NT Live: Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies
By James Graham
Directed by Jeremy Herrin
Inspired by the documentary by Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon
David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama.
In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal.
During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation. As beliefs are challenged and slurs slung, a new frontier in American politics is opening and television news is about to be transformed forever.
Jeremy Herrin (All My Sons) directs this blistering political thriller, filmed live in London’s West End.
Please note
Your screening starts promptly at the time advertised on your ticket. If you’d like to catch the trailers prior to this, we recommend taking your seats 5-10 mins early. There is a short interval.
‘The most satisfying play of the year’
Sunday Times
‘A scintillating, perfectly-timed play’
Financial Times
‘James Graham’s dynamic, intoxicatingly thoughtful play’
Evening Standard
‘A compelling, human drama’
The Times
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