
International Theatre Database
Category
Play
Country
United Kingdom
Run Dates
Dec 6, 2007
Venue
Run Time
155 minutes
2007.12.06 ~ In repertoire
A stage adaptation of Malorie Blackman's best selling novel, the world of the Crosses and the noughts is reminiscent of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It's a modern-day tale of star-crossed lovers, race and violence. We follow the love story of Sephy and Callum, two young people kept apart by bigotry, terrorism and injustice. Sephy is a Prime Minister's daughter from the powerful Crosses who falls for rebel Callum, son of a dangerous nought agitator. Their desire to be together threatens family loyalties and sparks a growing political crisis. Noughts & Crosses is a story that challenges our perceptions of race, power and truth. Dominic Cooke adapted our version of the story, which ran at the Civic Hall in Stratford-upon-Avon in winter 2007 and toured the UK in 2008.