Our foremost political playwright and screenwriter joins Matt for a brilliant discussion about creating theatre and film out of politics. Do his shows reflect his own politics? Does he try to be balanced? Why, in This House, choose to write a play about a minority government and the challenges it faced? It's also a discussion about the role of James' background on his art and why growing up in a Nottinghamshire coal mining community shaped the things that he values in politics. Oh, and a bit...
Our foremost political playwright and screenwriter joins Matt for a brilliant discussion about creating theatre and film out of politics. Do his shows reflect his own politics? Does he try to be balanced? Why, in This House, choose to write a play about a minority government and the challenges it faced? It's also a discussion about the role of James' background on his art and why growing up in a Nottinghamshire coal mining community shaped the things that he values in politics. Oh, and a bit about having Benedict Cumberbatch play Dominic Cummings...
Follow James on Twitter here: @mrJamesGraham
Watch 'This House' for free on the National Theatre's YouTube channel from 7pm on Thursday 28 May: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDq1XzCY0NIOYVJvEMQjqw
Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde
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*** IMPORTANT TOUR UPDATE ***
NEW REARRANGED DATES INCLUDE:
2 October - Corby Cube
4 October - Brighton Komedia
9 October - Chorley Little Theatre
18 October - Leeds Hyde Park Book Club
25 October - Newcastle Stand
3 November - Camberley Theatre
13 November - Alnwick Playhouse
15 November - York Crescent
19 November - Cardiff Sherman Theatre
29 November - Glasgow Stand
3 December - Southend Dixon Studio
6 December - Sheffield Leadmill
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