His story travels from the playing field to the stage Gareth Southgate, and new performance which will concern the England coach preparing to enter the National Theater of England.

work that can be called “Dear England” signed James Graham and it will focus on the changes that have taken place in the Southgate national football team, continuing the thread from famous missed penalty former football player in the semi-finals Euro from 1996 against Germany at Wembley, in one of the most “tragic” moments in modern England history.

As the author of the play stated, he hopes that by this he will consider “the personality of the national football team, but also of the country.”

Speaking exclusively to BBC News, James Graham commented: “What has happened to the England team over the past six years is amazing.” He went on to say, “It’s whispered somewhere in the background, but maybe now we’re really starting to understand Gareth’s noble rebellion.”

Southgate began playing for England in 2016 when the team was not in the best shape. Their new manager, with the help of psychologist Pippa Grange, attempted to broaden the minds of the players in order to free them from the shackles of the team’s recent history.

Shakespearean, in fact, the author of Dear England characterizes the story by commenting: “What makes it Shakespearean is that it goes back to that moment in 1996 when [ο Σάουθγκεϊτ] he felt all the weight of the story, the pressure and the anticipation the moment he missed the penalty.”

As for the role of Southgate, it will be taken over by Joseph Fiennes while the show is expected to deliver June.

According to the BBC.