Discover more about The Beautiful Game:
http://www.thebeautifulgamemusical.com
Follow The Beautiful Game everywhere:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beaut_gameldn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebeautifulgamemusical
—-
The Beautiful Game is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton about a group of teenagers growing up during The Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1969.
The original title of the musical (The Beautiful Game) is taken from Pelé’s autobiography My Life and the Beautiful Game. The plot, which is centred on a local football (soccer) team, focuses on the attempt to overcome the violence that has engulfed their community.
The Catholic team has one atheist player, Del (who comes from a Protestant family) and the coach is a priest. The musical chronicles some of the key players during the emerging political and religious violence. Some of the players become IRA volunteers, and another is knee-capped. The musical also chronicles the emotional change in the protagonist from political ambivalence to becoming an IRA volunteer.
