‘You’re loyal Azzy Williams. You’re loyal to your mates. That’s good. You’ll no be runnin aboot wae that lot forever but, surely?’

Welcome to Scotland in 2005.

For Azzy, born and bred in North Lanarkshire, the Young Team Posse (YTP) seems to promise everything he could possibly want: excitement, community, freedom. It’s where boys become men, and he’s hungry to grow up.

Soon he’s rising up the ranks, showing the world what he’s made of. It’s fast, furious – and dangerous. Is the Young Team where Azzy belongs, or just where he’s ended up? Either way, the YTP is for life. Getting in is easy, not so finding a way back out…

Based on the award-winning novel by Graeme Armstrong, this searing new adaptation by Kieran Hurley (Beats) is directed by Lyric Hammersmith Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan (Iphigenia in Splott, The Children), in a co-production with National Theatre of Scotland.

By Kieran Hurley 
Based on the novel by Graeme Armstrong 
Directed by Rachel O’Riordan

A National Theatre of Scotland and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre co-production.

The Young Team will premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2027 before a London opening at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in September and returning to Scotland, at the Citizen's Theatre, Glasgow in October 2027.