Red Pitch
Red Pitch, celebrated by critics as a “remarkable, next-level coming-of-age story” (The Stage) by acclaimed writer Tyrell Williams, transfers to London’s newest West End theatre, @sohoplace, following 2 sold-out, award-winning runs at the Bush Theatre.
Kedar Williams-Stirling (Sex Education), Emeka Sesay (The Power) and Francis Lovehall (Small Axe) are directed by Daniel Bailey in the award-winning “energetic, artfully staged production” (Evening Standard) about brotherhood, ambition, girls, community, and what it really means to belong.
Red Pitch is the unprecedented winner of all 5 Major Best Debut Play awards.
What happens when your football pitch, a place you’ve laughed, fought, and forged friendships – the very existence of your closeknit community – is threatened by impending demolition? Can 3 lifelong friends continue to dream of stardom, or will their goals be torn down alongside their home?
Fast-paced and sharp-edged, Red Pitch “is beautifully crafted, empathetically acted and deftly directed” (Time Out). A truly powerful story, packed full of joy, that’s “smart, sophisticated playwriting at its best” (WhatsOnStage).
★★★★★‘Tyrell Williams’ award-winning Red Pitch returns for a replay’
Financial Times
★★★★★‘Remarkable. A next-level coming-of-age story’
The Stage
★★★★★‘Magnificent. Set to become a classic’
WhatsOnStage
★★★★‘Tyrell Williams’s footie debut plays a blinder’
Evening Standard
Kedar Williams-Stirling
Bilal
Kedar Williams-Stirling stars in the Netflix series Sex Education. His television credits include Steve McQueen’s anthology series Small Axe for the BBC and Amazon, Will for TNT, the History Channel mini-series Roots and Wolfblood.
Kedar’s stage credits include playing Young Simba in The Lion King (Lyceum), Big White Fog (Almeida Theatre), Welcome to Thebes (National Theatre), The Dutchman and The History Boys.
Emeka Sesay
Joey
Emeka Sesay recently shot Jeymes Samuel’s The Book of Clarence, prior to that he shot the BBC independent feature Pretty Red Dress directed by Dionne Edwards.
His previous credits include The Power for Amazon, The Novels That Shaped Us for BBC 2 with Russell Tovey, Top Boy for Netflix and Armando Iannucci’s David Copperfield alongside Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, and Tilda Swinton. In 2016 Emeka appeared in Shadowman as well as BAFTA nominated short films Samuel613 and Goodnight.
Francis Lovehall
Omz
Francis Lovehall co-stars in the television series A Thousand Blows for Disney+ which is currently in production. He made his screen debut in Steve McQueen’s highly acclaimed Small Axe: Lovers Rock.
Other credits include His Dark Materials, upcoming Apple TV series Criminal Record and Netflix series Champion. Francis made his professional debut on stage in Nick Hytner’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge before graduating RADA in 2019.
For his role in Red Pitch, Francis was nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award in the Emerging Artist category.
Shem Hamilton
Understudy Joey/Bilal
Toyin Omari-Kinch
Understudy Omz/Bilal
Tyrell Williams
Writer
Daniel Bailey
Director
Amelia Jane Hankin
Set and Costume Designer
Ali Hunter
Lighting Designer
Khalil Madovi
Sound Designer/Composer
Dickson Mbi
Original Movement Director
Gabrielle Nimo
Movement Director
Heather Basten CDG
Casting Director
Amber Ruby
Associate Director
Kev McCurdy
Fight Director
Gurkiran Kaur
Vocal Coach
Aaron Samuel
Football Consultant
Abdul Kamara
Football Consultant
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