A Walk On Part: The Fall of New Labour (Oberon Modern Plays) - Softcover

Michael Chaplin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849434336 ISBN 13: 9781849434331

Publisher: Oberon Books, 2012

Synopsis

Chris Mullins witty and irreverent take on contemporary politics adapted for the stage, reflecting three worlds during a time of crisis and change the febrile political village of Westminster, the flash points of Africa which he toured as a minister, and the fragile community he served as an MP.

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About the Author

Michael Chaplin started his career in print and television journalism, working for both ITV and the BBC, but has been a full-time writer since the mid-90s, working extensively in television and radio, creating numerous series, serials and single dramas. He has written more than 10 plays for Live Theatre in Newcastle, all directed by Max Roberts, most recently two pieces co-written in 2009 with his son Tom Chaplin about the on and off-field dramas of their beloved Newcastle United, You Couldn't Make It Up and You Really Couldn't Make It Up. Chris Mullin is an author, journalist and former MP, a minister in three departments and chairman of the Home Affairs select committee. His books include three highly acclaimed volumes of diaries, A View from the Foothills, Decline and Fall and A Walk-On Part; also the novel A Very British Coup, which was made into an award-winning television series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849434336
• ISBN 13: 9781849434331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104