Performances kick-off for Dear England at The Lyceum Theatre

Football and non-football fans alike will be brought to their feet for this inspiring, at times heart-breaking, and ultimately uplifting story of Gareth Southgate’s revolutionary tenure as England manager. Leading the cast will be David Sturzaker as England manager Gareth Southgate, with EastEnders and Mount Pleasant actress Samantha Womack playing the role of team psychologist Pippa Grange.

The Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, which broke box office records during its West End run in 2023, runs at the Lyceum Theatre from Tuesday 21 – Saturday 25 October, a co-production with Josh Andrews and Stuart Galbraith for JAS Theatricals.

It’s time to change the game. The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. The England men’s 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.

Dear England is written by the multi-award-winning stage and screen writer, James Graham (Punch, West End; Sherwood, BBC One), directed by the Almeida Theatre’s Artistic Director Rupert Goold (Patriots, Ink; Almeida Theatre/West End/Broadway) with set design by Es Devlin (Beyonce’s Renaissance, World Tour; The Lehman Trilogy, National Theatre).

Dear England plays at Lyceum Theatre Tuesday 21 – Saturday 25 October. Tickets are available here.