Tony Nominee Nathaniel Parker & More Set for West End Transfer of This House

“This country is being kept alive on aspirin when what it needs is electric bloody shock therapy.” Casting has been announced for the (arguably, extremely timely) West End transfer of James Graham’s critically acclaimed political drama This House. Directed by Jeremy Herrin, Tony nominee Nathaniel Parker (Wolf Hall) and more will star in the previously reported production, which is set to begin previews on November 19. Opening night is scheduled for November 30.

The cast will also be led by Phil Daniels, Kevin Doyle, David Hounslow, Ed Hughes, Lauren O’Neil, Steffan Rhodri, Malcolm Sinclair and Sarah Woodward, along with Christopher Godwin, Peter Landi, Matthew Pigeon, Giles Taylor, Tony Turner and Orlando Wells.

1974. The U.K. faces economic crisis and a hung parliament. In a culture hostile to cooperation, it’s a period when votes are won or lost by one, when there are fist fights in the bars and when sick MPs are carried through the lobby to register their vote. It’s a time when a staggering number of politicians die, and the building creaks under idiosyncrasies and arcane traditions. Set in the engine rooms of Westminster, Graham’s play strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes: the whips who roll up their sleeves and on occasion bend the rules to shepherd and coerce a diverse chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments.

This House originally played two sell-out seasons at the National Theatre; this incarnation will transfer to the Garrick following its upcoming run at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre.