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Adopting playrights is no laughing matter Guardian Theatre Blogs Monday 04 May, 2009 Response to Alfred Hickling's post criticising the Adopt-A-Playwright scheme, on whose panel I sit. Click here to read the full text

 

Fin Kennedy's incredible disappearing act Daily Telegraph 03 October, 2008 Interview with Dominic Cavendish about HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AND NEVER BE FOUND, prior to its London premiere. Click here to read the full text

 

Can theatre change immigration law? Guardian Theatre Blogs 02 July, 2008 Blog piece about my research process for UNSTATED for the Red Room Theatre Company, and whether campaigning political theatre can ever have an effect. Click here to read the full text

 

Interview with Australian Stage Friday 17 May, 2008 Interview about HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AND NEVER BE FOUND, in the week of its Australian premiere in Melbourne. Click here to read the full text

 

Q&A with Alison Croggon of Theatre Notes 20 May, 2008 Interview about HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AND NEVER BE FOUND, in the week of its Australian premiere in Melbourne. Click here to read the full text

 

Q&A with Natasha Tripney Friday 27 June, 2008 Interview about UNSTATED at Southwark Playhouse with Natasha Tripney for MusicOMH.com, in which I give some background to the show and talk about its political aspirations. Click here to read the full text

 

Opening Access Thursday November 15, 2007 Sofie Mason article in The Stage quoting my arguments for a more inclusive theatre funding culture. Click here to read the full text

 

Enlightening Entertainer Wednesday August 01, 2007 Society Guardian interview about Mehndi Night and my other community work. Click here to read the full text

 

My Big Break Tuesday March 27, 2007 Guardian feature by Maddy Costa about my career so far. Click here to read the full text

 

39th John Whiting Award Presentation Speech Thursday October 27, 2006 A plea to keep the award going, from a young playwright whose life it changed. Click here to read the full text

 

In Defence Of Pirate Radio Tuesday August 01, 2006 A response to Mark Flanagan's article in The Stage, July 31st edition, page 30 Click here to read the full article

 

West End Story Tuesday May 9, 2006 The Legacy of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger. (I didn't write this, I just get a mention). Click here to read the full article

 

'We're taking a risk just by writing for the stage' Wednesday March 15, 2006 The Guardian Theatre directors are calling on young playwrights to be more ambitious. Hang on, says Fin Kennedy - we're not the ones who lack vision Click here to read the full article

 

Teacher wins coveted prize for the play that theatres turned down Friday February 24, 2006 The Times By Dalya Alberge, Arts Correspondent A TRAINEE teacher followed in the footsteps of Tom Stoppard and Edward Bond yesterday by winning one of the most coveted theatre writing awards in Britain — for a play that was turned down by every theatre in London. Click here to read the full article

 

'Ditch the mumbling smackheads!' Wednesday January 7, 2004 The Guardian We asked Britain's leading young playwrights what's wrong with UK drama - and how they plan to fix it. Click here to read the full article

 

A sympathetic ear Wednesday June 25, 2003 The Guardian By Raekha Prasad Fin Kennedy spent three months talking to members of a profession more usually talked about. Hours of taped conversation - every pause and cough - were transcribed meticulously. At the end, he was left with 10 accounts by voices rarely sought, describing work rarely understood. Click here to read the full article

 

Interview with Sarah Dickenson of writernet March 2006 Click here to read the full interview