National Theatre Live: Small Island
2019, English. Directed by Rufus Norris.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 27 June 2019
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Helen Edmundson
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National Theatre Live: Small Island runs 175 minutes (2h 55m).
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National Theatre Live: Small Island isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 June 2019. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed National Theatre Live: Small Island?
National Theatre Live: Small Island (2019) was directed by Rufus Norris and stars Leah Harvey, Aisling Loftus, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr.