The Constituent
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The Old Vic
103 The Cut London
‘I am not your punch bag! I am a Member of Parliament!’
An MP with an instinct for compassion. An ex-serviceman with a life in free fall. And a parliamentary protection officer who’s having none of it.
This volatile new play stars BAFTA Award winner Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland, Line of Duty) as a hard-working opposition backbencher whose ideals of public office are tested by the demands of a man in crisis, played by Tony, BAFTA and Emmy Award winner James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors, The History Boys).
Directed by Olivier and Tony Award winner Matthew Warchus (A Christmas Carol, Matilda The Musical) and written by Olivier Award winner Joe Penhall (Blue/Orange, Mood Music), The Constituent deconstructs politics, panic alarms and the conflict between public service and personal safety.
__Assisted Performances:__
BSL, 23 Jul, 7:30pm
Captioned, 26 Jul, 7:30pm
Relaxed, (Audio Described, BSL & Captioned) 27 Jul, 2:30pm
Audio Described, Wed 31 Jul, 7:30pm
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The Constituent review: James Corden proves himself as a truly great actor in flawed political play
6 / 10
But that’s the thing: there are lots of glimpses of a great play, lots of important themes and lots of great lines. The men who’ve made threats against Monica are being investigated, the police officer assures her, because it’s classed as hate speech. “They can protect me from being hated?” she scoffs. It just never quite gets away from feeling like Penhall went “I want to write a play about violence against MPs” and called some of the arguments “Monica” and some of them “Alec”, and forced a few plot points around them. You want it to settle, to dig more deeply, rather than throw the net more widely. You want the dialogue to flow like these are real people, not ciphers being swallowed up by structure.
The Constituent at the Old Vic review: James Corden makes a strong return to the London stage in political drama
6 / 10
Corden does a strong job, capturing the character’s intensity and increasing desperation. He makes the most of the material. As does the always reliable Martin, who convinces in the role of a politician trying to retain her capacity for empathy while being councilled to keep people at arm's length for the sake of her safety. Her concern for the impact all this is having on her children is palpable.
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by Stephi Wild - July 8, 2024
James Corden delayed the start of a recent performance of The Constituent, the play in which he is currently starring, so that he and the audience could watch England's penalty shootout against Switzerland.
by Nicole Rosky - June 26, 2024
The Old Vic just celebrated opening night of The Constituent, a new play by Joe Penhall, directed by Matthew Warchus. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new play!
by Aliya Al-Hassan - June 26, 2024
Matthew Warchus' production focuses on a single back-bench MP trying to balance help and professional distance with her increasingly unstable constituent.
by Stephi Wild - June 24, 2024
The Old Vic has released all new photos from The Constituent, a new play by Joe Penhall, directed by Matthew Warchus, starring James Corden, Anna Maxwell Martin and Zachary Hart.
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