Description above from the Wikipedia article James Graham (playwright), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. which explored the remarkable demise of the Callaghan government in the no-confidence vote of March 1979. Do these things have any bearing at all on his death? The playwright has previously written a short play about Brexit for The Guardian as well as The Vote, a play set in a polling station, which was televised on More4 on the night of the 2015 general election. Barrie (based on the movie of the same name). His recent work includes Quiz, the hit ITV drama last easter surrounding the 'coughing major' game show trial. Culture Minister Matt Hancock said it was a "brilliant portrayal of 1970s political drama". It felt very real. Minneapolis, MN, Minnesota Opera 23-24 Season Chorus Coming from a young upstart like Graham, its almost a coup dtat. The Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr accused Graham of portraying Cummings (not then a public figure) as a Sherlockian maverick. The playwright explains why hes now tackling 11 vitriolic TV debates that gripped America L ast May, the playwright James Graham found himself in the unfamiliar environs of Question Time. And in attempting to make the stories relate to each other and so being somewhat subservient to Grahams linking plots theres a bit of a sense that were not necessarily seeing the writers really let rip.That said Sketching is not without its moments, and as a rule the storylines be it Grahams Peter Piper Has a Plan, about a career criminal plotting an inscrutable heist, or Himanshu Ojhas The Hand of Hozan, about a sewage worker who wanders into a police station with a dismembered hand fizz with promise and knowing London references, even if some struggle to hold onto the momentum. Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to drama and young people in British theatre. (2014 to 2015 season) He wrote the book for the musical, "Finding Neverland," at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Chanda was born and grew up in South London. Every seriously brilliant character actor you can think of is here: Alun Armstrong, Robert Glenister, Lorraine Ashbourne, Claire Rushbrook, Pip Torrens. He added: "It's much more about dignity and honour in politics, and whether the procedure can reflect our natures. where Chanda's Performance was described as a 'revelation[12]' and 'superb' [13], Chanda began appearing in small guest roles in Holby City, and in Mr. Turner by Mike Leigh. This wouldnt be particularly noteworthy were it not for the fact that, aged 30, he has written the most absorbing account of the crisis-ridden period from 1974 to 1979 ever to have hit the London stage. L ast May, the playwright James Graham found himself in the unfamiliar environs of Question Time. He is a writer and producer, known for. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. "We haven't really changed much of it, James has kept the same script," he told the BBC. Grudges are held as tightly as pint glasses. WebDramatist and screenwriter James Graham (Teri Pengilley/The Independent) If youve never heard of James Graham before, you certainly will have by the end of this spring. And in attempting to make the stories relate to each other and so being somewhat subservient to Grahams linking plots theres a bit of a sense that were not necessarily seeing the writers really let rip. James wrote the book for musical Finding Neverland on Broadway, and is currently writing a new musical with Elton John, as well as a six-part series Sherwood for the BBC, set in his home town in North Nottinghamshire which starts shooting this summer. James Graham was born on 8 August 1982 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. After seven years, hes still attached to Paul Greengrasss movie version of George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four. A weekly round-up of some of the best articles featured in the most recent issue of the New Statesman, sent each Saturday. "When we first did it, the audience's obsession was much more about the coalition government in 2010 and how that was working out, and now it's much more about what's happening in the Labour Party.". If he hates black people, I need to own that thought in my head., Buckley was guilty of homophobia as well as racism. Alongside Best of Enemies and Sherwood, he worked on a musical about the televangelist Tammy Faye Messner with Elton John and Jake Shears, the screenplay for an Ink movie, and a livestreamed lockdown play, Bubble. He pulled me up and said, You cant temper the more unattractive aspects of his politics because Im playing him. His 2012 breakthrough This House dramatised the scheming of the whips offices during the 1974-79 Labour government with such even-handedness that the audience included a cross-bench alliance of politicians. Bumper ratings Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford as Charles and Diana Ingram in Quiz. