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Dear England: ‘Footballers are like the modern Gladiator; stadiums are our Colosseums’

James Graham’s latest play unearths the Shakespearean dramas within the great game, and finds an unlikely hero in Gareth Southgate

Evening Standard

‘He’s built a new England’: Joseph Fiennes on tackling the role of football’s Gareth Southgate

For Joseph Fiennes, a new play about England football manager Gareth Southgate is a glorious chance to change his game. He talks about typecasting, his unusual childhood – and what happened when he stood up to Harvey Weinstein

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s something Shakespearean about Gareth Southgate’: the epic play about England’s hero

He came back from a disastrous penalty to reignite the English men’s football team – and inspire a country in the grip of gloom. Writer James Graham reveals how he turned the ‘quiet guy doing The Impossible Job’ into gripping drama

The Guardian - UK

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‘A revelation’: Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen has been a consummate shapeshifter

From HBO’s hit series to Shakespeare, the stage to Spooks, the actor’s global star status has been sealed

The Guardian - UK

Lanarkshire brute jailed after breaking partner's arm with chair leg

Airdrie Sheriff Court heard that when the woman pleaded with James Graham to stop

Daily Record

BBC The Way: Full cast list for Michael Sheen's Welsh-filmed drama with Steffan Rhodri and Luke Evans

Mali Harries, Sophie Melville and Callum Scott Howells also star in the new drama which is being filmed in Port Talbot

Wales Online

Rangers pay the Glasgow Cup penalty as Celtic earn Ibrox shoot-out success

RANGERS paid the penalty in the Glasgow Cup final as Celtic secured the silverware thanks to a shoot-out success at Ibrox. Once again, the bragging…

The National (Scotland)

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St Helens boss Paul Wellens lauds Matty Lees' "iconic" display in Huddersfield win

Wellens likened the England prop, 25, to Super League legends James Graham and Stuart Fielden after a remarkable 80-minute stint in the tight 14-12 win at Huddersfield Giants

Daily Mirror

Bulldogs get early 2000s feel as they return to Belmore

Hazem El Masri has highlighted the strong links between Canterbury's last premiership-winning side and the Bulldogs charged with rebuilding the NRL club.

AAP

Baldwin v Buckley: how the ‘debate play’ made a riveting resurgence

Verbal clashes from history are being thrillingly restaged for modern audiences. Do these grand battles prove we’ve lost the art of disagreement? And could watching them anew change the politics of tomorrow?

The Guardian - UK

‘Right now, there is not a great deal of trust in the police’: why TV is filled with bent coppers

Crime dramas like Better, The Capture and Karen Pirie increasingly depict officers as corrupt. Given the scandals that have eroded confidence in British police, it’s no wonder

The Guardian - UK

Why the NRL says there'll be no cap dispensation if Knights stand down Ponga

The NRL currently offer dispensation for clubs who lose players to injuries in representative matches

Newcastle Herald

No cap dispensation if Knights stand down Ponga

The NRL have indicated they are willing to look at salary cap dispensation for players stood down with concussion, but it won't come during this season.

AAP

McDonald's throws man out for outfit that left diners 'completely horrified'

James Graham who has run marathons without shoes was taken aback that he was kicked out of a McDonald's diner after he was issued a warning from a member of staff.

Edinburgh Live

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Daily Mirror

Man thrown out of McDonald's for outfit that left diners 'completely horrified'

James Graham who has run marathons without shoes was shocked that he was kicked out of a McDonald's franchise in Bexhill, Sussex

Manchester Evening News

Man, 55, thrown out of McDonald's for outfit choice that leaves some people 'horrified'

"Some are completely horrified and don’t understand it. Other people fully support it and say they wish they had the courage and freedom to do it."

Wales Online

Man asked to leave McDonald's because he doesn't wear shoes

James gave up wearing shoes after his life changed in 2013

Wales Online

The Night Manager, The Responder, Vigil and all the BBC dramas returning you didn’t expect

Time, Boiling Point and The Tourist are also shows that viewers did not expect to return

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James Roby admits it's "highly likely" he will suffer brain damage after 20-year career

St Helens hooker James Roby holds the record for the highest number of Super League appearances and is still going strong after signing a new contract with the club

The Guardian - UK

St Helens’ James Roby: ‘This is a hard game that puts you in dark places’

James Roby tells Donald McRae he has ‘scars everywhere’ but is ready to fight on, with the record as the most capped Saint of all time in his sights

AAP

Graham accuses Dragons of having rats in their ranks

Former St George Illawarra captain James Graham claims there are rats in the club's ranks, concerned about the Mudgee hotel argument being made public.

The Independent UK

England soccer team drama at London's National Theatre

Often surrounded by drama, England’s soccer team is being turned into an actual show

Daily Mirror

Gareth Southgate to be played by look-alike TV villain in new play about his 'revolution'

Gareth Southgate is set to be played by Joseph Fiennes, known for portraying the villainous Fred Waterford in The Handmaid's Tale, in a production about the England's manager 'gentle revolution' in the game

Evening Standard

Our pick of playwright James Graham’s ten best works, as new National Theatre Gareth Southgate play announced

There are few playwrights doing it better than Graham

The Independent UK

Joseph Fiennes to star as Gareth Southgate in National Theatre play this summer

‘Dear England’ has been written by ‘Quiz’ playwright James Graham

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