As nearly always with Shakespeare, the relevance could not be more contemporary.

As nearly always with Shakespeare, the relevance could not be more contemporary.

Mike Bartlett is a British playwright, screenwriter and theatre director who has won a number of major awards. With his witty dialogue and his layered characters, Bartlett poses an essential question: How do we deal with the knowledge that we are being watched?

Mike Bartlett is a British playwright, screenwriter and theatre director who has won a number of major awards. With his witty dialogue and his layered characters, Bartlett poses an essential question: How do we deal with the knowledge that we are being watched?

Cruel Britannia is the sequel to Oh! What a Lovely Brexit!, which premiered to great success in February 2020. It is a darker satire, in that it portrays the kind of dystopia that the UK, and England in particular, might become.

At this critical moment in human history, where are we going?

At this critical moment in human history, where are we going?

As nearly always with Shakespeare, the relevance could not be more contemporary.

As nearly always with Shakespeare, the relevance could not be more contemporary.