Laurie Cunningham was one of the first black players to play for England. The plot includes his combatting and experiencing of racism.
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The football equality organisation Kick it Out will stage a new play based on the life of Laurie Cunningham, the first black player to play for England.
The play, titled Getting To The Third Degree, charts the life of Cunningham as he rose through the ranks of English football.
Laurie Cunningham was one of the first black players to play for England. The plot includes his combatting and experiencing of racism.
The play was written by Dougie Blaxland for Kick it Out and the production will be touring the country over October and November.
Laurie Cunningham was one of the first black players to play for England. Credit: WikiMedia Commons
Robert Brown, the Fundraising and Events Manager at Kick it Out, says the play is an “authentic look at what that experience was like for players in the late 70’s and 80’s against a political climate that was really extremely hostile to black people.”
When asked why a play is good way of challenging racism, Brown said the parallels with today made it “a powerful engagement tool for making people think about the issues that are taking place in the game at the moment.”
The release follows Saturday’s pitch walk off by Haringey Borough players following racial abuse directed towards team members in an FA Cup tie against Yeovil Town.
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The reports relating to events at Haringey Borough FC this afternoon, in The FA Cup tie with Yeovil Town, are of alleged racist abuse aimed at their goalkeeper, Douglas Pajetat, and yet again means players are continuing to receive discriminatory abuse while doing their job.
This comes after England threatened to do the same in Bulgaria following racial abuse towards players.
The play will be coming to London on 2-3 November and will be shown at The Greenwich Theatre.
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StandfirstThe play, titled Getting To The Third Degree, charts the life of Laurie Cunningham as he rose through the ranks of English football.
The football equality organisation Kick it Out is trying to reach new audiences and combat racism in football by releasing a new play based on the life of Laurie Cunningham.
Getting to the Third Degree charts the life of Cunningham as he rose through the ranks of English football.
Cunningham was one of the first black players to play for England. It includes his combatting and experiencing of racism.
It was written by Dougie Blaxland for Kick it Out and will be touring the country over October and November.
Laurie Cunningham Blue Plaque (Wikimedia Commons)
Robert Brown, the Fundraising and Events Manager at Kick it Out, says the play is an ‘authentic look at what that experience was like for players in the late seventies and eightees against a political climate that was really extremely hostile to black people’.
When asked why a play is good way of challenging racism, Brown said the parallels with today made it ‘a powerful engagement tool for making people think about the issues that are taking place in the game at the moment’.
The release follows Saturday’s pitch walk off by Haringey Borough players following racial abuse directed towards team members in an FA Cup tie against Yeovil Town.
1/3
The reports relating to events at Haringey Borough FC this afternoon, in The FA Cup tie with Yeovil Town, are of alleged racist abuse aimed at their goalkeeper, Douglas Pajetat, and yet again means players are continuing to receive discriminatory abuse while doing their job.
This comes after the England threatened to do the same in Bulgaria following racial abuse towards players.
The play will be coming to London on 2-3 November and will be shown at The Greenwich Theatre.
The football equality organisation Kick it Out will stage a new play based on the life of Laurie Cunningham, the first black player to play for England.
The play, titled Getting To The Third Degree, charts the life of Cunningham as he rose through the ranks of English football.
Laurie Cunningham was one of the first black players to play for England. The plot includes his combatting and experiencing of racism.
The play was written by Dougie Blaxland for Kick it Out and the production will be touring the country over October and November.
Laurie Cunningham was one of the first black players to play for England. Credit: WikiMedia Commons
Robert Brown, the Fundraising and Events Manager at Kick it Out, says the play is an “authentic look at what that experience was like for players in the late 70’s and 80’s against a political climate that was really extremely hostile to black people.”
When asked why a play is good way of challenging racism, Brown said the parallels with today made it “a powerful engagement tool for making people think about the issues that are taking place in the game at the moment.”
The release follows Saturday’s pitch walk off by Haringey Borough players following racial abuse directed towards team members in an FA Cup tie against Yeovil Town.
1/3
The reports relating to events at Haringey Borough FC this afternoon, in The FA Cup tie with Yeovil Town, are of alleged racist abuse aimed at their goalkeeper, Douglas Pajetat, and yet again means players are continuing to receive discriminatory abuse while doing their job.
