James Graham’s adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s TV series about unemployed people in Liverpool is punchy and humane
Plus: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the Almeida seethes with restless energy; ‘Frank and Percy’ celebrates older romance
As his Gore Vidal vs William F Buckley Jr drama hits the West End, the playwright reflects on ‘making sense of the world’ through art
With book by James Graham and lyrics from Jake Shears, the show about a televangelist is a camp riot
The adeptly executed crime series is inspired by two killings that shook an ex-mining village in 2004
Kim Philby serves whisky cocktails at Gore Vidal’s house on a night of glorious faux pas
It dramatises the 1968 televised debates between William F Buckley Jr and Gore Vidal which electrified the public
In a short made by the FT, the playwright explores how Covid has led to a further erosion of our privacy
The live arts are struggling for survival. But, says the playwright, the crisis is also a chance to explode barriers
Benedict Cumberbatch plays with sympathy the man who coined the ‘take back control’ slogan
Dramatist James Graham has created a kaleidoscopic portrait of contemporary London
James Graham’s drama about a game-show scandal is a piercing inquiry into truth and misinformation
James Graham’s inventive play opens at the Minerva Studio, Chichester, West Sussex
Plus: an interview with adventurer Natalia Cohen
James Graham’s play cleverly explores the dilemma at the heart of the Labour party
Revoking this custom is a weapon opposition parties can use against a government
James Graham’s play tells the story of The Sun newspaper following its takeover by Rupert Murdoch
A fascinating account of the mechanisms of parliamentary democracy
James Graham’s play explores the implications of our addiction to smartphones and the internet
A celebration of British eccentricity focuses on the political clown Screaming Lord Sutch
The polling-station drama is a smart, lively way to address the importance of the UK election
Morgan Matthews directs this clever, imaginative movie about a gifted autistic boy
James Graham’s new play is a fact-based cops and revolutionaries tale set in 1970s Britain
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