Fair Play

The clocks are set. The line is drawn. Theyve got a chance to be champions. But at what cost? When Ann joins Sophies running club shes thrown into a world of regimented training and pure focus. The two girls couldnt be more different, but soon their shared passion makes them inseparable dreaming in lanes and lap-times, waking up picturing Olympic medals, each day stronger and faster But set head to head in the run up to the World Championships, they find themselves and their friendship put to the ultimate test. As their relationships, their bodies and their very identities are pulled into public scrutiny, does being exceptional come at too high a price? A gripping exploration of the underside of womens athletics, Fair Play is the new work from Ella Road (The Phlebotomist) 'the most promising young playwright in Britain' (The Telegraph). This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Bush Theatre, London, in December 2021.