David Edgar invariably gives left-wing drama a good name, chiefly because he’s very clever, knows his stuff and is good at identifying crisis points in history. This time, he’s speculating about the 2015 election in a meeting of three politicians from the major parties. So you’ll soon be able to say, “Have you seen the one about the Labour special advisor, the Lib Dem staffer and the Tory candidate?” The three of them first meet in Malaga airport in April 2010, stranded there by the Icelandic ash cloud.
Now it’s August 2014 and, as the nation prepares for the centenary of the First World War, they meet again. One of them has some information that could radically change the election outcome. I don’t think we’re necessarily talking a projected Ukip landslide here, or a deal with Nigel Farage, though you never know with Edgar; he’s unlikely to sound anything but bang on the money and right up to date.
Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 14th June to 27th July
