Brentwood theatre, EssexPolly Wiseman's play about black GIs recruited in East Anglia during the war is sometimes clunky, but shows love doesn't always conquer all " especially racismWhen the Eighth Air Force arrived in East Anglia from America in 1942 it included black recruits who had joined up, encouraged by the suggestion that aiding the war effort would smooth the path to equality in the US.The reality proved ra…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:51AM on April 4, 2016