National Theatre Live: This House (2020)

  • NR
  • 05/28/2020 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 2h 39m

Overview

It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority government by sending its whips out wheeling and dealing with the Liberals, Scottish Nationalists and Northern Irish politicians. But this fragile alliance lasts only until October, when another election is called. This time, Labour win with a tiny majority of just three. Now things get tougher as old cross-Party agreements break down and even sick and dying MPs are wheeled into the chamber to cast their votes! James Graham's acclaimed new play whisks us back to the days of the UK's previous hung Parliament, when politics got really dirty in the battle for power.

James Graham

Writer

Jeremy Herrin

Director

Cast

Vincent Franklin's headshot

Vincent Franklin

Michael Cocks
Phil Daniels's headshot

Phil Daniels

Bob Mellish
Lauren O'Neill's headshot

Lauren O'Neill

Ann Taylor
Julian Wadham's headshot

Julian Wadham

Humphrey Atkins
Charles Edwards's headshot

Charles Edwards

Jack Weatherill
Reece Dinsdale's headshot

Reece Dinsdale

Walter Harrison
David Hounslow's headshot

David Hounslow

Joe Harper
Gunnar Cauthery's headshot

Gunnar Cauthery

Clockmaker / Peebles / Redditch / Birmingham Perry Barr

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