Drama trip to Derby Theatre 11th March 2026

14 Feb 2026

A captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.

“Why love, if losing hurts so much?”

Sephy and Callum sit together on a beach. They are in love.

It is forbidden.

Sephy is a Cross and Callum is a Nought. Between Noughts and Crosses there are racial and social divides.

A segregated society teeters on a volatile knife edge. As violence breaks out, Sephy and Callum draw closer, but this is a romance that will lead them into terrible danger.

This gripping Romeo and Juliet story is by acclaimed writer Malorie Blackman, adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz and directed by Esther Richardson.

Finalist for Best Show for Children and Young People, UK Theatre Awards.