The Power of Yes 2009

Run Time:
1 hour and 45 minutes, with no interval
Opened: October 6, 2009
Closing: April 18, 2010

The Power of Yes - 2009 - West End History , Info & More

National Theatre (Lyttelton)
(Waterloo) South Bank London

On 15 September 2008, capitalism came to a grinding halt. As sub-prime mortgages and toxic securities continued to dominate the headlines, the National Theatre asked playwright David Hare to write an urgent and immediate work to be staged in autumn 2009 that sought to find out what had happened and why.



After meeting with key players from the financial world, Hare has created The Power Of Yes, subtitled 'A dramatist seeks to understand the financial crisis', an account of how, as the banks went bust, capitalism was replaced by a socialism that bailed out the rich alone.

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The Power of Yes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Power of Yes have there been?
The Power of Yes has had 1 productions including West End which opened in 2009.

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