This poignant, heartwarming and sensitive love story is set against the darker side of professional football and life on the economic edge.
Vicky is a single mum, overwhelmed by everyday pressures, while Adi – the local team’s new signing – is struggling to find his place, on and off the pitch. Seemingly worlds apart, the pair discover they have more in common that they might at first have imagined.
This highly-acclaimed play is written by former BBC TV Look North presenter Jeff Brown, an award-winning sports reporter who has covered football in the North East for almost 40 years. The Bench is Jeff’s second play and is touring the North East & Cumbria in May and June 2025.
