1205: A View On Access - National Theatre's Small Island & More Upcoming!

<div>Let's head to the theatres with the latest on view on access. This time, Tim takes a look at National Theatre's audio described production and touch tour of <em>Small Island</em> as well as highlights what else is coming up from the company.<br> <br> Small Island is the production of Andrea Levy's prize-winning novel of the same name.<br> <br> </div> <div>Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. <em>Small Island</em> follows their lives through the Second World War until the arrival of HMT <em>Empire Windrush</em> at Tilbury, where hopes for the future soon meet the stubborn reality of post-war Britain.<br> <br> </div> <div>Find out more: <a href="https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/">National Theatre | London, UK</a><br> <br> AVOA is written, presented and produced by Tim Calvert of Calvert Creative Concepts for RNIB Connect Radio and The Audio Description Association. For more information or to get involved email <a href="mailto:aviewonaccess@gmail.com">aviewonaccess@gmail.com</a> </div> <br> <div>Image shows Hortense, played by Leonie Elliott, sitting on a bench and looking up dreamingly (Photo credit: Johann Persson).</div>