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. Filmed live at the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre in 2019.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Edmundson | Writer | ||
| Rufus Norris | Director | ||
| Johann Myers | Actor | Elwood | |
| Jacqueline Boatswain | Actor | Miss Ma | |
| Aisling Loftus | Actor | Queenie | |
| Leah Harvey | Actor | Hortense | |
| Shaquahn Crowe | Actor | Little Michael | |
| David Fielder | Actor | Arthur | |
| Sandra James-Young | Actor | Miss Jewel | |
| C.J. Beckford | Actor | Michael | |
| Rebecca Lee | Actor | Franny | |
| Keira Chansa | Actor | Little Hortense | |
| Natey Jones | Actor | Policeman / GI | |
| Gershwyn Eustache Jnr | Actor | Gilbert | |
| Trevor Laird | Actor | Mr Philip / GI / Kenneth | |
| Andrew Rothney | Actor | Bernard | |
| Amy Forrest | Actor | Mrs Ryder |