JUMPERS FOR GOALPOSTS

by TOM WELLS

7 Feb – 4 Mar 2023

SYDNEY PREMIERE,
PRESENTED AS PART OF SYDNEY WORLDPRIDE PRIDE AMPLIFIED

“I’m not asking you to win. I’m asking you to just chuck your face at it, have a fucking good go at it. And then we’ll see.”

A hilarious and heartwarming comedy about football, friendship and finding your way.

Barely Athletic are a bottom-of-the-ladder queer five-a-side soccer team in a local LGBTQI+ amateur league in Hull, England.

Publican Viv, the player-coach, was thrown out of Lesbian Rovers for being too bossy. Her brother-in-law Joe, the team’s token straight guy, is seriously unfit – and grieving the recent death of his wife. Beardy Geoff, a gay busker with dreams of Hull Pride stardom, has a weakness for sex with opposing players.

And shy library assistant Luke only joined because he’s got a crush on sports science student Danny, who’s struggling with issues of his own.

Though on-field success is what they’re after, it’s how these five very different personalities support each other off the field that lies at the heart of this unsentimental, utterly charming, feel-good story.

“Truly exceptional, sparkling with wit”  What’s On Stage, London

The title Jumpers for Goalposts refers to pick-up amateur soccer matches in the UK, often played on a street or in a park, where jumpers (or other objects) are used to indicate the goalposts.

Director Alice Livingstone penned an open letter to Frooty magazine about the play.

cast

Isaac Broadbent, Nick Curnow
Emma Louise, Sam Martin
Jared Stephenson

tickets

Full $35
Concessions, Groups (6+) $30
Mardi Gras Members $25
New Theatre Members $22
Thrifty Thursdays $22
Preview $20

COVID- Safe protocols:
QR code and vaccination checks are no longer required.
Face masks are not mandatory, but recommended.

Main image: © Jacob Lund/Shutterstock/Christina Hatzis