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2020 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama and Young People in British Theatre in Greater London SE11, England. An enthusiast for the finer points of post-war political life, Graham has been a rising star in this field for a while. (Though I was sad not to see Adam Hughess play Petras Polski Sklep).All that accepted, it has a terrifically versatile cast of five, with particularly strong comic chops from Sophie Wu and Samuel James. Manage Settings As an actual night of entertainment its solid. WebLily Williams +44 (0)20 7393 4452 Email Lily Williams James Graham Playwright and writer for film and television James Graham is a playwright and screenwriter. [6], In 2015 she played Laura in The Glass Menagerie at the Nuffield Theatre with Danny Lee Wynter and Belinda Lang,[7] and in 2016 played Miss Julie directed by Rebecca Frecknall for Northern Stage. This is probably quite a sensible idea (the show runs at 2.5 hours as it is), but it clearly limits the exposure everyones getting, and theres not a huge amount of clarity about which plays will be on when. There is a rightness here that I find moving. 'Tammy Faye' will open at the Almeida Theatre in October 2022. "The whole ensemble contributes to a thrilling play that both relives history and transcends it.". Diane Paulus was artistic director. WebJames Graham is a playwright and screenwriter. His best-known work is Finding Neverland, the musical about playwright J.M. He was filled with trepidation, he says, about taking on a period of recent history at a venue as prestigious as the National, knowing that many of those involved in the events described are still alive and would also have their assumptions about what mattered during those times. We dont talk about class enough. But for me that was never the point. In the days after his death, various of his associates a man he met at a wedding, his solicitor also have arrows fired at them. If its plotting is intricate and imaginative, pretty much everything else about it seems to be born of experience. The New Statesman's weekly newsletter that helps you make sense of the economic slowdown. Dj vu! In 2019 Graham wrote and executive produced a three-part TV adaptation of his stage play Quiz which aired in 2020. In June 2018, Graham was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its "40 Under 40" initiative. In January 2019, Graham's life and work was the subject of an in-depth BBC One documentary as part of the Imagine series. He has written powerful dramas about the likes of Rupert Murdoch and Dominic Cummings. The playwright explains why hes now tackling 11 vitriolic TV debates that gripped America L ast May, the playwright James Graham found himself in the unfamiliar environs of Question Time. I believe in the power of government and of progress. [See also: My Name is Leon: a horribly preachy drama]. His work has been staged throughout the UK and internationally, at theatres including the Bush, Soho Theatre, Clwyd As I watched, I thought all the time of where I grew up: the ginnels and the commons, the family that had one too many broken down cars outside their farmhouse. Ink went on to play a sell-out run on Broadway and was nominated for Best play in the Tony awards 2019. This autumn, Graham will have two new plays running in the West End, including his Rupert Murdoch play Ink. www.wiltons.org.uk/web/whatson/471-james-graham-s-sketching. Where I think I failed is I was chasing the modern world. Read about our approach to external linking. He added: "This House is a must for those who want to learn more (or be reminded about) the very peculiar workings of Westminster and its often quietly heroic occupants.". Childrens Theatre Company 2023 2024 Season Asked what his next project will be, Graham told BBC News: "I'm working on a TV drama about the referendum campaign. Less obvious is how effective this particular format is going to be.Inspired by Charles Dickenss exuberant Boz, Sketching weaves together a number of lively London-set playlets from nine writers. Graham has written a crime drama, and its gripping in all the usual ways. This man, once a striker, had long seemed like an anachronism even down at the Miners Welfare Club. The moment political debate became a wrestling match Buckley and Vidal in 1968. WebBritish playwright and television writer James Graham OBE FRSL (born 8 July 1982) is a British playwright and screenwriter. The play's director Jeremy Herrin said he was "delighted" by the reaction the play has had. His recent work includes Quiz, the hit ITV drama last easter surrounding the 'coughing major' game show trial. Chanda's debut performance was playing Nina in The Seagull for Headlong (theatre company), alongside Abigail Cruttenden in 2013[2]. Comedian Jack Whitehall, who also attended Wednesday evening's press performance, described it on Twitter as an "incredible, amazing production". Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! The theme of Ink was populism. WebSuperstar playwright James Graham joins forces with a host of unknown writers for this erratic night of London stories. Best of Enemies is at the Young Vic, London, 3 December-22 January. He played Martin Luther King. I believe we live in a world of polarised extremes and that would be a barrier. Although, he adds, his general political orientation is hardly a mystery. Playwright James Graham has revealed he is writing a TV drama about the EU referendum campaign. Were in a really bad place., Physically, at least, the two of us are in a very nice place. I dont know why we think of art as this sacred thing that takes place in cities with posh people., Graham says he was a bit of a mess during lockdown, which he spent alone in south London, but he was certainly productive. In 2019 Graham wrote and executive produced a three-part TV adaptation of his stage play Quiz which aired in 2020. Davids brain is extraordinary, Graham says. [4], Pearl performed at the Crucible Theatre in Sarah Kane's Crave and 4.48 Psychosis [5] and at the Bush Theatre in The Angry Brigade (play). Other recent television work includes Channel 4 and HBO's Brexit: An Uncivil War, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Dominic Cummings, dramatising the European referendum campaign. Thats why its fascinating to spend time in the heads of Vidal and Buckley. James Graham OBE FRSL (born 8 July 1982) is a British playwright and screenwriter. Now, after Barnard Castle and all that, does he worry that he wasnt hard enough? 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It took me about two months to get through the first 20 minutes of the play. Finally something clicked. Inspired by Charles Dickenss exuberant Boz, Sketching weaves together a number of lively London-set playlets from nine writers. She has been in a relationship with Richard Coyle since 2017.[17]. Basic social democracy., He picks his battles, like campaigning for greater diversity in theatre and access to the arts. James Graham is a playwright and screenwriter. Our weekly culture newsletter from books and art to pop culture and memes sent every Friday. I was fascinated by how on earth it could get to the point where one mans physical presence in the lobby could save or destroy a government., The onset of the Coalition in 2010 gave him the spur to pitch the idea, but he insists hed have ploughed on even if the Conservatives had won. At last the curtain falls on Boris Johnson: the pantomime prime minister utterly lacking in character, I wrote Sherwood as a warning. We already have this email. He wrote the book for the Broadway musical Finding Neverland, and two of his own plays, Privacy and Ink (for which he received his first Tony Award nomination), transferred to Broadway. He is a writer and producer, known for A Brilliant Young Mind (2014), Quiz (2020) and Brexit This House deals with the struggles of the Labour government between 1974 and 1979. In 2022, it was announced that Graham had written the book for a new musical about the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Messner, with Elton John and Jake Shears writing the music. James Graham is a British writer, known for his work on stage and television. His first professional play Albert's Boy was produced by the Finborough Theatre in west London, where Graham became playwright-in-residence. All that accepted, it has a terrifically versatile cast of five, with particularly strong comic chops from Sophie Wu and Samuel James. Like Wainwright, Graham takes his time, carefully establishing both the relationships between his characters and the long backstory that may be crucial to the action. In the background, however, there is his history. Writing in The Telegraph, Dominic Cavendish said This House is "the most intelligent, entertaining and informative political drama of this decade". That said Sketching is not without its moments, and as a rule the storylines be it Grahams Peter Piper Has a Plan, about a career criminal plotting an inscrutable heist, or Himanshu Ojhas The Hand of Hozan, about a sewage worker who wanders into a police station with a dismembered hand fizz with promise and knowing London references, even if some struggle to hold onto the momentum. ", He added: "That doesn't mean necessarily writing a dramatic re-enactment of referendum night, I think it just means the new mood we're living in, which is very different, a bit scary, very divisive, very angry, very confused.". I went to bed completely obsessed with it, says Graham. His dramas include The Coalition, Ink, and Sherwood September 2022 At last the curtain falls on Boris I like missions, and the unintended consequences of those missions., Buckley and Vidal are no longer around to pass comment but Murdoch saw Ink twice, which led to mutterings that Graham had a little too much sympathy for the devil. Ive long since stopped worrying about what a young writer should be writing about. Barrie was writer. The documentary argues that their combative theatricality (they hated each other Graham says) began the process of reducing political disagreement to a wrestling match, yet in 2021 the idea of 10 million viewers watching two eloquent public intellectuals debate the future of a bitterly divided America seems remarkable. Last May, the