Same Team - A Street Soccer Story
Traverse Theatre Company by Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse, story created with the women of Dundee Change CentreA winning combination of authentic grit and infectious humour
A winning combination of authentic grit and infectious humour
About
They play by 5 rules.
No.1 – Players always come first
No.2 – We look to the future
No.3 – We never leave anyone behind
No.4 – We place others before ourselves
No.5 – We keep our promises
Five women have come together with one goal, one dream. Coming from very different backgrounds in life they have to work together as a team if they want to do what no one from Scotland has ever done before. To win the Homeless World Cup, and bring the trophy home.
A joyful story of community and teamwork, building connections between each other and homelessness. Written with the Dundee Women’s Street Soccer Team, Same Team - A Street Soccer Story is an uplifting whirlwind through the highs and lows of homeless football.
Come and have a kickabout!
Same Team - A Street Soccer Story is part of the Traverse's £1 Ticket Project.
Image: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan. Poster: Serden Salih.
The development of Same Team was sponsored by Burness Paull LLP.
The Traverse Theatre is funded by Creative Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council
Same Team - A Street Soccer Story contains themes and references that some may find distressing. Please expand below for more details.
Contains strong language, references to substance abuse, mental health conditions including depression & anxiety, homelessness, death, experience of incarceration and sexual abuse against children.
Reviews
★★★★★‘Ferocious energy’ – North West End
★★★★‘Bryony Shanahan’s production shows its premier-league class’ – The Guardian
★★★★‘Breathtakingly skilful, fast-moving and creative’ – The Scotsman
★★★★‘Big match atmosphere set from the start’ - The Herald
★★★★‘A winning combination of authentic grit and infectious humour’– The Stage
★★★★‘The fact that the plot is clearly based around real women’s lives brings an added sense of urgency and poignancy to the production’ – The Arts Desk
★★★★‘An invigorating and thoroughly impressive affair’ – All Edinburgh Theatre
★★★★‘A significantly powerful impact’ – Corr Blimey
★★★★‘A heartwarming and affecting piece of drama’ – Bouquets & Brickbats
★★★★‘The dialogue is crisp, each voice well-defined, and not in the least-caricatured.’ – The Quinntessential Review
★★★★‘Immediately engaging and beautifully comedic’ - The Student
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Credits
- WritersRobbie Gordon (he/him) & Jack Nurse (he/him)
- DirectorBryony Shanahan (she/her)
- Lighting DesignerLizzie Powell (she/her)
- Sound DesignerSusan Bear (she/they)
- Set & Costume DesignerAlisa Kalyanova (she/her)
- Costume SupervisorZephyr Liddell
