Black History Month/ Live Theatre
To commemorate Black History Month this October, we are hosting a series of school screenings and special offers that highlight key moments, issues and people in black history.
National Theatre: Small Island (15)
Dates and times:
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The Ritzy, London
16th Oct, Sc 2, 10 am
West Norwood, London
Wed 16th Oct @ 10 am
The Duke of York's, Brighton
Friday 11th Oct @ 10 am
National Theatre. Approx. 170 mins. Based on the novel by Andrea Levy, Adapted and directed for the stage by Helen Edmundson.
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Andrea Levy’s award-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation, filmed live on stage at the National Theatre. Small Island embarks on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury. 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. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.
Suitability: KS4, AS/A2 | Subjects: English, Theatre, Drama | Available: 27 Jun - 31 Oct 2019
Price: £4.50 per student (min 45 students) or flat £198 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).