Dear England follows the story of Gareth Southgate's tenure as England manager and will take to the stage at Norwich Theatre Royal from February 3 to 7. The Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, which broke box office records during its West End run in 2023, was written by James Graham and directed by Rupert Goold. David Sturzaker plays Gareth Southgate and Samantha Womack plays Pippa Grange (Image: Marc Brenner)David Sturzaker plays Gareth Southgate (Image: Marc Brenner)Samantha Womack plays team psychologist Pippa Grange (Image: Marc Brenner)David Sturzaker and Samantha Womack star in the lead roles. Sturzaker, who plays Southgate, is best known for playing Simon Bond in Doctors but has also starred in Endeavour, Da Vinci’s Demons and Father Brown. Womack stars as team psychologist Pippa Grange and is a familiar face after playing Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders from 2007 to 2017.