Dear England

It''s time to change the game. The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can''t England''s men win at their own game?With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to take team and country back to the promised land.Joseph Fiennes plays Gareth Southgate in this new play by James Graham. Following their acclaimed productions, Tammy Faye and Ink , he reunites with director Rupert Goold for this gripping examination of both nation and game. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the National Theatre, London, in June 2023.>

About the author

James Graham is a multi award-winning playwright and screenwriter.

His play This House gained critical acclaim, enjoyed a sell-out run at the National Theatre’s Olivier in 2013 and its 2017 West End revival was Olivier-nominated. It was chosen by popular vote as the best play of the 2010’s by Methuen Drama.

James created theatre history when his two plays Ink, about the early days of Rupert Murdoch, and Labour of Love, a romantic political comedy, played in theatres next to each other in the West End in 2017. James won an Olivier award in 2018 for Labour of Love and Ink transferred to Broadway in 2019, receiving six Tony award nominations.

James’ play The Vote (Donmar Warehouse) aired in real time on TV in the final 90 minutes of the 2015 polling day and was BAFTA-nominated. His most recent television film, Brexit: An Uncivil War (Channel 4/HBO) is nominated for a 2019 Emmy Award.

Product details

• Authors: James Graham
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2023
• EAN: 9781350435292
• ISBN: 978-1-350-43529-2
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 124 mm x 196 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Football (Soccer, Association football), Football variants and related games, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Plays, Playscripts, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism