Following sell-out runs and rave reviews across the North East, the hit production Gerry & Sewell will make its highly anticipated West End debut at the Aldwych Theatre from Tuesday 13 January to Saturday 24 January 2026.
Written and directed by Olivier Award-winner Jamie Eastlake and co-produced by Newcastle Theatre Royal, Gerry & Sewell is based on Jonathan Tulloch’s acclaimed novel The Season Ticket, later adapted into the cult Geordie film Purely Belter. The play follows two lads from Gateshead, Gerry and Sewell, who have nowt—except a burning desire to get their hands on a season ticket to their beloved Newcastle United.
Against a backdrop of austerity, unemployment and fierce local pride, the pair embark on a mission filled with scrapes, schemes and the sort of fierce friendship that defines working-class life in the North East.
The show began life in 2022 at Laurels, a tiny pub theatre in North Tyneside, before transferring to Newcastle’s Live Theatre and then Newcastle Theatre Royal in 2024. It will return to Newcastle in June 2026.
Bringing together live music, puppet dogs and the magic of Wor Flags, Gerry & Sewell is both a love letter to Newcastle and a universal story of perseverance, loyalty and hope.
The production features original cast members Dean Logan, Jack Robertson and Becky Clayburn, all making their West End debuts, alongside Erin Mullen. The rest of the cast will be announced shortly.
Jamie Eastlake comments:
“The story of Gerry and Sewell is all about chasing a dream, overcoming adversity, being the little guys trying to be someone. The fact that this show started in a little 60 seater pub theatre in North Tyneside and now is transferring to the West End feels like everything at its core is being mirrored. Young people from the North. From nowt. Their stories deserve to be told. Everywhere.”
Marianne Locatori, Chief Executive of Newcastle Theatre Royal, adds:
“The North East region is rich in storytelling and having had the opportunity to work with Jamie and the Eastlake Productions team to present this fabulous tale on our own stage, we are delighted to be part of the next chapter of Gerry & Sewell. It is incredibly important that regional stories are told on a national stage by regional voices.”
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
