National Theatre Live: This House (2013)
It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority government by sending its whips out wheeling and dealing with the Liberals, Scottish Nationalists and Northern Irish politicians. But this fragile alliance lasts only until October, when another election is called. This time, Labour win with a tiny majority of just three. Now things get tougher as old cross-Party agreements break down and even sick and dying MPs are wheeled into the chamber to cast their votes! James Graham's acclaimed new play whisks us back to the days of the UK's previous hung Parliament, when politics got really dirty in the battle for power.
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Vincent Franklin
as Michael Cocks
as Michael Cocks
Phil Daniels
as Bob Mellish
as Bob Mellish
Lauren O'Neill
as Ann Taylor
as Ann Taylor
Julian Wadham
as Humphrey Atkins
as Humphrey Atkins
Charles Edwards
as Jack Weatherill
as Jack Weatherill
Reece Dinsdale
as Walter Harrison
as Walter Harrison
David Hounslow
as Joe Harper
as Joe Harper
Gunnar Cauthery
as Clockmaker / Peebles / Redditch / Birmingham Perry Barr
as Clockmaker / Peebles / Redditch / Birmingham Perry Barr
Christopher Godwin
as Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles
as Woolwich West / Batley & Morley / Western Isles
Andrew Havill
as Walsall North / Serjeant at ArmsAct 1 / Speaker Act 2 / Plymouth Sutton
as Walsall North / Serjeant at ArmsAct 1 / Speaker Act 2 / Plymouth Sutton
Helena Lymbery
as Rochester & Chatham / Welwyn & Hatfield / Coventry South West / Lady Batley
as Rochester & Chatham / Welwyn & Hatfield / Coventry South West / Lady Batley
Matthew Pidgeon
as Paddington South / Chelmsford / South Ayrshire / Henley
as Paddington South / Chelmsford / South Ayrshire / Henley
Giles Taylor
as Speaker Act 1 / Mansfield / Serjeant at Arms Act 2 / West Lothian
as Speaker Act 1 / Mansfield / Serjeant at Arms Act 2 / West Lothian
Tony Turner
as Bromsgrove / Abingdon / Liverpool Edge Hill / Paisley / Fermanagh
as Bromsgrove / Abingdon / Liverpool Edge Hill / Paisley / Fermanagh
Rupert Vansittart
as Esher / Belfast West
as Esher / Belfast West
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Fiona Matthews
Wig Designer
Wig Designer
Fiona Matthews
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Paul Anderson
Lighting Design
Lighting Design
Rae Smith
Set Designer
Set Designer
James Graham
Writer
Writer
Jeremy Herrin
Director
Director
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