The National Theatre has decided to delay the upcoming autumn returnr of 'Small Island' until 2021.
The venue today told customers that "we have made the decision to postpone the current schedule of Small Island performances. Our reopening plans continue to evolve dependent on government advice, and we are working hard to bring this production back to the stage later in 2021." Originally the piece was meant to run from 28 October 2020 to 9 January 2021.
At the moment, the venue has cancelled all performances until the beginning of September, with discussions ongoing regarding staff redundancies. It is unknown whether or not any performances will go ahead at the theatre in October.
Helen Edmundson's stage adaptation of Andrea Levy's Orange Prize-winning novel is directed by the venue's artistic director Rufus Norris and premiered on the Olivier stage in the spring of 2019. Small Island's cast was originally led by Leah Harvey as Hortense, Aisling Loftus as Queenie and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Gilbert, journeying from Jamaica to Britain in 1948.
While the show itself may have been postponed, the venue will be broadcasting the piece on its YouTube channel next week to raise funds whilst the lockdown continues.
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