Noughts and Crosses
Author(s):
Adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz from Malorie Blackman’s novel
Company:
Pilot Theatre in association with Northern Stage
Running time:
2h 30min approx
Age recommendation:
12+ years
Sephy and Callum sit together on a beach. They are in love. It is forbidden.
Sephy is a Cross and Callum is a Nought. Between Noughts and Crosses there are racial and social divides. A segregated society teeters on a volatile knife edge. 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 Malorie Blackman is a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.