Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

State of play

How has political theatre fared during the coalition? Not very well, says Lloyd Evans

A clear-eyed account of socialism: Paul Higgins and Stella Gonet in ‘Hope’ at the Royal Court. Credit: ALASTAIR MUIR 
issue 02 May 2015

Writers and producers have shown little appetite for putting the coalition on stage. Several reasons suggest themselves. In 2010 wise pundits assured us all that the Rose Garden duo would squabble and part long before the five-year term expired, and theatre folk were persuaded not to gamble on a ship that might sail at any moment.

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