Jumpers for Goalposts

Synopsis

Luke wants Danny, but Danny's got a secret. Joe's happy in goal but Geoff wants a headline gig. Viv just wants to beat the lesbians to the league title. Game on. A hilarious and heart-warming story about football, friendship and finding your way from Tom Wells, winner of the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright 2012 for the critically acclaimed The Kitchen Sink.

Our Review:

Anne Morley-Priestman - 9 April 2013

It's common knowledge that homophobia is a major issue in football, both at professional and amateur levels. So the central premise of Tom Wells' new play Jumpers for Goalposts is an intriguing one. It's set in the changing-room for one of the teams in a five-a-side fun league, all of which have daft names reflecting their unorthodox composition – Tranny United, Lesbian Rovers, Barely Athletic, Man City. The succession of scenes is announced by a radio voice iving the results of each match.

Our lot are Barely Athletic. Their coach is Viv, who would really prefer to be playing for the lesbians,but is trying to help her brother-in-law Joe to come to terms with the loss of his wife. The team maverick is Geoff, who gets by (well, sort of) by busking and cadging the odd sleepover from one or other of his teammates (usually Joe). We meet Geoff as Viv lays into him for scoring a goal – against his own side, naturally.

Then there's Danny, who...

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Peter - 18 April 2013:

Destined to be a classic....

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