A black and white image of two young adults on a red background, a white male and a black female. The boy is positioned in profile behind the girl. She is wearing a white t-shirt and looking directly at the viewer.
A black and white image of two young adults on a red background, a white male and a black female. The boy is positioned in profile behind the girl. She is wearing a white t-shirt and looking directly at the viewer.

Noughts and Crosses

Pilot Theatre in association with Northern Stage –

About Noughts and Crosses

“Why love, if losing hurts so much?”

Sephy and Callum sit together on a beach. They are in love. It is forbidden.

Sephy is a Cross and Callum is a Nought and between Noughts and Crosses there are racial and social divides.

A segregated society teeters on a volatile knife edge and as violence breaks out, Sephy and Callum draw closer, but this is a romance that will lead them into terrible danger.

This gripping Romeo and Juliet story by acclaimed writer Malorie Blackman and adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz is a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.

Winner of Excellence in Touring, UK Theatre Awards 2019 and Finalist for Best Show for Children and Young People, UK Theatre Awards 2019.

Presented by Pilot Theatre in association with Northern Stage.

"A dynamic, powerful, compelling show whatever your age."

British Theatre Guide

Contact list of staff members

  • Malorie Blackman

    Role
    Writer

  • Esther Richardson

    Role
    Director

  • Simon Kenny

    Role
    Designer

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