• Director(s)

    Rupert Goold

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    25/01/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Performance

  • Approx. running minutes

    183m

  • Cast

    Joseph Fiennes, Gina McKee

Film

National Theatre Live: Dear England

strong language

This live recording of James Graham’s moving play about the beautiful game explores the highs and lows of the England football team, led by Gareth Southgate. Strong language features alongside themes of racism and resilience.…

This live recording of James Graham’s moving play about the beautiful game explores the highs and lows of the England football team, led by Gareth Southgate. Strong language features alongside themes of racism and resilience.

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threat and horror

language

discrimination

rude humour

theme

violence

sex

drugs

  • Director(s)

    Rupert Goold

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    25/01/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Performance

  • Approx. running minutes

    183m

  • Cast

    Joseph Fiennes, Gina McKee

strong language
Classified Date:
15/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
threat and horror
Footballers push and shove each other as they argue in the dressing room.
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by moderate ('pussy', 'wanker', prick') and milder terms such as 'bollocks', 'piss', 'arse', 'bloody hell', 'frigging', 'shit' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
References are made to the racial abuse that Black footballers experience. England players become distressed as they recall the 'monkey chants' and other racist epthitets they regularly hear shouted at them. An ex-player calls the manager 'woke' and mocks him for taking an anti-racist stance. Racism is clearly condemned by the play as a whole.
rude humour
There is occasional mild rude humour, such as men joking about a teammate's interest in another's 'groin strain'. A man comically compares a team's penalty taking to 'premature ejaculation'.
theme
Football players struggle to come to terms with the trauma they have experienced on the football pitch and references are made to their mental health struggles. A player alludes to the abuse he suffered as a child.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
31/10/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre

  • Classified date

    15/01/2024

  • Language

    English