The Bench - A Moving Tale of Love, Loss and Football

The Bench - A moving Tale of love, loss and Football

A touching and humorous tale of two young people struggling to survive against the odds in their very different lives. This poignant, heart-warming and sensitive love story is set against the darker side of professional football and life on the economic edge. Vicky is a single mum, overwhelmed by everyday pressures, while Adi - the local team’s new signing - is struggling to find his place, on and off the pitch. Seemingly worlds apart, the pair discover they have more in common than they might at first have imagined.

The Bench, written by playwright and journalist Jeff Brown, former presenter of BBC Look North, is a heart-warming tale of love, loss and football.

‘The Bench’ is the second play by former BBC North East & Cumbria TV presenter Jeff Brown and, like the first, it delves into the underside of football.

A co-production with Gala Durham, ‘The Bench’ tells the story of complete strangers whose paths cross on a park bench. In the ensuing weeks, they find that - despite their very different lives - they have more in common than they think.