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Dear England: Football play returns with potential new ending

Graham is also working on turning the play into a four-part BBC drama with Joseph Fiennes reprising his role as Gareth Southgate.

The play premiered at the National Theatre in 2023, before transferring to the West End.

The play was nominated for for nine Olivier Awards in April, winning best new play and best supporting actor for Will Close, who plays England football captain Harry Kane.

In his acceptance speech, Close thanked footballer Kane and co-star Joseph Fiennes – who played England coach Gareth Southgate – for being a “hero”.

“I literally cannot kick a ball, I do not know why I am here,” he also joked in his speech.

During the Euros, a general election will take place, something Graham described as “truly mad”.

“We’ve had five prime ministers and however many housing or culture secretaries, but the one constant has been Southgate. The idea that at the end of this journey, we might finally win a trophy, there’s got to be some meaning in that. The universe is having a laugh,” he said.


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