The Observer
a new play by Matt Charman
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.
Richard Eyre returns to the National Theatre to direct this gripping new play by award-winning playwright Matt Charman.
Anna Chancellor, last seen at the NT in Never So Good, plays Fiona, the observer.
World Premiere
Audio Described performances:
Friday 26 June 7.20pm
Saturday 27 June 2.30pm
Touch Tour before the show on Saturday 27 June 12.45pm
More Information on assisted perfromances
AN ILLUSTRATED PROGRAMME for The Observer is available to buy from the NT Bookshop and from the Cottesloe Bookstall at performance times, priced at £2. See the full contents list and read an extract.
The Observer finished on: 3 September 2009
