Living Newspaper Clippings: Jammz and Nazareth Hassan in conversation

Living Newspaper Clippings, is a new series of conversations between some of the writers and artists who are creating Living Newspaper at the Royal Court Theatre.

“I feel like playwriting… writing a play is a spell or it’s a prayer, right? That prayer only matters when you need it. So sometimes it’s hard to sort of write with that same urgency, and write that prayer. When you know it’s not gonna be performed or invoked for a while.”

Writers and musicians Jammz (Poet in da Corner) and Nazareth Hassan (VANTABLACK) discuss their work for Living Newspaper Editions 1 and 2, and how they approached creating their pieces for Living Newspaper, the survival of club spaces during the pandemic, and where theatre and music intersect and divide.

Living Newspaper Clippings is available to listen on Apple Podcasts and you can also stream this episode on our website here.

This conversation has been transcribed and can be accessed here.

Watch excerpts from Edition 1 and 2