The New Real

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It's the 2000s. We're in a faraway country. Rachel, a stellar American political strategist, and Caro, her British data expert, have been hired to fight a ferocious election, in a place where it's hard to tell what's real and what's fake.

They think they're here to teach the Eastern Europeans how to do democracy, but it turns out they're here to learn. And when Rachel's former political partner turns up on the rival side, their showdown threatens to change global politics, from Warsaw to Wisconsin. Forever.

The New Real is David Edgar's epic, panoramic play about how the political fault-line was redrawn. It is an origin story, for right now. It was first performed in 2024 by the Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Headlong at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, directed by Holly Race Roughan.

PublisherNick Hern Books
CategoryFull Length Play
ThemePolitical Drama
TypeScript
AuthorDavid Edgar
ISBN9781839043703
Music Byn/a
Adapted Byn/a
Based Onn/a
Period Set In2000's
Male5
Female4
Cast9-24
TypeScript
Performed ByAdults
Royalty PlayNick Hern Books
Sale Price$32.00 (excl. GST and postage)
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