Gerry & Sewell
Two lads. Zero cash. One mission: get season tickets for the Premier League. How hard can it be?
Following sell-out runs and rave reviews across the North East, the hit production Gerry & Sewell makes its highly anticipated West End debut with a two-week run at the Aldwych Theatre from 13 - 24 January 2026. The production’s journey from a 60-seat pub theatre to one of London’s most celebrated stages mirrors the story at its heart - that of two underdogs daring to chase the impossible.
Written and directed by Olivier Award-winner Jamie Eastlake and co-produced by Newcastle Theatre Royal, Gerry & Sewell is based on Jonathan Tulloch’s acclaimed novel The Season Ticket, which was later adapted into the cult Geordie film Purely Belter. The play follows two lads from Gateshead, Gerry and Sewell, who have nowt - except a burning desire to get their hands on a season ticket to their beloved Newcastle United. After years of living in austerity and seeing their football club shelled out by a cockney bloke who sells sports tat, life is a struggle. But now they’ve got their mission, nowt is gonna stand in their way. Whey, apart from maybe a few radgie charvers, the social and the odd madcap scrap merchant.
Against a backdrop of austerity, unemployment and fierce local pride, the pair embark on a mission filled with scrapes, schemes and the sort of fierce friendship that defines working-class life in the North East.
Bringing together live music, puppet dogs and the magic of Wor Flags (plus the odd star cameo), Gerry & Sewell is both a love letter to Newcastle and a universal story of perseverance, loyalty and hope. It is a wild, funny and heartfelt tribute to black-and-white dreams.
The production features original cast members Dean Logan, Jack Robertson and Becky Clayburn, all making their West End debuts, alongside Erin Mullen, who joined the company for the Theatre Royal run. The rest of the cast will be announced shortly.
Venue details
- Address:
- Aldwych Theatre
- London
- WC2B 4DF