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Trevor Griffiths, socialist playwright who embraced television to ‘break the classes’ – obituary
Griffiths: felt his plays were preaching to the converts, and was ‘not interested in talking to 38 university graduates in a basement in Soho’ – Jimmy James/ANL/Shutterstock Trevor Griffiths, the stage and television playwright, who has died aged 88, was one of the most original, intelligent and controversial exponents of socialism in post-war British theatre. … Read more
Manchester United are formally closing in on Newcastle for Dan Ashworth
Dan Ashworth is contractually obliged to spend almost two years on gardening leave – Getty Images/Serena Taylor Manchester United are preparing for a compensation battle with Newcastle over Dan Ashworth after finally making a formal approach for their highly-rated sporting director. Newcastle announced in a statement on Monday afternoon that Ashworth had formally begun a … Read more
the secrets of Britain’s haunted theatres
Catherine Tate stars in The Enfield Haunting – Marc Brenner Recently, British theater has suffered from stage fright due to an increase in the number of shows with supernatural themes. The successes of A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic and the spooky thriller 2:22 A Ghost Story (now on tour), not to mention the … Read more