Part of Write Club Festival 2025

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“Will an act of discrimination that happened yesterday be any more or less that same act of discrimination just because time passes?’ 

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Jess and Molly are both pretty ordinary, they would say. When she’s not studying or playing netball Jess is partying hard, searching in the booze and darkness for the identity she desperately feels she lacks, but is also sort-of-kind-of-terrified-of. She’s not thinking about Nicole, she doesn’t even want to hang OUT with Nicole, Nicole is just her friend, her competition, right? 

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Far away, Molly’s got a new job, and to her great surprise she is enjoying herself. A big pay-check, a community of women she is proud to call her friends, a purpose in life. All of that is almost enough to drown out that devastating voice in the pit of her stomach that tells her Mark is never coming home; because Mark is coming home, he has to be coming home. Two girls, in completely different worlds, getting by in the only way they know how. Then they find a game that changes everything. Football.

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Unsuitable is a story that crosses land, sea and time. It’s about the devastating consequences of sports existing in binary spaces, and the unquantifiable impact that access to those sports can have on those who have been excluded. It’s a play about identity, grief, and women finding power in unexpected places. Oh, and of course, it’s about football.

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Running time:​ Approximately 70 minutes

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LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED.

UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. 

No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. 
Refunds and exchanges are not available.