Love It If We Beat Them

What is power without principle?
What are principles without power?

It's Spring 1996

Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United are riding high in the Premier League and Tony Blair's New Labour are gathering pace

Hope is in the air and victory seems within reach

Len, a long term traditional Labour left activist, has decided to run as a candidate for local Labour MP, but the arrival of Victoria as front runner throws a spanner in the works

With loyalties tested and tensions reaching fever pitch, the winning team will be decided in an explosive head-to-head challenge

Love It If We Beat Them is a new political drama from writer Rob Ward that explores a time of significant change in the identity of North East communities and perfectly captures a moment in recent history that defines who we are today

A knockout play about Labour, love, and the beautiful game

This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Newcastle's Live Theatre, in March 2023