Acting Leader
Ebook, 50 pages ISBN: 9781780015965Publication Date:
13 May 2015
£4.99 £3.99You save £1.00 (20%)
First Staged:
Tricycle Theatre, London, 2010

Acting Leader

By Joy Wilkinson

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After the sudden death of John Smith, Margaret Beckett finds herself hurled into the position of Acting Leader of the Opposition, and the sole female candidate in the race to lead the party. She embarks on her campaign with the support of Clare Short in the contest that saw the birth of New Labour.

Joy Wilkinson's short play Acting Leader was first performed at the Tricycle Theatre, London, as part of the Women, Power and Politics season in June 2010.

Acting Leader is also available in the collection Women, Power and Politics: Now.

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'A touching lament for the nearly-great career of Margaret Beckett'

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Ebook,50 pages ISBN: 9781780015965Publication Date:
13 May 2015
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Also by Joy Wilkinson:

The Sweet Science of Bruising
Women, Power and Politics: Now
Felt Effects
Fair & Felt Effects: two plays
Fair

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