playwright James Graham found himself in the unfamiliar environs of Question Time. It was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie, a BAFTA for Single Drama and won the Broadcast award for Best Single Film. Its not just doing it because you think you should but because of all the stories youll miss if you dont. I hope thats a generous instinct and not a self-preservation instinct. For sure, he says, without going into too much detail. What happened to him in 1984? ", She added: "Both a treat and a triumph, this is a superlative night out in the West End.". I think audiences can feel, not sympathy, but empathy for his loss of control.. Over the In 2014 Pearl Chanda played Julia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona the Royal Shakespeare Company to good reviews. These have included American Its a funny old portrait of twenty-first century London:a bit Richard Curtis-y, with little real sense of the capitals cultural diversity bar a dodgy Asian shop owner and a refugee we see only in flashbacks. In January 2019, Graham's life and work was the subject of an in-depth BBC One do*entary as part of the Imagine series. WebOlivier Award-winning playwright James Graham forges a uniquely crowd-sourced play, incorporating scenes by emerging writers into his own sweeping narrative. Theres no exchange of ideas, no listening, no empathy. [9], In 2018 Chanda appeared at Royal Court Theatre in a new play 'One for Sorrow' directed by James Macdonald (director)[10], Chanda returned to the Almeida Theatre in 2019 to play Masha in Chekhov's Three Sisters (play) [11]with Patsy Ferran and Peter McDonald (actor). Quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. In the years to follow, he collaborated with then-"hot new playwrights" Zawe Ashton, Joel Horwood and Michelle Terry, premiered works at the Bush Theatre and Theatr Clwyd in Mold, Wales and wrote a play about the Conservative party's struggle with sexuality. Yes, on the evidence of what Ive seen so far, its that good. SherwoodBBC One, 13 June, 9pm; now on catch-up, This article appears in the 15 Jun 2022 issue of the New Statesman, The Big Slow Down. Tax is really, really taxing for Ben Edwards. The writer's political play This House has just transferred to London's West End, four years after it premiered at The National Theatre. The play was described as "magnificently sharp and witty" by Fiona Mountford in The Evening Standard. His forthcoming BBC drama Sherwood explores how a double murder years later reopened old wounds. They were impossibly articulate., Best of Enemies, which will be staged at Londons Young Vic, is based on a 2015 documentary of the same name. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. But just how did he become one of Britain's most But Graham confirmed that his TV drama will "specifically tackle what happened" in the run-up to the EU referendum on 23 June. Sketching is obviously a very lovely idea, wherein playwright James Graham has attempted to parlay some of his enormous recent success it wasnt so long ago that he had two plays open next door to each other on the West End into a leg up to playwrights at the start of their career. Such actors are gold for Graham and his director, Lewis Arnold, but theyre helped hugely by Sherwoods script, which comes with such specificity in terms of social class, jobs, attitudes, and the way people speak (everyone says duck). Some of Wikitia's pages are sourced from Wikipedia.org's Mainspace and Draftspace. I come from a working-class background in a town that is culturally deprived. His first major play This House was commissioned by the Royal National Theatre, where it was critically and commercially acclaimed, transferred to the larger Olivier Theatre, and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Play. Despite the focus of his research, though, he found it tough going. Broughton, kept unaware, stayed put but died shortly afterwards anyway. J ames Graham OBE, one of the UKs most prolific playwrights, has made his name exploring a veritable mix of subjects over the years. The process of writing the first draft was the hardest Ive ever experienced. Past tragedy and farce, from the minority government of 1974 to the horse-trading of 2010, prove that ruthless mastery of the narrative is crucial, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every Articles taken from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be accessed on Wikipedia's Draft Namespace. James Grahams deftness at dramatising post-war politics has earned him a smash hit with This House at the National, says Dominic Cavendish . James Graham has none whatsoever. We uncover the best of the city and put it all in an email for you. Wikitia is not affiliated to Wikimedia Foundation, Best Actor award at the London Independent Film Festival for her work on The Final Haunting. The series is set no prizes for guessing in a village in Nottinghamshire, the county where, 30 years ago, many men continued to work during the long and painful miners strike, a decision that was personally agonising and often quite dangerous: the buses in which they travelled to the pits were attacked; those who crossed picket lines were scabs, and never to be forgiven (Arthur Scargill, the leader of the National Union of Mineworkers, whose power base was further north in Yorkshire, said this explicitly). Its universality the holy grail of any decent writer lies in its very detail. I love Kevin Doyle as a retired miner (and former scab) who struggles to breathe; special plaudits, too, to Adeel Akhtar, as a lonely train driver. The New Statesmans weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. PODCAST: Growth Podcast - Episode 3 - The Budget is Coming! [14], She won the Best Actor award at the London Independent Film Festival for her work on The Final Haunting.