UNBELIEVABLE: 5 - The Untold Story

Gareth Southgate has proved that quiet competence can lift a nation – it’s a lesson that goes far beyond sport

The England football manager once derided as ‘woke’ and ‘soft’ has succeeded where his predecessors failed, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

Jude Bellingham added to BBC’s Dear England adaptation after last-minute bicycle kick goal

Playwright James Graham says the length and ending of the BBC version will depend on England’s performance at Euro 2024

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024

Golden boy to whipping boy: how England turned on Gareth Southgate

The manager of the national team could be on his way out whatever happens in Euro 24, but critics should be careful what they wish for say his supporters

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

Dear England playwright to alter ending depending on Euro 2024 result

An England win at this summer’s tournament could affect the ending of Olivier-winning play

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024

Play about England football team to return with potential for new final act

Exclusive: Playwright James Graham says he will rewrite Dear England depending on outcome of Euros

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024

Boys from the Blackstuff review: Alan Bleasdale adaptation needs to feel more like a play for today

Leading political playwright James Graham is burdened by the need to preserve this classic piece of writing about unemployed men in 1980s Liverpool, but the show comes alive when it finds the raw edges of poverty and desperation

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

Boys From the Blackstuff at the National Theatre review: flawed but stirring

This is a blast from the past, which still echoes today

Evening Standard · May 30, 2024

OPINION - It’s vital that culture can continue shedding important light on undersung campaigns

A run of recent dramas based on real-life issues - including ITV’s galvanising show Mr Bates vs the Post Office, and James Graham’s new play Punch - remind us of the incredible power of culture

Evening Standard · May 28, 2024

Punch review – James Graham’s tragic study of a fatal blow

A teenager kills a trainee paramedic with a single strike on a night out in Nottingham in this deftly directed play based on a real story

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2024

'Vibrancy' reforms on the table for later dining hours

Restaurants and bars 500 metres or more from homes will find it easier to trade into the evening under planned changes in NSW.

AAP · May 7, 2024