To Sir, with Love
E. R. Braithwaite
An uplifting story of the triumph of love, inspiration and hope against all odds, laced with the song and dance of austere 1940s Britain.
Ricky Braithwaite, an ex-RAF fighter pilot and Cambridge graduate, arrives in London in 1948. Despite his First Class degree in electronic engineering he is turned down for job after job in his chosen profession and discovers the reality of life as a black man in post-war England. Taking the only job he can get, Ricky begins his first teaching post, in a tough but progressive East End school.
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Ayub Khan Din's play To Sir, With Love is based on E.R. Braithwaite's 1959 autobiographical novel of the same name. The play was first performed at Royal & Derngate, Northampton, in September 2013, and subsequently toured the UK.
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Reviews for To Sir, with Love
Express
'Stark and engaging... a poetic period piece'
Whatsonstage.com
'A clever re-working... beautifully judged with warmth and a lot of humour'
British Theatre Guide