This House

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This House is a political stage play by James Graham that dramatizes the turbulent, hung-parliament politics of the UK in the 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama ⓘ
political play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author James Graham ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception positive ⓘ
depicts minority government ⓘ
parliamentary procedure ⓘ
votes of no confidence ⓘ
directorOfOriginalProduction Jeremy Herrin ⓘ
featuresCharacter Conservative chief whip ⓘ
Labour chief whip ⓘ
firstRunVenue Cottesloe Theatre ⓘ
focusesOn Conservative Party whips ⓘ
Labour Party whips ⓘ
genre historical drama ⓘ
political drama ⓘ
hasLiveBroadcast National Theatre Live ⓘ
includesEvent 1974 UK general elections ⓘ
1979 vote of no confidence in the Labour government ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
notableFor blend of humour and political history ⓘ
detailed depiction of parliamentary whips ⓘ
use of ensemble cast ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays Harold Wilson era ⓘ
James Callaghan era ⓘ
Margaret Thatcher as opposition leader ⓘ
premiereCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
premieredAt National Theatre ⓘ
premiereLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premiereYear 2012 ⓘ
producedBy National Theatre ⓘ
setting Palace of Westminster ⓘ
settingPeriod 1970s ⓘ
subject British politics ⓘ
UK Parliament in the 1970s ⓘ
hung parliament ⓘ
timeSpanDepicted 1974–1979 ⓘ
transferredTo Olivier Theatre ⓘ
West End ⓘ
WestEndRunYear 2016 ⓘ
2017 ⓘ
WestEndTheatre Garrick Theatre ⓘ

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Garrick Theatre → hasProduction → This House ⓘ
Since I Saw You Last → hasPart → This House ⓘ
The Vote → chronologyWithinAuthor → follows earlier political plays by James Graham such as "This House" ⓘ
linked to: This House