Second Half Productions, Eleanor Lloyd Productions, Wessex Grove, Young Vic and Headlong are proud present Best Of Enemies. James Graham's great new play transfers to the West End from November 2022. It’s a sold-out smash that originally premiered at the Young Vic in December 2021, examining the intense political rivalry between William F Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal. The impact is remarkable.
Who’s involved in Best Of Enemies?
It’s 1968, a year of protest that divided the USA. Two men fight to become the next President, the cunning conservative William F Buckley Junior and the iconic liberal Gore Vidal. Beliefs are challenged and insults shared as the political giants fight on TV every night, debating America’s moral landscape. Neither man has any idea they're about to open a new frontier in American politics and transform the TV news forever.
- Written by James Graham, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter responsible for Sherwood, Quiz, and Brexit: the Uncivil War
- Directed by Jeremy Herrin
- Graham’s previous collaborations with Jeremy Herrin include This House and the Olivier Award-winning Labour of Love
- Presented by Second Half Productions, Eleanor Lloyd Productions, Wessex Grove, Young Vic and Headlong
- Nominated for a South Bank Sky Arts Award for Best New Theatre Production
- Nominated for an Olivier Award
- Won the Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play
- 5 star reviews from The Observer, The Times, Sunday Times, iNews, Time Out, and Financial Times
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