{"product_id":"red-pitch-west-end-edition-9781839043499","title":"Red Pitch (West End Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRed Pitch. South London. Three lifelong friends Omz, Bilal and Joey are playing football. Like they always have. Living out dreams of football stardom. Beyond their football pitch, local shops are closing, old flats are being demolished as new flats shoot up, some residents struggle to stay while others rush to leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA coming-of-age story about what it means to belong somewhere, Tyrell Williams' fast-paced and sharp-edged play tells a powerful story about gentrification, regeneration and the impact of this relentless change on London's communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRed Pitch\u003c\/em\u003e received an ecstatic critical and audience response when it was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in February 2022, directed by Associate Artistic Director Daniel Bailey. The production was revived at the Bush in September 2023, and transferred to @sohoplace in London's West End in March 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003cem\u003eRed Pitch\u003c\/em\u003e, Tyrell Williams won the Evening Standard Theatre Award and the Critics' Circle Theatre Award both for Most Promising Playwright, The Stage Debut Award for Best Writer, the George Devine Award, as well as the Off West End Award for Best New Play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn earlier version of the play was presented in June 2019, as part of the Untold Season at Ovalhouse, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTyrell Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and director for stage and screen. He co-created, co-wrote and directed the viral web series \u003cem\u003e#HoodDocumentary\u003c\/em\u003e, which had over three million views on YouTube. Following its online acclaim, \u003cem\u003e#HoodDocumentary\u003c\/em\u003e was commissioned as a web series for BBC Three, which Tyrell directed and co-wrote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis plays include \u003cem\u003eRed Pitch\u003c\/em\u003e (Ovalhouse Theatre, London, 2019; Bush Theatre, London, 2022; West End, 2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRed Pitch\u003c\/em\u003e was the winner of the 2022 George Devine Award).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was named Best Writer at the 2022 Stage Debut Awards, and Most Promising Playwright at the 2022 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51414785622290,"sku":"9781839043499","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/red-pitch-west-end-edition-9781839043499","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}