Andrea Levy’s multi award-winning novel, Small Island, adapted for stage by Helen Edmundson, will have a new production next year!
A Leeds Playhouse, Birmingham Rep and Nottingham Playhouse production, in association with Actors Touring Company, directed by Olivier Award-winning Matthew Xia, Small Island will take audiences on a journey from the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica to the cold, grey streets of 1940s London.
Small Island explores the complex relationships between Jamaican immigrants and British citizens in post-World War II England, following four main characters – Hortense, Gilbert, Queenie and Bernard – as their lived intertwine amidst themes of racism, colonialism, identity and displacement.
“Small Island resonates deep in my bones. As someone of Jamaican and English heritage – I’ve personally navigated many of the tensions and connections Andrea Levy so powerfully explores” – Matthew Xia.
The new production will premiere in the epic Quarry Theatre at Leeds Playhouse on 11 – 28 March before transferring to Birmingham Rep on 1 – 18 April, and Nottingham Playhouse on 28 April – 16 May!
