Powerful new play Love It If We Beat Them will score big with football fans at Blackpool Grand Theatre this week as audiences will be seated ONSTAGE in exclusive immersive performances.

Experience the thrill of the beautiful game up close and personal this week as the powerful new play LOVE IT IF WE BEAT THEM puts the audience right in the centre of the action at an immersive onstage event!

Get ready for an unforgettable night as Blackpool Grand Theatre and Emmerson & Ward Productions invite theatre fans to enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 November.

In a truly unique setup, audience seating will be set right on The Grand stage, bringing them closer to the action and capturing the electric atmosphere of Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle United during their epic 1996 Premier League season. Feel every moment as the drama unfolds up close!

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 hard left activist, has decided to run as a candidate for local Labour MP, but the arrival of Victoria from Manchester as New Labour’s 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 an acclaimed new political drama from renowned North West theatre company Emmerson & Ward Productions and is written by celebrated playwright and performer Rob Ward. This ‘funny, wise and dark’ production which ‘sizzles with tension’ explores a time of significant change in the identity of the UK’s North East communities and perfectly captures a moment in recent history that still defines who we are today.

Set against the backdrop of the infamous Premier League season when Newcastle United almost won under the management of Kevin Keegan, Love It If We Beat them also explores the age-old political questions: What is power without principle? And what are principles without power?

Don’t miss this exciting immersive event – It’s a pitch perfect play about love, the Labour Party and the beautiful game… score your tickets now!

Love It If We Beat Them – On-Stage Experience from Emmerson & Ward is on Tuesday 5 & Wednesday 6 November at 7.30pm at Blackpool Grand Theatre. Tickets from £15.50 with concessions for under 18s.

There are also discounted tickets available for 18 to 26-year-olds as part of the national ticket scheme to encourage young adults to experience all forms of live theatre.

Recommended age 14yrs+ (Contains strong language and themes of child loss)

For bookings, further details and full show listings please visit blackpoolgrand.co.uk or call the box office on 01253 290 190.