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Watching 'Small Island' Act 2 Scenes 7-11 with Rufus Norris and Helen Edmundson

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I can explain how Rufus Norris and Helen Edmundson create an emotional impact in the ending of 'Small Island', and consider my own response to the play.

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Norris explains the challenge of staging Queenie’s birth due to multiple technical and emotional factors. Norris found Queenie asking Hortense and Gilbert to take her baby the most emotionally difficult scene. Norris chose the final image for its powerful and lasting impact. Edmundson says Queenie’s decision to give up her baby is a loving act shaped by harsh realities. Edmundson thinks the ending shows an uncertain future coupled with love and fragile hope.

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