Quantcast

Charles Edwards in This House
Charles Edwards in This House

This House moves from NT Cottesloe to Olivier in Feb

Date: 10 October 2012

James Graham's new play This House, which is set in the House of Commons during the turbulent 1970s, will transfer from the Cottesloe Theatre to the larger Olivier in late February next year.

Directed by Royal Court associate Jeremy Herrin, the production features a set that recreates the iconic Commons benches and an ensemble cast that includes Charles Edwards (pictured below) and Philip Glenister.

Precise dates and casting for the Olivier run are still to be announced.

According to press material: "This House strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes; the whips who roll up their sleeves and on occasion bend the rules to shepherd and coerce a diverse chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments."

Graham won the Pearson Playwriting Bursary in 2006 and went on to win the Catherine Johnson Award for Best Play of 2007 for Eden's Empire. His other plays also include Tory Boyz for the National Youth Theatre and The Whisky Taster at the Bush.

This House, which continues its sold out run in the Cottesloe until 1 December, is designed by Rae Smith with lighting design by Paule Constable, music by Stephen Warbeck, choreography by Scott Ambler and sound by Ian Dickinson.

- by Theo Bosanquet

Related Content

Booking Tickets & Show Listings
This House Listing Page
Internal Links
Review Round-up: Was it aye or no for This House? - 11th Oct 2012 roundup
This House starstarstar - 10th Oct 2012 reviews



Write a Comment
Give us your opinion on this entry
Comment:
Name:
Required, will appear on website
Email:
Required, will not appear on website
Confirm: Please type in
Please enter this number > SEVENTY-EIGHT < Just the two digits only, without any spaces.

Free Newsletter

Subscribe to our free newsletter


Featured Video

Twitter

Featured Editor's Picks

Tom Hiddleston. Photo: Dan WoollerDonmar stages Nick Payne premiere, Wesker's Roots & Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus
The Donmar Warehouse has announced its new season, which features the premiere of Nick Payne's new p...

Ayad AkhtarPulitzer winner Ayad Akhtar: Islam is 'ripe territory' for drama
Ayad Akhtar's play Disgraced, which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, receives its UK premiere ...

Michael Coveney: New York honours Matilda with five big awards
First blood in the New York awards contest went to Matilda last night, as the show walked off with...

Matilda on BroadwayMatilda on Broadway wins five Drama Desk Awards
The Broadway transfer of Matilda The Musical has won five gongs at the 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards...

Opening: Relatively Speaking, Southwark Playhouse's Tanzi Libre & NT Shed's Bullet Catch
Among this week's major London theatre openings, in the West End and further afield, are Relatively ...

Dominic Rowan & Hattie Morahan in A Doll's HouseYoung Vic's award-winning Doll's House transfers to West End
Carrie Cracknell's critically acclaimed Young Vic production of A Doll's House, using an adaptatio...

Let it BeLet It Be extends booking at Savoy until Jan 2014
Let It Be, the concert show based on the music of The Beatles, has extended its run at the Savoy...

Tom Hanks plays Mike McAlaryWest End gets Lucky with Tom Hanks?
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is reportedly in talks to reprise his role in hit Broadway play Lucky ...

Benedict Nightingale at the launch of the 2013 Bruntwood PrizeGuest Blog: Benedict Nightingale on judging the Bruntwood Prize
Former Times theatre critic Benedict Nightingale is among the judges of this year's Bruntwood Priz...

Ripe for revival? The Pirate QueenTen of the Best: Theatre 'flops' ripe for reinvention
Defining a theatre 'flop' is no straightforward task. A general rule of thumb could be that it mak...
>> More Editor's Picks
>> Most Recent Stories
>> Most Popular Stories

Follow Us

Facebook Twitter Google Plus YouTube