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Rob Crossan

Plays & theatre

Gaffer

“A tour de force” — The i Paper

I wrote my debut play, The Gaffer, in 2022, about an ageing football manager dealing with deep buried trauma. It debuted in April 2023 at the INK Festival starring Chris Larner (formerly of “London's Burning” fame).

Funded and produced by INK Productions, It went on to play at the Underbelly venue as part of the Edinburgh Fringe during Aug 2023.

Given five stars by the ipaper, it was described as a “tour de force” and a “powerful, disturbing work”. It was also listed by The Times as being one of the 40 Must See Shows At The Fringe 2023.


Read some of the write ups:

Radio drama is powerful and vital – cuts to airtime and funding have put its future in crisis


40 must-see shows at Edinburgh Festival 2023: the critics’ choice

The Gaffer poster in the street