Edinburgh Festival Guide

Coalition (3 stars)

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It's 2014 and Britain's coalition government has only six months left to run. The Conservative Prime Minister and his Lib Dem Deputy haven't spoken for months, the economy’s flat-lined and government MPs are threatening to defect right, left and centre. Lib Dem leader Matt Cooper has to make a series of last, desperate gambles to save his party. A fast-moving comedy satire starring Thom Tuck, Phill Jupitus, Jo Caulfield, Alistair Barrie, Jessica Regan, Jamie De Courcey, Phil Mulryne and Simon Evans. 'Witty, fast-moving and hugely enjoyable … a terrific script' (David Haig, Independent). By Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky. Ages 14+.

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Coalition

7 Aug 20123 stars

Hilarious, witty and energetic: as entertaining as politics ever can be

The most telling aspect of Robert Kahn and Tom Salinsky’s Coalition is the dedication at the bottom of the programme, citing a ‘special thank you to Nick Clegg, without whom this would have been inconceivable.’ Coalition packs punches; not light…

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