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Joseph Fiennes stars in compelling new play Dear England at the National Theatre – review
We’re aware that a play about football isn’t the sort of thing we’d usually cover, but Dear England piqued our interest so we thought we’d take a trip to the National Theatre to see what it was all about. Written by James Graham – responsible for the excellent Best of Enemies on the West End last year, and who co-wrote the Olivier-winning musical Tammy Faye with Elton John and Jake Shears – it tells the story of Gareth Southgate’s tenure as England manager. The play stars Joseph Fiennes, who looks remarkably like Southgate, in the lead role.