Contact information
Name:
Hollis Ashby
Phone:
610-330-5012
Email:
ashbyh@lafayette.edu
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When:
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Where:
Virtual
Presenter:
Williams Center for the Arts & Department of Theater
Price:
Free
Small Island
adapted by Helen Edmundson
based on the novel by Andrea Levy
part of the National Theatre Collection
Pre-show talk by Prof. Ian Smith at 6:30; Small Island begins at 7:00.
An epic new theatre adaptation, 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.
Please be advised that, as part of depicting the experience of Jamaican immigrants to Britain after the Second World War, at times characters in the play use language which is racially offensive.
Free for Laf students, faculty, and staff. Registration required; use the link below. Please note that you may see a message that tickets are unavailable if you are not logged in; you must log in with your Lafayette email in order to see your registration options.