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The Death of Nelson is not, as the title suggests, a biography of Britain's favourite monocular naval hero but instead a one-act one-man tragicomedy about people and politics; about friendship and betrayal; about love and regret; and about growing up and growing old (or not, as the case may be). Set over 18 years between the high tide of Thatcherism and the hopeful dawn of the New Labour 'project', the play charts the often turbulent relationship between Richie, his godson Nelson, and Nelson's parents - student radicals who named their son for Nelson Mandela, but whose radicalism is eroded on the long journey to government. Meanwhile, as Nelson's parents are losing their idealism, the once apolitical Richie is busy acquiring - and trying to hold onto - some idealism of his own.

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Author: Robert Cohen