National Theatre at Home
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