This House was by far and away the best theatrical production I have seen at home. James Graham's hilarious take on the Labour Government's struggle to keep in power between 1974-1979 gives us a wonderful view of the working of the House of Commons. The play focuses on the whips of the two main parties, alternating nicely between their offices. Deals come and go, members are (literally) wheeled in to vote.
The cast is excellent. Phil Daniels is at his best as Bob Mellish and Jeremy Herrin's direction invokes the hostile atmosphere of parliament. The set was extremely clever, the music sympathetically daft. My only criticism was that the play went on too long at over two and a half hours. Cutting half an hour would have done no damage.
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