May 2026

Audition notice: Hansard

We are pleased to announce the audition notice for Hansard by Simon Woods, coming to Wokingham Theatre in September 2026. A sharp, witty and quietly devastating story over a single summer afternoon in 1988, when the Tory government were making swingeing changes to the fabric of British society, including the passing of Section 28. A marriage is at breaking point, where words are weapons, but silence can be just as destructive. Hansard premiered at the National Theatre in 2019. It explores how politics affects personal lives through the marriage of Robin, a Tory MP and Diana, his heavy drinki