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Allen was born in the Miles Platting area of Manchester, Lancashire, on 7 October 1926, the second child of Kitty and Jack Allen, Roman Catholics of Irish descent. At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Allen left school at the age of 13 to work in a wire factory. He had various jobs during the war, before being called up into the Army in ...
Jan 8, 2015 · Jim Allen: A Man of His Words. Christopher Eccleston looks at the life and works of the Socialist playwright Jim Allen. 30 mins
Jan 8, 2015 · Christopher Eccleston looks at the life and works of the socialist playwright Jim Allen. In 1978, Eccleston was inspired to work in television after watching the BBC Play For Today: The Spongers.
Playwright Jim Allen on his controversial play Perdition at the Conway Hall
Perdition (play) Perdition is a 1987 stage play by Jim Allen. Its premiere at London's Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, in a production directed by Ken Loach, was abandoned because of protests, and criticism by two historians, over its controversial and tendentious claims. [ 1 ]
May 21, 2005 · A UNIQUE archive of books and papers used by Middleton playwright Jim Allen has been opened. The material in the archive was used by Jim while he was developing his ideas and scripts for his TV ...
With contributions from Ken Loach and Jimmy McGovern, we hear about the life of the former docker, miner and labourer, a lifelong passionate Socialist with an acute ear for the rhythms of working ...
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