The Invincibles
The untold story of girls who played for the love of the game.
WORLD PREMIERE
Known as The Dagenham Invincibles, Sterling Ladies are the greatest women’s football team of World War One. Over two whirlwind seasons they will never lose a game. The New York Herald declares them “The Unbeaten Women Champions of the Country.” Yet in 1919, the factory girls hang up their boots and their triumphs fade into obscurity.
In 2023 their war-cry is heard in the roar of the Lionesses. The world has changed, yet the Women’s World Cup evokes The Invincibles joyous spirit. For teenager Maya, it’s the event of the summer. Cheering England from the family sofa, she also conjures up long-lost footballing secrets.
9-23 September 2023/
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
26-30 September 2023/
New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
Photography by Zbigniew Tomasz Kotkiewicz
Direction / James Grieve
Design / Laura Ann Price
Lighting / Martha Godfrey
Sound / Holly Khan
Movement / Lucie Pankhurst
Musical Direction / Andrew Linham
Assistant Direction / Rebecca Goh
Football Historian / Steve Bolton
Football coach / Lily Jones
Casting / Jenkins & McShane
Gemma Barnett
Georgia Bruce
Simon Darwen
Yanexi Enriquez
Emma Feeney
Rebecca Hayes
Nikita Johal
Eleanor Kane
Steve Simmonds
“Stunning… riotously funny… acted and directed with striking impact… a must watch.”
The Havering Daily
“Grieve’s fluid staging… packed with light and shade.”
The Stage
“A must see.”
Southend Theatre Scene
