Coming To England

Returning to The Rep by popular demand, Floella Benjamin’s award-winning and iconic book Coming to England comes to life in this joyful stage adaptation.

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

Aged just 10, she and her siblings left Trinidad and sailed alone to join their parents. But her 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, learn how a young Floella overcame adversity and grew to become Baroness Benjamin of Beckenham.

Adapted for the stage by David Wood (“the national children’s dramatist” – The Times) don’t miss the chance to relive this vibrant and energetic musical which was loved by audiences in 2022.