1968. A time of political upheaval the likes of which has not been seen since. Until - perhaps - now. In a new age of radical leftism and global politics, this new version of David Edgar's 1983 award-winning hit play, Maydays, has startling parallels to the political revolution of the Millennial Generation. It's 1968. David is 20. It is the height of the worldwide student revolt. The Vietnam war rages. Enoch Powell delivers his 'Rivers of Blood' speech. Martin Luther King is assassinated. These events will define David's politics and give focus to his writing. It's 50 years on. The 70-year-old is confronted by the 20-year old. Do they share the same beliefs? If not, is it the world that's changed, or him? Trying It On is a new play, written and perfromed by David Edgar. It premieres at the RSC in October 2018.

About the Author

David Edgar's plays have been presented by the National Theatre, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he is the company's most produced living playwright. After fifty years of writing, Trying It On marks his debut as a performer.

Reviews

'An epic, decades-spanning story of youthful idealism colliding with human nature... this timely revised version draws out moments of resonance between the seismic political shifts of the late sixties, and the polarising uncertainty of the present'

* The Stage (on the 2018 revival of Maydays) *

'One of distinguished playwright David Edgar's most coruscating gems... an invaluable historical treatise, Maydays undoubtedly possesses a timely resonance'

* Telegraph (on the 2018 production of Maydays) *

'David Edgar's magnificent new play for the Royal Shakespeare Company is an epic, brilliantly plotted piece of writing that takes revolution as its theme'

* The Financial Times (on the 1983 production of Maydays)) *

'Witty, but never cynical... as charming as it is challenging'

* The Times on Trying It On *



Book Information
ISBN 9781848427327
Author David Edgar
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books