Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads

New programme text published to coincide with a new tour by Pilot Theatre, from September to November 2006 Highly topical play about football and the behaviour of fans: the tour follows the World Cup Roy Williams is the most prolific black playwright with a high profile; two volumes of his plays published by Methuen Drama Winner of the Evening Standard 2001 Most Promising Playwright Award for Clubland

Saturday 7 October 2000. England v Germany, The King George v The Duke of York. Keegan resigns and Barry plays a blinder. Tensions erupt in a South London pub as England lose again.Saturday 7 October 2000. England v Germany, The King George v The Duke of York. Keegan resigns and Barry plays a blinder. Tensions erupt in a South London pub as England lose again. First produced at the National Theatre in 2002, Sing Yer Hearts Out for the Lads became a controversial classic exploring racial tension against the backdrop of an England football match watched in a south London pub. The play highlights how a surface acceptance of racial differences is easily destoryed leading to violent escalation and the polarisation of racial groups.