I am not your punch bag! I am a Member of Parliament!

An MP with an instinct for compassion.
An ex-serviceman with a life in free fall.
And a parliamentary protection officer who’s having none of it.?

This volatile new play by Olivier Award-winner Joe Penhall deconstructs politics, panic alarms and the conflict between public service and personal safety.?

Published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Old Vic starring Anna Maxwell Martin and James Corden in June 2024.

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A volatile new play by Olivier Award-winning author Joe Penhall which deconstructs politics, panic alarms and the conflict between public service and personal safety.?
An explosive new play perfect for three performers
The Modern Plays series is world famous for containing the work of many of the finest contemporary playwrights. Established in 1959 with the publication of Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey, it remains a series synonymous with the very best in new writing for the stage. Today it features over 1000 plays and continues to grow alongside the staging of new work.
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Product details

ISBN
9781350517745
Published
2024-06-25
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
99 gr
Height
196 mm
Width
130 mm
Thickness
10 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
80

Author

Biographical note

Joe Penhall's plays include Some Voices (1994); Pale Horse (1995); In Love and Understanding (1997); The Bullet (1998), Blue/Orange (2000 - Evening Standard Best Play Award, the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play and the 2001 Olivier Award for Best New Play), Haunted Child (2011), Birthday (2012) and Sunny Afternoon (2014).