Details

When the District Council of Wyverdale fails to satisfy a government audit, New Labour high-flyer Alex is sent north from London to formulate a robust recovery plan. But websites, faith festivals and council leaflets in Bengali seem beside the point to the Labour old guard, struggling to provide the basics to an alienated and divided electorate. What begins as a metro-versus-retro comedy of misunderstanding soon becomes a chilling drama about multicultural Britain. Populist politicians play the race card, racial tensions grow and good intentions have fatal consequences.

Cast/Performers

Emma Fielding, Oliver Ford Davies, Paul Bhattacharjee, Susan Brown, Trevor Cooper, Rudi Dharmalingham, Aaron Neil, Bhasker Patel, Alistair Petrie, Helen Rutter, Rebekah Staton, Ewan Stewart, Caroline Strong, David Troughton, Deka Walmsley, Kate Best, Geoffrey Beevers, Nick Fletcher, Colin Haigh, Ranjit Krishnamma, Jonathan McGuinness, Tony Turner, Sameena Zehra

Creatives/Company

Author: David Edgar
Producer(s): National Theatre, Mark Henderson
Director: Michael Attenborough
Lighting: Mark Henderson