“Theatre’s function is in creating art…that is the most radical and galvanising thing it can do." I caught Rupert Goold at the end of his run of the musical Spring Awakening at the Almeida Theatre. Given his schedule, it didn’t seem unusual that we talked virtually as…
On Friday 26th November 2021, Ian McEwan delivered the Orwell Memorial Lecture on 'Politics and the Imagination: Reflections on Orwell's Inside the Whale'. The Orwell Youth Fellows were invited to attend and prepared the first two questions, one of which was asked by Jennifer Yang. Jennifer has written the following…
So you’ve just won the lottery. Gone on that luxury cruise to Monaco, bought a car with a name you can’t pronounce, eaten caviar for breakfast every day even though you don’t like it. Now you’re feeling generous. You think you might donate to that small,…
The 2020 Fellows have been asking the 2021 Fellows some intriguing questions about their writing process and Youth Prize pieces. With the Prize open for entries for another year, we're delighted to share the next two interviews in the series. Keep an eye on the blog, as we will be…
The 2020 Fellows have been asking the 2021 Fellows some intriguing questions about their writing process and Youth Prize pieces. With the Prize open for entries for another year, we're delighted to share the next two interviews in the series. Keep an eye on the blog, as we will be…
A politician's duty has always been to serve the public. And there has never been a more serious basis on which to serve than the threat of impending climate doom faced by all citizens of planet Earth. These are the kinds of words we're used to hearing from MPs, Cabinet…
The 2020 Fellows have been asking the 2021 Fellows some intriguing questions about their writing process and Youth Prize pieces. With the Prize open for entries for another year, we're delighted to share the next two interviews in the series. Keep an eye on the blog, as we will be…
Over the summer the 2020 Fellows have been asking the 2021 Fellows some intriguing questions about their writing process and Youth Prize pieces. With the Prize open for entries for another year, we're delighted to share the first two interviews. Keep an eye on the blog, as we will be…