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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]

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Career

Fritz studied writing at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama [4] .In 2014 he wrote Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, which premiered at The Hampstead Theatre before transferring to Trafalgar Studios. His 2015 play Ross & Rachel debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before transferring to 59E59 Theaters in New York [5] . The same year Parliament Square won Fritz a Bruntwood Prize and went on to open at Royal Exchange, Manchester in 2017. [6] In 2023 his play The Flea about The 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

Radio plays

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References

  1. ↑ "Plays To Perform - James Fritz". Nick Hern Books. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ↑ The Flea review - royal scandal becomes a satirical pantomime - The Guardian, Claire Armitstead
  3. ↑ The Flea Review - Time Out, Anya Ryan
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Wicker, Tom. "James Fritz: The language of love sets everyone up for failure". Exeunt. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Love, Catherine. "Protests and power games: how James Fritz's plays caught fire". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  7. ↑ ARIA Winners 2021 /
  8. ↑ ARIA 2023 Winners
  9. ↑ "Meet the Playwright: James Fritz". 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Audio Drama Awards | The Society of Authors". www.societyofauthors.org. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  11. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - BBC Audio Drama Awards - The List of 2017 Winners". BBC. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  12. ↑ Death Of A Cosmonaut - BBC Radio 4
  13. ↑ ARIA Winners 2021 /
  14. ↑ Kelli O'Hara, Denée Benton, Brian Stokes Mitchell & More Featured in Audible Theater Originals - Broadway World
  15. ↑ ARIA 2023 Winners
  16. ↑ Prix Europa 2023 Winners
  17. ↑ The 25 Best Radio Dramas To Download Right Now - The Independent


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