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Coming to England review " Floella Benjamin story overlooks her ascent to Play School by Arifa Akbar

Birmingham RepWe see the shock of Windrush-era racism from a child's perspective, but miss the details of how she rose nontheless to become the face of children's TV It is fitting that an adaptation of Floella Benjamin's memoir of her girlhood should encapsulate the spirit of children's television. After all, it was Play School that made Benjamin a household name in the 1980s. This musical weaves misty-eyed flashback…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM on April 5, 2022

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