All Weekend: Red Pitch Brings Soccer and Storytelling to Burning Coal

Soccer and stage collide in Red Pitch, the Southeastern premiere of Tyrell Williams’ critically acclaimed play about fútbol, friendship, and growing up in a world that never stops shifting.

Originally staged at London’s Bush Theatre before transferring to the West End in April 2024, Red Pitch makes its U.S. debut at Burning Coal Theatre Company, bringing high-energy storytelling and heartfelt coming-of-age themes to Raleigh audiences.

The play follows three friends whose lives revolve around a local football pitch—until change threatens the space that defines their community. It’s fast, funny, urgent, and deeply human.

📍 Burning Coal Theatre Company – 224 Polk St, Raleigh, NC 27604
📅 Performance Dates: Feb. 5–22, 2026
🎭 Showtimes available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
💸 Tickets: $5–$30
🎟 Get tickets: https://burningcoal.org/season-29/red-pitch/

If you love soccer, live theater, or stories about friendship under pressure, this is one to catch before the final curtain.

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Lisa Jeffries, a 2007 graduate of N.C. State University’s Wilson College of Textiles and Poole College of Management, has been working in marketing since 2005. Her professional work experience ranges from independent, family-owned businesses to high-growth tech startups. Lisa’s specific areas of expertise include new media and experiential marketing for service-based businesses. Passionate about her clients, cheering on the Wolfpack, live music, and rescuing animals, she is also the founder of Raleigh Food & Wine and Raleighwood Wifi. Lisa completed the NC State + SKEMA Business School MSc dual master’s degree program in Global Luxury Management in 2016, publishing a thesis, Location-Based Opportunities for Brand Marketing With Emphasis on Application Within Luxury Industries.

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