Gerry & Sewell: A Purely Belter Adventure: Adapted from the novel The Season Ticket by Jonathan Tulloch - Paperback

by Jamie Eastlake (Author)

Two Lads. Two season tickets to Newcastle United needed. No cash.
What could possibly go wrong?

Gerry and Sewell live in Gateshead. They've got nowt. But they are desperate for one thing. A season ticket to their beloved Toon. But after years of living in austerity and seeing their football club shelled out by a cockney bloke who sells sports tat, life is a struggle. Until they decide they're getting those season tickets. And now they've got their mission, nowt is gonna stand in their way. Whey, apart from maybe a few radgie charvers, the social and the odd madcap scrap merchant.

Based on Jonathan Tulloch's novel The Season Ticket, which became the cult Geordie film Purely Belter, Olivier award winning Jamie Eastlake's adaptation hurtles its way down Grey Street.

Combining live music, puppet dogs and Wor Flags, Gerry & Sewell is a vibrant rainbow of black and white. For the Toon. And for anyone chasing a dream. This edition was published to coincide with the UK tour, in October 2024.

Author Biography

Jamie Eastlake was brought up in the small seaside town of Blyth in the North East of England. He is an Olivier award-winning theatre producer, director, writer and actor. He won his first Olivier award in 2019 with Flesh & Blood, produced at Soho Theatre London. He has continued to produce and direct regional theatre in the North East since. As the artistic director of Laurels, Jamie aims to provide a space for local artists to tread the boards in the North East.