About the Show

Joseph Fiennes stars in James Graham's new play about the England men’s football team.

The country that created football has since seen nothing but loss in the beautiful game - why can’t the England men's football team win at their own game?

With the worst track record for penalties in the world, the England men's manager Gareth Southgate knows he needs to face up to years of painful loss to take the team and country back to being the best in the world.

Critic Reviews (19)

"A third run for Dear England is an indulgence, but it’s a well earned one."
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"a brisk update of the decade’s biggest theatrical triumph"
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"...it presents Southgate’s attempts to introduce a less divisive culture into football"
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"this is a team effort, which captures the communal joy and heartache of sport"
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"The penalty kick becomes the totem of both Southgate’s approach and the play itself"
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" 'Dear England' is undoubtedly thoughtful, detailed, entertaining and absorbing."
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"footballing reboot adds extra time for Gareth Southgate’s exit"
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"still poignant with a perfect new Gareth Southgate"
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Cast and creative team

Royal National Theatre