Cast: Michael Sheen, Sharon Small, Tony Jayawardena
Written by Tim Price
Directed by Rufus Norris
Broadcast live from the Olivier stage of the National Theatre
From campaigning at the coalfield to leading the battle to create the NHS, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan is often referred to as the politician with greatest influence on our country without ever being Prime Minister. Confronted with death, Nye’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill in an epic Welsh fantasia.
(2hrs 40mins)