The National Joke

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Will the Prime Minister give Rupert the political prize hes been hoping for How much more can Olivia take of her mother Mary and her withering put-downs Will Charlie get off her phone for long enough to listen to anyone, let alone her boyfriend Home truths emerge and a reputation could tumble as Rupert St John-Green MP and three generations of women gather in the family garden to watch a total solar eclipse. A searingly funny contemporary look at one family and at Britain today.

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An uncommonly talented playwright... Brilliant and testing. * Time Out *
an uncommonly talented playwright. Brilliant and testing. * Time Out *

Author Bio

Torben Betts: Torben Betts read English Literature & English Language at the University of Liverpool before training and working as an actor. Works include: The Unconquered, Best New Play 2007 Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland, A Listening Heaven, nominated for Best New Play at the 2001 TMA Awards, Lie of the Land, nominated for Edinburgh Fringe First Award 2008 , Clockwatching, The Company Man, The Biggleswades, Five Visions of the Faithful, The Lunatic Queen, The Error of Their Ways & The Swing of Things.