It is a new play, by Matt Charman, and it is apparently quite similar to the recent Manbites Dog (theater company in Durham) production of "The Overwhelming".
Here is some information from the National Theater website:
FOUR STARS Daily Mail, Guardian, Sunday Express, Sunday Telegraph, thelondonpaper
‘Richard Eyre's fast paced production... A timely metaphor for the potential dangers of liberal intervention.' Guardian
‘Matt Charman's outstanding new play. A superb ensemble of actors. Highly recommended.' Independent on Sunday
‘A taut, compelling and highly intelligent piece of drama.' Sunday Telegraph
'Passionate, engrossing theatre.' Sunday Express
On the eve of an election, one woman can decide the fate of a nation.
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 finds 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.
People walked for six miles to vote. I’ve been doing this job for ten years and I’m telling you that for the first time in what feels like a lifetime we can do something real here.
Should be exciting! We will discuss the play in class tomorrow, in addition to "When the Rain Stops Falling" (we saw it last Saturday).
Expect an update tomorrow!
Yours,
-the blogmaster
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