Playwright James Graham + the future of theatre

The Young Fabians Podcast

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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