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Drama honours pioneering black footballer and war hero Walter Tull

The life of one of English football's first black players and the British Army's first black officer to command white troops will be the subject of a new musical drama.

The play about Walter Tull will tour during Black History Month in October.

Former Northampton Town and Tottenham player Tull, who was killed aged 29 in World War One, was recommended for a Military Cross but never received one.

Playwright Dougie Blaxland said the show would "honour" Tull's life.

The drama has been commissioned by anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card in partnership with Live Wire Theatre.