<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Im-not-running-playjan19.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5465 alignleft" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Im-not-running-playjan19-212x300.jpeg" alt="" width="212" height="300" /></a>Mary and I went to see "<a href="https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/im-not-running" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I'm Not Running</a>" as a live feed by National Theatre at <a href="https://www.stamfordartscentre.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stamford Arts Centre</a>. It is a play by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hare_(playwright)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Hare</a> depicting the issues of being elected as an MP with a single purpose (in this case the defence of a hospital closure) and being an MP with a whole range of issues to defend.

Of course it was very political but it didn't take sides because there is an assumption that party politics are somewhat irrelevant when it comes to staying in power.

At the interval the playwright was interviewed and gave an excellent insight into 21st century politics in the UK. He said that his plays are not meant to be histories or moral judgements on how things are but more of a forecast of how events might unfold in the future. He emphatically stated that he would never write a play about Brexit because it was too late to influence it; he wants to give a view of how politics may shape up in the future.

An interesting play and very well performed by the cast. The live feed camera angles were perfect however I found the sound a little indistinct - Mary says I need my ears syringing and she's not wrong.