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 by acclaimed writer Malorie
Blackman is a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to
grow up in a divided world.
Sabrina Mahfouz's stage adaptation first toured the UK in 2019 and won
the Excellence in Touring category at the UK Theatre Awards. It was
commissioned and presented by Pilot Theatre in co-production with Derby
Theatre, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Mercury Theatre Colchester and York
Theatre Royal.