Coming to England - Behind The Scenes

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Tuesday 28 January–Saturday 1 February 2025

Floella Benjamin’s COMING TO ENGLAND
Adapted by David Wood

An inspirational story of hope, determination and triumph

Floella Benjamin’s award-winning and iconic book Coming to England comes to life in this joyful stage adaptation with music, storytelling and song.

Much loved by children and families, Coming to England tells Floella’s own story of moving to England as a child.

Aged just 10, she and her siblings left Trinidad and sailed alone to join their parents. But Floella’s excitement for her new life in England is short-lived, with her family subjected to racism and intolerance in 1960s’ London.

Guided by her mother, and working twice as hard as her classmates, Coming to England tells the story of how a young Floella overcame adversity and grew to become Baroness Benjamin of Beckenham.

The cast for Coming to England features Julene Robinson (Get Up! Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, The Witcher); Charles Angiama (Tell Me Everything, Bloods); gospel singer, writer, presenter, and actress Maryla Abraham; Shaquille Jack (For Black Boys Who Consider Suicide When The Hue Gets To Heavy); Solomon Gordon (Welcome To Thebes); Simone Robinson (Passing Strange, Whitney Houston Queen of the Night); Alexander Bellinfantie (My Bloody Galentine, Sweetpea); Taya Ming (Much Ado About Nothing RSC); Jordan Stamatiadis (Sleeping Beauty, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends); Christian James (Dirty Dancing, Magic Goes Wrong; Kamarane Grant (Three Little Birds); and Joe Pieri (The Roles We’ll Never Play).

Adapted for the stage by David Wood (“the national children’s dramatist” – The Times) this vibrant and energetic musical is the perfect entertainment for the whole family.