Andrea Levy’s multi-award-winning novel, Small Island, adapted for stage by Helen Edmundson, closed at Nottingham Playhouse this weekend, bringing an end to its successful run.
The new Leeds Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, Nottingham Playhouse co-production, in association with Actors Touring Company, has received rave reviews over the last two months. Here are some of the highlights:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Will live with you vividly, well after the final, rapturous curtain” – The Recs
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “one of the most powerful pieces of theatre I’ve ever seen” – East Midlands Theatre
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “a powerful story, presented here in a way that really hits hard” – West End Best Friend
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “storytelling at its finest” – What’s On Birmingham
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “profoundly moving” – North West End UK
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “this is a necessary history play that feels all too contemporary.” – The Guardian
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “unflinching” – Daily Mail
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “sublime” – The Stage
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “a visceral feast… this is a production that every single person in Britain should see, not least because of its outstanding performances, but to confront the entitled history of this small island.” – Voice
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “monumental theatre on a national scale” – WhatsOnStage
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “TOTALLY OUTSTANDING” – The Leeds Guide
