National Theatre Live: This House
159 mins
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.
Lauren O'Neill
Ann Taylor
Giles Taylor
Speaker Act 1 / Mansfield / Serjeant at Arms Act 2 / West Lothian
Tony Turner
Bromsgrove / Abingdon / Liverpool Edge Hill / Paisley / Fermanagh
Fiona Matthews
Wig Designer
Fiona Matthews
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Rae Smith
Set Designer
Paul Anderson
Lighting Design