James Graham
This House
theatre
The aftermath of a tight election, the UK in economic peril, it's 1974 and the House of Commons is a battle ground.
Fist fights, political arguments and close votes, MP's are wheeled through the divisions on their deathbeds.
In times of strife the whips are king and their work is never done.
This House opened on 9th October 2012 at the Cottesloe Theatre to critical acclaim and ran until 1st December 2012. This House transferred to the Olivier Theatre in February 2013.
diligently researched, ferociously witty, and permeated by a deep sense of the tragic-comic nature of all political systems... astonishingly assured
Jane ShillingThe Telegraph
Graham has found the right level of rollicking theatricality with which to make vivid the often farcical survival tactics as Labour galvanises votes
Dominic MaxwellThe Times Full Review
The Telegraph
Graham shapes a brilliantly exhausting, funny and moving political epic... another hit is born in the Cottesloe. It will last longer than the years it depicts
Libby PurvesThe Times Full Review
Evening Standard
The Guardian
**** The script nails the satin and bellicose tones of politicians, and a culture stiff with sexism and class-consciousness
Maxie SzalwinskaThe Sunday Times Full Review
The Stage
***** a hilarious and occasionally moving insight into a culture that was once crucial to who ran Britain
Simon EdgeDaily Express
Exeunt
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This House transmits on NT Live
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Olivier Nominations Announced
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This House transfers to the Olivier Theatre
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This House and Constellations nominated for Evening Standard Awards
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Longlist announced for the Evening Standard Awards
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This House opens at the National to critical acclaim
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This Autumn at the Theatre
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Richard Ridings debates in This House at the National
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This House opens at the National Theatre