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James Fritz

James Fritz

James Fritz is a playwright whose work includes: Lava (Nottingham Playhouse/Fifth Word, 2018; revived 2022); Parliament Square (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and Bush Theatre, London, 2017); Start Swimming (Young Vic Taking Part, Edinburgh Fringe, 2017); The Fall (National Youth Theatre at the Finborough Theatre, London, 2016); Comment is Free (Old Vic New Voices, 2015; BBC Radio 4, 2016; winner of the Imison and Tinniswood Awards for audio drama, 2017); Ross & Rachel (MOTOR at Assembly George Square, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2015; 59E59 Theaters, New York); Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Hampstead Theatre, 2014; Most Promising Playwright, Critics' Circle Awards) and Lines (Rosemary Branch Theatre, 2011).

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Ross & Rachel

Ross & Rachel

By James Fritz

A dark and uncompromising play about romance, expectation and mortality, James Fritz's Ross & Rachel takes an unflinching look at the myths of modern love.

Comment is Free & Start Swimming

Comment is Free & Start Swimming

Two plays

By James Fritz

Two plays by award-winning writer James Fritz, each asking urgent, pointed and complex questions of the times we live in.

Parliament Square

Parliament Square

By James Fritz

A searingly powerful play about what one individual can do to effect change. Winner of the Judges’ Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

Start Swimming

Start Swimming

By James Fritz

A play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today’s youth.

Comment is Free

Comment is Free

By James Fritz

A journalist forms the centre of a devastating media storm in James Fritz's urgent, gripping and innovative play.

The Fall

The Fall

By James Fritz

A funny, moving and candid look at young people's relationships to older people, confronting the frightening prospect of ageing in a country undergoing crises of housing and care.

Lava

Lava

By James Fritz

A timely play about grief, masculinity and the power of expression, exploring what happens when the capital city is hit by a small asteroid.

Lava

Lava (2022 edition)

By James Fritz

A timely play about grief and the power of expression, rocking with raw emotion and sharp humour.

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