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| Same Team | |
|---|---|
| Date premiered | 8 December 2023 |
| Place premiered | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh |
| Subject | Homeless World Cup |
| Setting | Change Centre Dundee and Milan |
Same Team is a Scottish play written by Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse. It received its world premiere at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in December 2023. The play was revived in
The script of Same Team — A Street Soccer Story was published by Methuen Drama on 22 December 2023.[1]
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Production history
[edit]The play was commissioned by the Royal Lyceum Theatre, who hired playwright and actor David Haig to write the script. Haig worked with director John Dove to research the story of Scottish meteorologist James Stagg, and his weather forecasting leading up to D-Day. Haig was intrigued by his story, as well as the stories of General Eisenhower and Kay Summersby, and opted to make the trio the core of the show.
| Role | World Premiere[16] | Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | |
| Jo | Chloe-Ann Tylor | |
| The B | Hannah Jarrett-Scott | |
| Noor | Hiftu Quasem | Hana Greer |
| Lorraine | Louise Ludgate | |
| Sammy | Neshla Caplan | Kim Allan |
References
[edit]- ^ "Same Team Street Soccer Story". bloomsbury.com. Bloomsbury. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "'We need to make theatre which speaks authentically to people'". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Theatre and football combine as play draws on stories of Dundee Street Soccer women's team". sundaypost.com. The Sunday Post. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Same Team: A Street Soccer Story review – high drama on and off the pitch". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "A Street Soccer Story coming to Traverse Theatre". streetsoccerscotland.org. Street Soccer Scotland. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Scotland's new play following the dream of homeless female footballers bidding for world cup glory". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "New play tells the story of women footballers bidding to win Homeless World Cup". news.stv.tv. STV News. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Same Team: A Street Soccer Story review". thestage.co.uk. The Stage. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Hannah Jarrett-Scott: 'We cannot have a situation where Scottish theatres go down'". thestage.co.uk. The Stage. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Hannah Jarrett-Scott: 'We cannot have a situation where Scottish theatres go down'". alledinburghtheatre.com. All Edinburgh Theatre. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Traverse Theatre Company present Same Team A Street Soccer Story". .traverse.co.uk. Traverse Theatre. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Same Team – A Street Soccer Story, Traverse, Edinburgh, 4 stars". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "The Making of a Same Team". youtube.com. Traverse Theatre YouTube. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Same Team Street Soccer Story". traverse.co.uk. Traverse Theatre. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Same Team Festival 24". traverse.co.uk. Traverse Theatre. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Gordon, Robbie (3 December 2023). Same Team — A Street Soccer Story. Methuen Drama. ISBN 9781350459359.