Details

An international group of observers arrives in a West African country to oversee and rubber stamp its first democratic election. New voters queue in their thousands, but a senior member of the observation team find herself both horrified by the president's suppressive tactics and, for once, in a position to do something about it. Yet as violence on the streets escalates and the country enters free fall, an increasingly angry young translator forces this well-meaning outsider to confront the impact of her intervention.

Cast/Performers

Anna Chancellor, James Fleet, Chuk Iwuji, Leo Bill, Baon Broni, Peter Forbes, Lloyd Hutchinson, Aicha Kossoko, Louis Mahoney, Cyril Nri, Isabel Pollen, Joy Richardson

Creatives/Company

Author: Matt Charman
Corporate Sponsor: Accenture
Producer: National Theatre
Director: Richard Eyre
Design(s): Rob Howell, Jon Driscoll (projection)
Lighting: Neil Austin
Music: Richard Hartley
Sound: Rich Walsh