Dear England

The play "Dear England" by James Graham won the Best New Play award at the Olivier Awards 2024. It is a fast-moving portrayal of Gareth Southgate's reign as England football manager, examining the nation and the game.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 08 October 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Winner of the Best New Play at the Olivier Awards 2024, "Tatler" is a fast-moving portrayal of Gareth Southgate's reign as England football manager that presents a gripping examination of both nation and game. Uplifting, funny, and more entertaining than a World Cup final, this edition was published to coincide with the West End transfer of "Dear England" in October 2023, following its world premiere at the National Theatre in June 2023.

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.

James Graham's "rousing new play" (Tatler) is a fast-moving portrayal of Gareth Southgate's reign as England football manager that presents a gripping examination of both nation and game. Uplifting, funny, and more entertaining than a World Cup final, this edition was published to coincide with the West End transfer of "Dear England" in October 2023, following its world premiere at the National Theatre in June 2023.

Weight: 132g
Dimension: 128 x 199 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350435292