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A Modest Little Man comes to The Bread & Roses Theatre

17/12/2018

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In the run up to A MODEST LITTLE MAN coming to The Bread & Roses Theatre, we threw some quick fire questions at writer Francis Beckett. His new play which looks at the life of Clement Attlee, the creator of the welfare state, opens 15 Jan 2019.


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What inspired you to create/ write A Modest Little Man? Why this story?
Clem Attlee’s my political hero. A terribly ordinary, un-charismatic man, who changed everything about the way Britain is run.  Four decades later, along came Tony Blair, a charismatic Labour leader who left things much as they were. I suppose when I wrote it, I was also hoping Jeremy Corbyn would turn out to be an Attlee figure. I’m a bit less optimistic about that now.

Who are the collaborators on this production?  
My production company is called Labour England – named after my latest book, Jeremy Corbyn and the Strange Rebirth of Labour England (Biteback, 2018.)

What attracted you to stage this production at The Bread & Roses Theatre?  
I’m really excited about Bread and Roses – a genuine Labour movement theatre, potentially maybe the Unity Theatre de nos jours.

Call someone out by name: who should see this production. Be brave!
Jeremy Corbyn. John McDonnell. Anyone who is likely to play a part in a Labour government.  This play is about how Labour governments ought to be run.  

What's next for Francis Beckett? 
Couldn’t be more different really. My adaptation of a Jeeves and Wooster story has been approved by the P.G. Wodehouse estate and is being premiered by Garden Suburb Theatre in Hampstead, 11-13 April!

A Modest Little Man
15-26 Jan (Tue-Sat), 7:30pm
Tickets on sale now!


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