Everybody Wants to Be Ronaldo
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“When we keep our head down, we miss the stars dancing above us.”
Re-imagining their OFFIE nominated show Hand Of God, Tectum Theatre bring Everybody Wants To Be Ronaldo to the Rep this Spring.
With pulsating grime beats and silky skills fighting for centre stage, Everybody Wants To Be Ronaldo explores themes of identity, set against the backdrop of Brum.
When Curtis, a 16 year-old aspiring footballer in the Villa academy doesn’t receive his professional contract, tensions boil up between him and his devoted mother. Who knew it would end up with an unforgettable encounter with the legendary Diego Maradona.
Can one night, one party and one late-great legend save Curtis from his grief?
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Presented by
Tectum Theatre
Supported by
Arts Council England, Backstage Trust and The Sir Barry Jackson Trust
Written by
Sam Butters
Age Guidance
14+
Content Advice
Drug use, discussion of suicide and strong language.
Running Time
1 hour 15 minutes without an interval
Fees and Charges
Please note there is a transaction fee of £3.50 on all payment types.
Venue
Cast
Jerome Scott
Jerome is a multi-disciplinary artist who explores stories through writing and movement. He writes through a poetic lens exploring identity, intimacy, masculinity (not limited to). His want is to challenge ideas around the black male body and its relation to intimacy.
He has spent the past couple of years building his creative portfolio, working between Birmingham and London, building rapports with National Youth Theatre, Poetic Unity, The Birmingham Rep and Talawa Theatre.
Recent theatre credits include: Edmund in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (Birmingham Rep)
Film credits include: Cameron in We Collide (BFI)
Kimisha Lewis
Kimisha is a Coventry born artist.
Theatre credits include: When We See Ourselves (Derby Theatre), A Play For The Living In A Time Of Extinction (Headlong), I Ain’t Dumb (Belgrade Theatre), Freeman (INTERNATIONAL TOUR, Strictly Arts), Odd Squad (BBC).
Tobias Jowett
Tobias is a British actor born and raised in North London.
Theatre credits include: the two hander HELPLINE (Marylebone Theatre) opposite Danny Sapani; and GREAT EXPECTATIONS (Lantern Theatre).
Screen credits include: VIRDEE (BBC), GASSED UP (AMAZON), RAIN DOGS (BBC/HBO) and Nick Hamm’s medieval epic feature film WILLIAM TELL (SKY).
Creative Team
Writer and Producer
Sam Butters
Sam Butters
Sam is an actor, writer and proud Brummie. He is also founder of TECTUM Theatre company, a Midlands theatre company founded to support, celebrate and showcase working class talent.
Theatre credits include: ROTTEN (Emmerson & Ward Productions), Romeo & Juliet and I Ain’t Dumb (Belgrade Theatre), In Our Skin (MAC), Anthony & Cleopatra (The Globe), Gem Of A Place (BOLDText Playwrights), and Hand Of God (The Hope Theatre).
Television credits include: Doctors (BBC), Boys Who Cry (SKY Comedy), Sent To Cov (SKY Arts),
Recent writing credits include: Hand Of God (Hope Theatre), Everybody Wants To Be Ronaldo (Birmingham Rep)
Director and Writer
Nyasha Gudo
Nyasha Gudo
Nyasha is a self taught director whose process is founded on imagination and taking risks. Nyasha has directed theatre at the highest level at various subsidised and West End Theatres across the country from the Chichester Festival Theatre, National Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and The RSC. He has also directed theatre in community, health and educational settings from schools, prisons to mental health trusts.
Most recently Nyasha has directed “A Play For The Living In A Time Of Extinction” a co production between Headlong Theatre and Belgrade Theatre and was Associate Director on Spitting Image Live at The Rep which transferred to the West End.
Assistant Producer
Alice Chambers
Alice Chambers
Alice is a director and dramaturg in Birmingham; her work centres on new writing, radical imagination & deadpan humour.
Composer
Reisz Amos
Reisz Amos
Movement Director
Laura Dredger
Laura Dredger
DSM
Libby Glass
Libby Glass
Wellness Practitioner
Nigel Bailey
Nigel Bailey
Lighting Designer
Charlie Powell
Charlie Powell
Set and Costume Designer
Alexandra Kay
Alexandra Kay
R&D Production Photography
Videography by Yonatan Tiruneh, with music by Reisz Amos.
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