Georgia Pritchett
Sublime vulgarity
by Sarah Collins
“I tried to make theatre cool. But I think theatre will always be one of the least cool art forms
Speaking to Georgia Pritchett, it is hard to believe that this warm, self-effacing woman could be one of the brains behind the narcissistic and entitled family at the heart of HBO’s hit show Succession. When I put this to her, she laughs and tells me there were doubts “from some quarters” over whether a “small, scruffy, shambolic group of British writers” could pull off this “big, glossy American drama.” The show, currently in its third series, charts the machinations of ageing media magnate Logan Roy—rumoured to have been inspired by both Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump—and his conniving children who vie to succeed him. Given the show has received Emmys and nearuniversal critical acclaim, it seems Pritchett and her fellow writers have pulled it off.