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2nd May 1997. An historic victory. The Tories, eighteen years in
power, are defeated as New Labour sweeps into government. From the
euphoria and despair, three deeply personal stories emerge.
Tory
MP Robert prepares to attend the count. With defeat looming large, he
fears becoming a forgotten man, while his wife Marie counts the cost of
her own sacrifice to politics. Lib Dem footsoldier Ian is no hero, but
party-crasher Sarah is determined to make him one. Best mates Jake and
Will wake up with a new world order to memorise before their A-level
Politics class. Jake dreams of Number 10. Will dreams of Jake
A smouldering play about escaping the past, seizing the present and owning the future.
Cast : 4M, 2F
Nick Hern Books | 978-1-84842-080-9 | Sales rights: Australia/NZ | PB
Author
JACK THORNE is an award-winning writer for
radio, television, film and theatre. His previous plays include
Bunny
(Underbelly,
Fringe First Award 2010) and a version of Düerrenmatt’s
The
Physicists (Donmar
Warehouse). His work for television includes cultural phenomenon
Skins, and the BAFTA-winning series
This
is England ’88 and
The Fades. On
winning the Best British Newcomer Award at the London BFI Film Festival 2009
for
The Scouting Book for Boys, he was acclaimed by the jury
as ‘a poetic writer with end-of-the-world imagination and a real gift for
storytelling.’
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