Forgot to say.....

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Written by Nathaniel Parker

Published: 29 June 2016

Just wanted to say thank you for all the really lovely messages.   I keep forgetting to say thank you, and I hope you don't think I take it all for granted, I don't, I really appreciate it.   

Going to an Olivier Party this Monday at the V&A. Very posh. First Olivier do I have ever been to. Didn't get invited to the ceremony this year, which I have to say was a little disappointing, but hey ho. I am thrilled to go on Monday & hope to see a whole host of stars and people I really admire.   I'll let you know how it goes.  Hehehehe

Parody

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Written by Nathaniel Parker

Published: 29 June 2016

I don't know how you are all feeling after the fallout of last week, but I just watched the brilliant Huffington Post's parody of Boris and his team. Please check it out. Very Funny. Let a bit of steam off.   

What Happened ?????

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Written by Nathaniel Parker

Published: 25 June 2016

Well, that was a complete cock-up from the Remain camp. From the UK as a whole. I had a very good time campaigning on the the Labour Remain Bus, twice. First time with my old chum from the days of the National Youth Theatre, Chris Bryant, and second time with Alan Johnson, who could well be leading the Labour Party before long. My analysis is quite simple.

The presentation of the question has to be delivered in a balanced way by our media. That means 50-50 coverage for both sides, however, the country didn't, I believe, split 50-50 at the beginning of the debate. The Remain side probably had over 70%, but that 20% difference gets completely neutralised by the media who have to make it seem even.

Nat's return to the West End - This House

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Written by webmistress

Published: 17 June 2016

This House is an Olivier Award-nominated political drama which premiered at the National Theatre in 2012 will make its long awaited West End premiere at the Garrick Theatre this November. The current political warfare between rival parties is no news to playwright James Graham who has seen it all before:

1974. The UK faces economic crisis and a hung parliament. In a culture hostile to cooperation, it’s a period when votes are won or lost by one, when there are fist fights in the bars and when sick MPs are carried through the lobby to register their vote. It’s a time when a staggering number of politicians die, and the building creaks under idiosyncrasies and arcane traditions.

Set in the engine rooms of Westminster, James Graham’s This House strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes: the whips who roll up their sleeves and on occasion bend the rules to shepherd and coerce a diverse chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments.