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==Early life== Hall was born in 1966 in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], the son of a [[house painter and decorator]] and a housewife. He was educated at [[Benfield School]] in [[Walkergate]]. As a youth he went to Wallsend Young People's Theatre along with Deka Walmsley, Mark Scott and Trevor Fox. Walmsley later appeared in two of Hallβs works, ''Billy Elliot'' and ''The Pitmen Painters''. Hall attended [[Fitzwilliam College]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]], where he studied English literature and was taught by poet [[Paul Muldoon]].<ref name="Play">[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/may/12/poetry.artsandhumanities Profile "The poet at play"], ''The Guardian'', 12 May 2001, Accessed 2013-10-16</ref> After leaving Cambridge, he first worked as a youth theatre fundraiser in Newcastle and at the [[Gate Theatre (London)|Gate Theatre]] in London. In 1997, his playwriting career was launched with the broadcast of his radio play, ''[[Spoonface Steinberg]]'', on [[BBC Radio 4]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Johnson |title=Lee Hall: 'Cambridge taught me I was short' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/lee-hall-cambridge-taught-me-i-was-short-1830512.html |work=The Independent on Sunday |location=London |date=29 November 2009 |access-date=29 November 2009}}</ref>
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