Where and when is Dear England playing?
The National Theatre announces today that its smash-hit production of Dear England will return to the Olivier theatre from 10 March to 24 May 2025, followed by a four-week run at its Theatre Nation Partner, The Lowry in Salford, from 29 May to 29 June 2025.
Who’s in the cast of the London Theatre production of Dear England?
Gwilym Lee (SAS Rogue Heroes, BBC One; Bohemian Rhapsody, 20th Century Fox) will play former England manager Gareth Southgate.
Gwilym Lee is best known for playing legendary Queen guitarist Brian May in the award-winning Bohemian Rhapsody opposite Rami Malek, as well as Grigor Dymov in hit Hulu show The Great.
He can currently be seen in Robert Zemeckis’ latest feature Here with Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, and joins the second season of BBC One’s SAS: Rogue Heroes which broadcasts from 1 January 2025.
Further casting to be announced.
Who is in the Creative team for Dear England?
Dear England reunites writer James Graham (Punch, Nottingham Playhouse; Sherwood, BBC) with director Rupert Goold (Patriots; Tammy Faye, Broadway) for this gripping examination of both nation and game. Goold will be joined by set designer, Es Devlin; costume designer, Evie Gurney; lighting designer, Jon Clark; co-movement directors, Ellen Kane and Hannes Langolf; co-sound designers, Dan Balfour and Tom Gibbons and video designer, Ash J Woodward. Casting is by Bryony Jarvis-Taylor, dialect coach is Richard Ryder and associate director is Elin Schofield.
What is the play the Dear England about?
James Graham’s Olivier Award-winning play, directed by the Almeida Theatre’s Artistic Director Rupert Goold, tells the story of the England men’s football team under Gareth Southgate. As the nation watches the drama unfold at this summer’s UEFA EURO 2024, Graham’s critically acclaimed play will evolve to include this key European championship – continuing to examine the crucial role the England team and manager play in English society.
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.
Are there any Assisted performances of Dear England scheduled?
Audio Described performances: Fri 11Sat 12 Apr, 2pm; Wed 30 Apr, 1 pm (school matinee); Fri 23 May, 7.30pm
Captioned Performances: Sat 19 Apr, 2pm Wed 7 May (school matinee, also with BSL), 1pm Thu 15 May, 7.30pm
BSL performances: Wed 7 May (school matinee, also with captions), 1pm; Fri 2 May, 7.30pm
Relaxed performance: Tue 15 Apr, 7.30pm
Where can I get tickets to Dear England at the National Theatre?
You can get tickets for the National Theatre production of Dear England at nationaltheatre.org.uk
