“The script is right there. This movie will absolutely happen”: Jack Osbourne says Ozzy biopic is written and gives tentative release date We still don’t know who’ll play the Prince Of Darkness, though Metal Hammer · May 14
Being born in north-east England gives you grit, says Fiona Hill Former White House adviser turns spotlight on ‘resilient’ region with new podcast Forged in the North The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025
Billy Elliot writer’s new play swaps West End for church hall in County Durham Adaptation of Brecht’s Mother Courage will train people from the north-east to take on their first ever acting roles The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025
BBC radio drama is in grave danger. Without it we may lose the next generation of writing talent Hundreds of hours of original plays have been cut from the corporation’s programming in recent years. If the trend continues, a valuable training ground for writers will be lost The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025
The week in classical: Festen; Das Rheingold review – a dark, jubilant, five-star Turnage triumph Daring, lyrical and brilliantly achieved, Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new opera is his best work yet. Plus, knockout Wagner on a shoestring The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025
Festen review – Turnage’s taut new opera grips, appals and moves Mark-Anthony Turnage’s varied musical palette, Lee Hall’s unfussy libretto and Richard Jones’s focused staging of the tragedy of a family deeply scarred by abuse drives the drama inexorably in a remarkable production The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
‘It’s really a very dark comedy’: Festen, the explosive opera based on the dinner-party-from-hell film The Danish film about racism, child abuse and self-harm caused jaws to drop in the 90s. Can it work as opera? Absolutely, say lyricist Lee Hall and composer Mark-Anthony Turnage The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025
Director Paul King Provides Update On Fred Astaire Biopic Director Paul King provides an update on the Fred Astaire biopic starring Tom Holland, highlighting the collaboration with screenwriter Lee Hall and Hollan... Top News · Feb 24, 2024
Newcastle’s Side Gallery to close after funding cuts and energy bills rise Photography space that inspired Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall launches fundraising campaign with aim of reopening in 2024 The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023
Tragic dad found dead in canal had left pub "heavily intoxicated" hours earlier The body of Lee Hall, 55, was found in a stretch of the Rochdale Canal in Newton Heath on Sunday, October 31 Manchester Evening News · Jun 23, 2022