Home review – captivating revival of a neglected classic
David Storey’s intense drama of cross-talking patients in an institution has gained fresh relevance from the pandemic
May 2021
Playwright David Storey’s posthumous memoir: ‘The more successful I became, the more ill I felt’
In 1963 the acclaimed novelist was battling anxiety and writer’s block. In this extract, he describes how he found a new life as a playwright
September 2018
'Over my dead body': Booker prize archives reveal unknown judging battles
British Library puts archive online, ranging from the coin-toss that won David Storey 1976’s award to Joanna Lumley’s disdain for The Bone People
September 2017
The March on Russia review – subtle drama of hope and regret
The March on Russia review – dreams turn to despair in David Storey's family reunion
March 2017
Brief letters
Snobbery that hasn’t been kicked into touch since David Storey’s playing days
Brief letters: Rugby league v union | Civilian casualties | Incompetent TV detectives | Office thieves | Alcohol intake
How David Storey's This Sporting Life created a great working-class film hero
Storey delivered a blast of energy to the dull early 60s with the character of Frank Machin, a rugby league player who capitalised on the new magic of celebrity
Theatre blog
David Storey: an instinctive writer who portrayed a divided soul and country
Michael Billington
David Storey obituary
David Storey, author of This Sporting Life, dies at 83
October 2013
Home – review
David Storey's haunting, elegiac play reveals itself slowly but this production too often leaves the audience staring at actor's backs, finds Michael Billington
June 2013
Early Days – review
David Storey's portrait of an elderly former politician shows a mastery of dramatising the unsaid, writes Lyn Gardner
September 2011
Punter David Storey fails to back his own 40-1 Cambridgeshire winner
Professional gambler David Storey did not think Prince Of Johanne could win the Cambridgeshire and missed out backing his 40-1 winner
December 2010
Sportblog
David Storey's yarn hits 50 and is still top of the league
Frank Keating: This Sporting Life has just reached its half-century and it remains the best novel written by a former sportsman or woman
July 2009
The Apple Cart/Home
Theatre Royal, Bath Both parts of a double bill – Shaw's prophetic judgment on British society and David Storey's study of old age – prove worth the revival, writes Michael Billington
November 2008
Books blog
Booker club: Saville
Sam Jordison: A potentially absurd tale of a miner father and his writer son remains vivid and captivating throughout its 500+ pages
July 2007
Class acts from the class divide
Reviews roundup: In Celebration
December 2004
Telling it straight
David Storey appreciates Paul Ryan's collection of the writings of Lindsay Anderson, Never Apologise.
February 2004
Private lies
DJ Taylor is not convinced by David Storey's stylised family drama, Thin-ice Skater
