We are excited to announce the full cast for The Ladies Football Club! Written by Stefano Massini (Lehman Trilogy) and adapted by Tim Firth (Calendar Girls) this brand-new production has been selected as one of the Telegraph’s picks for best play to book in 2026!
Announced today, the cast includes Jessica Baglow (Gentleman Jack) as Rosalyn, Leah Brotherhead (Hullraisers) as Hayley, Lesley Hart (Shetland) as Berenice, Bettrys Jones (The Buddha of Suburbia) as Olivia, Ellie Leach (Coronation Street) as Brianna, Clair Norris (EastEnders) as Melanie, Anne Odeke (Princess Essex) as Justine, Krupa Pattani (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) as Cheryl, Cara Theobold (Downton Abbey) as Violet, Chanel Waddock (Othello) as Penelope and Charley Webb (Emmerdale) as Abigail.
Joy Adeogun (Romeo and Juliet) and Jamie Randall (The House Party) will perform as Swings for the production.
The Ladies Football Club is inspired by the incredible story of the women of Sheffield who stepped in to work in munitions factories when World War One forced men onto the front line to fight.
When the women start kicking a football around on their lunch breaks, it soon becomes clear that it’s not just positions on a factory floor these women can fill; it’s on the football pitch too. Finding unexpected strength through their new passion and teamwork they end up playing to crowds of over fifty thousand, all the time unaware something is looming that will blow the whistle on their beautiful game.
The Ladies Football Club! plays at Sheffield Theatres Sat 28 February – Sat 28 March. Tickets are available here.
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