Things you should know about The Constituent

Is set in a constituency office and features a hard-working opposition backbencher whose ideals of public office are tested by the demands of a man in crisis. The play is the 25th world premiere at The Old Vic since Matthew Warchus’ tenure began as Artistic Director in 2015. 

An MP with an instinct for compassion. An ex-serviceman with a life in free fall. And a parliamentary protection officer who’s having none of it. 

James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors, The History Boys) alongside Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland, Line of Duty), who are both making their Old Vic debuts. They are joined by up-and-coming star Zachary Hart who was most recently in the West End in An Enemy of the People.  

Old Vic Artistic Director Matthew Warchus, director of the Olivier Award-winning Groundhog Day and the smash-hit festive favourite A Christmas Carol. He has also directed many other West End and Broadway shows, including Matilda The Musical, for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Director in 2012, as well as the film adaption Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical and the multi award-winning film Pride.  

Joe Penhall, the Olivier Award-winning writer whose play Mood Music was performed at The Old Vic in 2018. His other theatre productions include Sunny Afternoon, which won an Olivier Award for Best New Musical 2015, and Blue/Orange, which won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play, the Olivier Award for Best New Play and the Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Play.