2012 Edinburgh Fringe

Coalition

  • Theatre (satire / play)
  • 2pm (90 mins)
  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2012
  • Pleasance Dome
  • £7.50 - £14.50
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23: Pleasance Dome

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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.

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Fringe comedians form a theatrical Coalition

Phill Jupitus and Thom Tuck on their Fringe 2012 theatre project Coalition.

Phill Jupitus and Thom Tuck, ThreeWeeks, 25th July 2012

Interview: Co-writer Robert Khan "Coalition"

So we have had huge grotesque indignant cuts to the arts, billions spent on these damn Olympic Games, and yet through it all new theatre is still able to produced and make its way to the worlds biggest fringe festival. Coalition by Robert Khan & Tom Salinsky comes to the fringe with an incredible cast which is on course to become a fringe favourite this year. For those who can't wait till August there are 2 previews at Pleasance Islington on the 27th & 28th July. You can find out more information about this production at the end of their interview.

Niger, The New Current, 23rd July 2012

Thom's fooling around

An interview with Thom Tuck.

Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 21st July 2012

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Thom Tuck, Phill Jupitus, Jo Caulfield and Simon Evans star in the world premiere of a new play Coalition, a fast-moving comedy satire charting the possible final days of Britain's Coalition Government.

It's late 2014 and the Lib Dem / Conservative Coalition only has six months left to run before a general election must be called. The Conservative Prime Minister and his Lib Dem Deputy haven't spoken for months, the economy has flat-lined and Lib Dem MPs are threatening to defect right, left and centre. With time running out, Lib Dem leader Matt Cooper has to make a series of last desperate gambles to save the party he loves.

Coalition stars:

Thom Tuck (Fosters Edinburgh Best Newcomer Award Nominee 2011): Rt Hon Matt Cooper MP, Lib Dem Leader and Deputy Prime Minister

Phill Jupitus (Nevermind the Buzzcocks, QI): Rt Hon Sir Francis Whitford MP, Minister without Portfolio

Jo Caulfield (Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week) : Rt Hon Angela Hornby MP, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip

Jessica Regan (Silent Witness, Peep Show): Claudia Hood, Matt Cooper's Special Advisor

Jamie de Courcey (A Voyage Round My Father, Foyle's War): Eddie Frackowiak MP, Junior Treasury Minister

Alistair Barrie (London Comedy Store's The Cutting Edge, No Pressure to be Funny): Rt Hon Geoffrey Webb MP, Energy Secretary

Phil Mulryne (The Fitzrovia Radio Hour): Eric Shakespeare, PR Consultant / Tim Fowler, by-election candidate

Simon Evans (Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth): Rt Hon Richard Macintosh MP, The Prime Minister

Robert Khan has worked in the policy and political world for over ten years including working for the Labour party in local government. He is also currently a Councillor in Islington.

Tom Salinsky is the artistic director of improvisation company The Spontaneity Shop, co-author of the book The Improv Handbook and he teaches presenting, public speaking and storytelling for a wide-range of corporate clients.

Performances

Date Time Venue
1st Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
2nd Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
3rd Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
4th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
5th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
6th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
7th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
8th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
9th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
10th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
11th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
12th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
14th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
15th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
16th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
17th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
18th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
19th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
20th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
21st Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
22nd Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
23rd Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
24th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
25th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome
26th Aug 2012 14:00 Pleasance Dome

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