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Jez Butterworth Reads The ‘Jerusalem’ Passage He Found Hardest To Write

For the April edition of the Service95 Book Club, Dua Lipa sits down with playwright Jez Butterworth to discuss his modern masterpiece, Jerusalem. If you’ve never read a play before, this is the place to start. With its raw, visceral portrait of myth, rebellion and a nation wrest ...  Show more

Jerusalem: Jez Butterworth on Real Life Inspirations, Creative Instinct & The Myth of Rural England

For April, Dua has chosen Service95’s first play: Jerusalem by award-winning British playwright Jez Butterworth. He’s widely regarded as one of the leading voices in contemporary theatre – with this conversation with Dua showing exactly what that reputation is built on. Here, Dua ...  Show more

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