Billie Piper stars in Richard Bean’s new play Great Britain; production opens at the National next week!

As previously rumoured, it has been announced that Billie Piper will star in Richard Bean’s new play Great Britain at the National Theatre.

The play's run begins at the Lyttelton Theatre next Monday (30th June) without any previews. The production will run until Saturday 23rd August 2014. 

Described as a "fast and furious new play", Great Britain is an anarchic satire about the press, the police and the political establishment. Billie Piper plays Paige Britain, ambitious young news editor of The Free Press, a tabloid newspaper locked in a never ending battle for more readers.

The full cast is: Sarah Annis, Ross Boatman, Robert Calvert, Oliver Chris, William Chubb, Dermot Crowley, Jo Dockery, Robert Glenister, Ian Hallard, James Harkness, Scott Karim, Barbara Kirby, Nicholas Lumley, Maggie McCarthy, Iain Mitchell, Miles Mitchell, Aaron Neil, Billie Piper, Nick Sampson, Kellie Shirley, Kiruna Stamell, Harriet Thorpe, Rupert Vansittart, Joseph Wilkins and Andrew Woodall.

Nicholas Hytner directs. The production is designed by Tim Hatley, with lighting by Neil Austin, music by Grant Olding, sound by Paul Arditti and video/projection by Leo Warner.

Tickets are now on sale for the first two weeks of the run. Performances from Monday 14th July onwards go on sale at 9.30am tomorrow (Thursday 26th June).

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