Loyalty - Hampstead Theatre

Pro reviewers average 2013-05-22 I felt I should say congratulations on winning the election but I couldn't find the words...There were suddenly three of us in our relationship In the weeks leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the pressure on the UK government to commit to joining ... I felt I should say congratulations on winning the election but I couldn't find the words...There were suddenly three of us in our relationship In the weeks leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the pressure on the UK government to commit to joining the American cause was escalating. And in one Stockwell household the pressure had completely erased the line between the political and the personal – the home of Laura and her husband Nick…Tony Blair’s Chief of Staff. With the crisis coming to a head, Nick and Laura struggle to protect their relationship as Nick attempts to guide Tony Blair through one of the greatest controversies of our time. 2.7
Running dates from Jul 14 2011 to Aug 13 2011
Theatre Hampstead Theatre
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Sarah Hemming (Financial Times)
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Quentin Letts (Daily Mail)
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Dominic Maxwell (The Times)
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Charles Spencer (The Telegraph)
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Paul Taylor (The Independent)
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Lyn Gardner (The Guardian)
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Henry Hitchings (Evening Standard)
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Overview, Cast and Creatives

Genre Drama
Synopsis
I felt I should say congratulations on winning the election but I couldn't find the words...There were suddenly three of us in our relationship In the weeks leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the pressure on the UK government to commit to joining the American cause was escalating. And in one Stockwell household the pressure had completely erased the line between the political and the personal – the home of Laura and her husband Nick…Tony Blair’s Chief of Staff. With the crisis coming to a head, Nick and Laura struggle to protect their relationship as Nick attempts to guide Tony Blair through one of the greatest controversies of our time.
Author Sarah Helm
Director Edward Hall
Producer Hampstead Theatre
Featured Actors/Actresses Stephen Critchlow
Patrick Baladi
Lloyd Owen
Maxine Peake
Anna Koval
Michael Simkins
Colin Stinton
Designer Francis O’Connor
Lighting Designer Ben Ormerod
Sound Paul Groothuis