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Coming to England review

“Lively but uneasy”
ReviewsApr 5, 2022by Frey Kwa HawkingBirmingham Repertory Theatre
Coming to England at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Photo: Geraint Lewis
Coming to England at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Photo: Geraint Lewis
David Wood and Omar Okai’s musical adaptation of Floella Benjamin’s best-selling memoir features commanding performances as it traces the history of a family arriving in London in the 1960s

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