Playwright James Graham + the future of theatre

Last week we were lucky enough to interview playwright James
Graham, best known for Quiz, This House, Labour of Love and of
course Brexit: an uncivil war. We asked him about his early years
as a Midlands-born, working class writer in London, his
motivation for trying to find empathy in the most controversial
public figures (eg Rupert Murdoch or Dominic Cummings) and a
little musical he’s developing with 'up-and-coming' artist Elton
John. We also talked to him about systemic lack of representation
and discrimination in theatre, what Government interventions need
to happen right now to ensure the survival of theatre in the UK,
and the role that the streamers should play in guaranteeing that
future. 


We’ve included the full Q&A, in which James details his
encounters with Cummings, why he works in the early morning, and
 



Resources:


James Graham’s appearance on Question Time:
https://bbc.in/2YuBNGv


Interview with Alistair Campbell at the Edinburgh TV film
festival: https://bit.ly/2MVW6qY


’The Stage’ article on the future of theatre post-covid:
https://bit.ly/2XXaLsd


The Fabian Society report on Arts Education (by Ben Cooper):
https://bit.ly/2Y0llid


The play ‘Fallout’ by writer Roy Williams: https://bit.ly/2Aw9Bef


The play ’Nine Nights’ by Natasha Gordon: https://bit.ly/30A29cJ


This episode was recorded on Friday 5th June. 



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