James David Rudkin:
(born 29 June 1936) is an English playwright.
Rudkin was born in London. Coming from a family of strict evangelical Christians, he was educated at King Edward’s School, Birmingham and read Mods and Greats at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. Beginning to write during national service in the Royal Corps of Signals, Rudkin taught Latin, Greek and music at North Bromsgrove High School in Worcestershire until 1964, while also directing amateur theatre productions.
Let them play, let them explore, let them get wet & muddy & more. The mud will wash off, the water will dry, but the memories will last for the rest of their lives.
