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London theatre group to tell pandemic stories of black frontline staff
Jul 6, 2020
A series of short plays will tell the story of the Covid-19 crisis from the perspective of black frontline workers, to ensure their contribution to British life is not erased after lockdown, according to the work’s creator.
Michael Buffong, the artistic director of Talawa theatre company in Croydon, said more than a dozen black frontline workers would be interviewed and their experiences turned into six online plays for Tales from the Front Line.
“We’re not being told about the contribution of black workers. It is not been recorded or documented,” he said. “I thought we should mark this so that when this story is told back in 10 years’ time, our contributions are represented.”
Buffong said the erasure of the contribution made by black soldiers during the world wars , and the fact that few people knew about the black footballer picked to play for England in the 19 20s , were examples of Britain’s missing history.
He said: “You tell people about the black soldiers in the world wars, and they say ‘really?’ Or that the first black footballer was around in 1918. Somehow these things mysteriously don’t get documented.”
The project will feature accounts from healthcare professionals, delivery drivers, supermarket staff, social housing officers and other frontline workers, who Buffong said had gone from vilified to valued because they provided vital services during lockdown.
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