'Dear England is about so much more than football' says star Gwilym Lee

'Dear England is about so much more than football' says star Gwilym Lee

It is one of the most eagerly anticipated theatre events of the year - the arrival of the award-winning play Dear England at The Lowry next month,…

2025 London JOURneys class reviews ‘Dear England’ and ‘Six’ – North by Northwestern

The cast of Dear England / Photo by Marc Brenner Dear England shoots and doesn’t quite score This nearly three-hour play about soccer, or rather, football (and toxic masculinity) was surprisingly engaging. It moved quickly, with bright lights and lively, nationalistic music. In the first act, Gareth Southgate (played by Gwilym Lee) tried too hard to convince the audience to care about a ragtag team of English football players attempting to bring…