Lad

“I just wanna have a chat with you to be honest, Luke.”

England vs. Spain, Euro 2024 Final. Jack’s back from Uni, Luke’s back from doing time.

Two lads meet for pints. Their old local’s rammed and there’s three years of silence to catch up on. Best friends since school, Jack never visited, and Luke hasn’t told the whole story.

Between us mates, nothing’s off limits, right? But the pub’s shiny refurb can’t gloss over their shared history, as truth and emotion spill over onto the sticky carpet. Under the bravado, banter and bullshittery, is something tougher to tackle. When people say be kind, they mean to the people they agree with. But can you be kind to the person you disagree with?

As the tap opens and the pints flow, honesty hits hard, and when the final whistle blows can there be victory?

Funny, raw and heartbreakingly human, LAD strikes deep into the heart of modern masculinity, friendship, class, racism, and love.

Staged inside the buzz of your local boozer, get immersed in a bold new play about mates, mistakes and what it really takes to be a man — all set against the roar of the beautiful game.