Make England Great Again – Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Francis Beckett's new play takes the very topical theme of a right-wing political party having assumed power in the United Kingdom and speculates on its possible consequences. There is certainly plenty in our present political discourse to provide the raw material for such a narrative.
The play starts with a dialogue between King Charles III and Max Moore, the Prime Minister of Briton's First, a recently elected right-wing minority government. Max is seeking a dissolution of Parliament even though he has only been Prime Minister for six days. We also meet the leader of the opposition, Pam Jones, denied the premiership because of alleged fraudulent electoral activities in a key number of the constituencies that she won. The fourth member of the cast is Max Moore's political adviser and p...