James Fritz
James Fritz is a British playwright [1] known for Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, Parliament Square and The Flea. He has been described as 'one of the UK's most interesting playwrights'[2] and 'one of the most boundary-pushing playwrights working today'[3]
Career
Fritz studied writing at
Cleveland Street Scandal premiered at The Yard Theatre
.
Fritz has also worked extensively in audio drama and has won Gold at the Audio and Radio Industry Awards on two separate occasions. [7][8]
Works
Stage
- 2011 - Lines
- 2014 - Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (winning Fritz Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright in 2015)
- 2015 - Ross & Rachel
- 2016 - The Fall
- 2017 - Start Swimming
- 2017 - Parliament Square[9]
- 2018 and 2022 - Lava
- 2023 - The Flea
Radio plays
- 2016 - Comment is Free (winner of the Tinniswood Award[10][11] and the Richard Imison award.)
- 2017 - Death Of A Cosmonaut[12]
- 2020 - Eight Point Nine Nine (Winner of the Audio and Radio Industry Awards Gold Award for Best Fictional Storytelling)[13]
- 2022 - Skyscraper Lullaby[14]
- 2022 - Dear Harry Kane (Winner of the Audio and Radio Industry Awards Gold Award for Best Drama[15] and the Prix Europa for Best European Audio Single Fiction of the Year.) [16]
- 2023 - The Test Batter Can't Breathe[17]
References
- ^ "Plays To Perform - James Fritz". Nick Hern Books. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ The Flea review - royal scandal becomes a satirical pantomime - The Guardian, Claire Armitstead
- ^ The Flea Review - Time Out, Anya Ryan
- ^ Thompson, Jessie. "Play Talk: James Fritz on writing about political protest and why boring theatre feels like a personal insult". Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Wicker, Tom. "James Fritz: The language of love sets everyone up for failure". Exeunt. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Love, Catherine. "Protests and power games: how James Fritz's plays caught fire". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ ARIA Winners 2021 /
- ^ ARIA 2023 Winners
- ^ "Meet the Playwright: James Fritz". 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Audio Drama Awards | The Society of Authors". www.societyofauthors.org. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - BBC Audio Drama Awards - The List of 2017 Winners". BBC. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ Death Of A Cosmonaut - BBC Radio 4
- ^ ARIA Winners 2021 /
- ^ Kelli O'Hara, Denée Benton, Brian Stokes Mitchell & More Featured in Audible Theater Originals - Broadway World
- ^ ARIA 2023 Winners
- ^ Prix Europa 2023 Winners
- ^ The 25 Best Radio Dramas To Download Right Now - The Independent
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