[15]. What memories do you have of Jim Callaghan, or the Winter of Discontent, or Margaret Thatchers first prime ministerial address outside Number 10? Had Labour MP Alfred Broughton been brought from his deathbed to Westminster an action not beyond the realms of possibility in those desperate times the government would have hung on by one vote. In May 2019, his play This House was voted Play of the Decade in Bloomsbury Publishing's '60 Years of Modern Plays' public vote. Hes that rare beast: a political playwright who doesnt tell you where to stand. morning, Available for everyone, funded by readers. His recent work includes Quiz, the hit ITV drama last easter surrounding the 'coughing major' game show trial. WebPlaywright and Screenwriter. No wonder, then, that the series of which it reminds me most is Sally Wainwrights West Yorkshire-set Happy Valley. His Labour counterpart, Walter Harrison, was so impressed by the gesture that he refused that offer. Tory Boyz touched on the sexuality of Edward Heath, Little Madam charted Thatchers formative youth, Sons of York revisited the Winter of Discontent and Edens Empire examined Anthony Edens career up to the Suez Crisis. Thanks for subscribing! Sympathy for the devil? Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. Naturally, attention turns to a local criminal family, the Sparrows, one of whose businesses is a ramshackle archery range (another is home-made ketamine). Its a genuine desire to allow any audience member to come to the work as cleanly as possible, he says. Basically, everything is a sports movie when I start writing it, he says. Drama, Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Historical/Biographical, Childrens Theatre Company 2023 2024 Season. He hadnt planned to become a spokesperson for theatre To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Award-winning playwright and dramatist, James Graham, will be drawing on his experiences of growing up in post-industrial Nottinghamshire for his latest "Particularly post-Trump, it feels like that's the big question in the production - is it possible to be a decent human being in a parliamentary framework? His screen work I go back and forth all the time. Graham and his wife are the brand ambassador of "Affinity Diamonds" and the company shared a beautiful picture of the couple on their official Facebook Page. James Graham got married to his long-term partner, Taryn Burgess in a private ceremony. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, Harlow Makenna Graham in January 2016. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. He hadnt planned to become a spokesperson for theatre during the pandemic, but he happened to be promoting the ITV version of Quiz, his hit 2017 play, just as the sector was screaming for a bailout, and he used his platform wisely. I think that as young writers we have to take responsibility for our own history! Unlike many politicians today, when it comes to the vision thing, James Graham has got it licked. Angry protests erupt over Greek rail disaster, India PM Modi urges G20 to overcome divisions, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. Well-researched and yet keenly imagined, rife with eye-opening titbits about behind-the-scenes battles, This House would have impressed us from a playwright as mature as David Hare. However, Thomas Hescotts production, built around a series of core stories by Graham himself, only attempts to accommodate half of the writers per night. James Grahams absorbing new drama, Sherwood, has a richness that simply cant be bought off the peg. Graham, a playwright whose TV work includes Quiz and Brexit: The Uncivil War, has said that his series is not only based on real events, but that he grew up in the village where these things happened and its this, of course, that explains Sherwoods incredible sense of place (precisely the thing I find most often to be lacking in shows set in places other than London). Quiz was about truth, information and mob mentality. Sherwood has a stunning cast. Like everyone else, Ive been preoccupied with how we talk to one another on our new platforms and how unhealthy and dangerous that sometimes feels. He was perpetuating this civil war in a really reckless way given that a woman got killed in that referendum. 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