Proud
by Michael Healey
by Michael Healey
Proud is a provocative play that exposes the manipulative tactics of political power through the story of a naive MP who becomes a pawn in the prime minister's scheme for distraction and control.
About The Play
About The Play
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★★★★ London Theatre 1
★★★★ London Pub Theatres
In a new production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, the European premiere of Proud by Michael Healey runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 17 July 2016.
Shortly after the Conservatives win a majority government, the prime minister discovers a secret weapon in his caucus – Jisbella Lyth, a single mother with a limited understanding of her role as a MP. Using her ignorance to his advantage, the PM hatches a plan to have Jisbella front and center in a campaign of misdirection and distraction…
A stunning new play from multi-award-winning Canadian playwright Michael Healey, Proud explores the corrosive nature of the politics of division and asks what we actually want out of our politics and our politicians.
Continuing the Finborough Theatre’s acclaimed discoveries of new work from Canada, Proud is the third in a trilogy of award-winning plays about contemporary values (including the play Generous which was a sell-out success at the Finborough Theatre in 2010).