Coming to England

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

10-year-old Floella is strong and brave. When her parents leave Trinidad for England her young life is turned upside down when she's placed with a cruel foster 'auntie'. Eventually sailing to join her parents, Floella's excitement for her new life in England is short-lived, with the family subjected to racism and intolerance in 1960s' London. Guided by her inspirational mother, and working twice as hard as her classmates, young Floella strives to overcome adversity and learns to love and accept herself.

Creatives/Company

Book by: Floella Benjamin
Adapted by: David Wood
Director: Denzel Westley Sanderson
Design: Jasmine Swan
Choreographer(s): Kloe Dean, Abdul Shyllon
Lighting: James Whiteside
Sound: Beth Duke