Dear England
at the Prince Edward Theatre
a new play by James Graham
Booking and details
Prince Edward Theatre
Old Compton Street, London W1D 4HS
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It’s time to change the game.
The smash-hit production of Dear England transfers to the West End this Autumn, following a sold-out run at the National Theatre.
The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game?
The team has the worst track record for penalties in the world, and manager Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to take team and country back to the promised land.
Joseph Fiennes portrayal of Gareth Southgate is ‘pitch-perfect’ (Time Out) in this ‘thrilling’ (Sunday Times) new play by James Graham, with set design by Es Devlin. Graham reunites with director Rupert Goold, following their acclaimed productions of Tammy Faye and Ink, in this gripping ’new stage epic’ (Telegraph) about both nation and game.
Please note this is a fictionalised account of the struggles and successes of England’s football teams, based on extensive research and interviews. It features characters inspired by some real-life individuals, and some composite characters entirely imagined by the author.
Performed 9 October 2023 — 13 January 2024 in the Prince Edward Theatre.
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Reviews
‘James Graham’s new stage epic. Tremendous.’
Daily Telegraph
‘The beautiful game in a beautiful play.’
WhatsOnStage
‘A brilliant fusion of sport and art.’
Evening Standard
‘A glorious, generous rollercoaster … That’s what winning looks like.’
Financial Times
‘He shoots, he scores. Graham’s fast-moving portrait of Gareth Southgate’s reign as the England football manager.’
The Times
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Please note: This performance contains offensive language, strobe lights, bright lights directly focused at the audience and loud noises throughout.
Preferred Payment Partner of the National Theatre
Production team
Playwright
James Graham
James Graham
For the National Theatre: Boys from the Blackstuff (also Liverpool’s Royal Court and Garrick), Dear England and This House (both also West End)
Director
Set Designer
Es Devlin
Es Devlin
Costume Designer
Evie Gurney
Evie Gurney
For the National Theatre: The Grapes of Wrath, Dear England (also West End), Much Ado About Nothing and Antony and Cleopatra
Lighting Designer
Jon Clark
Jon Clark
Jon Clark is a Tony and Olivier award-winning lighting designer. He has designed extensively in the West End, on Broadway, for the National Theatre, Royal Opera House, Royal Shakespeare Company and with many other companies in the UK and internationally.
Co-Movement Director
Co-Movement Director
Hannes Langolf
Hannes Langolf
Hannes Langolf is a German-born physical theatre artist, based in London.
Co-Sound Designer
Co-Sound Designer
Tom Gibbons
Tom Gibbons
Additional Music
Video Designer
Ash J Woodward
Ash J Woodward
Casting Director
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Dialect Coach
Richard Ryder
Richard Ryder
Richard Ryder has been working as a voice coach for more than 20 years. He has an accent app for actors called ‘The Accent Kit’, a free download for iPhone and Android.
Voice Coach
Cathleen McCarron
Cathleen McCarron
For the National Theatre: Mnemonic (2024), a co-production with Complicité, Nye (also Wales Millennium Centre), Till the Stars Come Down, The House of Bernarda Alba, The Confessions, Dear England, The Motive and the Cue, Death of England: Closing Time and Romeo and Julie
Associate Director
Elin Schofield
Elin Schofield
Elin Schofield is a director, writer and movement director.
Associate Set Designer
Associate Lighting Designer
Ben Jacobs
Ben Jacobs
For the National: Dear England and ANNA (as associate lighting designer)
Poster photography by Rick Guest and CGI by Rob Rae