• Review For Us
    • In London or across the UK
    • at Edinburgh Fringe
  • List Your Show
  • Advertising
  • Musicals
  • Plays
  • Ballet & Dance
  • Previews
  • First Look
Theatre Weekly
  • Home
  • News
    • West End
    • Off-West End
    • Regional & Tours
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Digital Theatre
  • Tickets
    • Discounts
    • Musicals
    • Plays
    • Opera
    • Dance
    • Concerts
  • Edinburgh Fringe 2025
    • Edinburgh Fringe News
    • Edinburgh Fringe Previews
  • Contact Us
    • Join us as a Reviewer
No Result
View All Result
Theatre Weekly
  • Home
  • News
    • West End
    • Off-West End
    • Regional & Tours
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Digital Theatre
  • Tickets
    • Discounts
    • Musicals
    • Plays
    • Opera
    • Dance
    • Concerts
  • Edinburgh Fringe 2025
    • Edinburgh Fringe News
    • Edinburgh Fringe Previews
  • Contact Us
    • Join us as a Reviewer
No Result
View All Result
Theatre Weekly
No Result
View All Result
Home News

David Edgar’s Trying It On to Tour

by Staff Writer
September 23, 2019
Reading Time: 2 mins read
David Edgar’s Trying It On

David Edgar’s Trying It On

Trying It On is a new play written and performed by David Edgar, which reflects on the legacy of this momentous year, drawing on first-person interviews with some of the leading political figures of the time, as well as contemporary activists. The performance also marks David’s first professional stage performance in this autobiographical one-man play.

Prolific playwright David Edgar is directed in his professional performance debut by triple Fringe First Award-winner Christopher Haydon in a solo show considering the legacy of the events of 1968. In 1968, playwright David Edgar was 20 years old. It was also the year of some of the most important and formative events in modern history, including the Paris student revolt, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Enoch Powell’s “rivers of blood” speech, and the ongoing war in Vietnam.

Noted for his political dramas, which have been staged at the National Theatre and at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the events of 1968 helped define David Edgar’s politics and give focus to his writing. In Trying It On, the 70-year-old David is confronted by his 20-year-old self, asking whether they share the same beliefs, and if not, what has changed.

       

The text has been developed through interviews conducted by the playwright with activists past and present. The production will be directed by Christopher Haydon and produced by independent studio China Plate in partnership with Warwick Arts Centre. The production debuted in 2018 in the Midlands, transferred to the Royal Court and will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 28 June.

Speaking about the project, David Edgar said “I was lucky enough to have been 20 in 1968, and it’s been exciting – but also painful – to look back on those times and the subsequent decades and ask questions of myself and my generation. Speaking to people who shared my biography, I’ve discovered things about my life and times I never knew. I’ve tended not to write autobiographically, and the last time I performed on a stage was in the early 1970s. So this project will tick off two items on my bucket list at once. It’s been great to work with a brilliantly creative team to make the show.”

You mightalso like

Emma image supplied by publicist

Rose Theatre Announces Its 2025/26 Season with Award-Winning Artists Including the World Premiere of a New Adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma

Jasmine Blackorow (Miss Bauer) and Michael Aloni (Art) credit Manuel Harlan

First Look: Here in America at The Orange Tree Theatre

Trying It On will tour 24th September – 31st October 2019. Full tour details can be found here.

Staff Writer

Staff Writer

At Theatre Weekly we are dedicated to giving theatre a new audience. Our News, Reviews and Interviews are all written with the audience in mind, helping you decide what to see next. And when you have decided, our great ticket deals will help save you money too.

Related Articles

Emma image supplied by publicist
News

Rose Theatre Announces Its 2025/26 Season with Award-Winning Artists Including the World Premiere of a New Adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma

Jasmine Blackorow (Miss Bauer) and Michael Aloni (Art) credit Manuel Harlan
First Look

First Look: Here in America at The Orange Tree Theatre

Cast of Never Let Me Go
News

Full Cast Announced for Never Let Me Go

Here in America Cast
News

Orange Tree Theatre Announce Cast for Here in America

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Twitter Facebook Youtube Instagram

At Theatre Weekly we give theatre a new audience. You'll find our theatre news, theatre reviews and theatre interviews are written from an audience point of view. Our great value London theatre tickets will get you the best deal for your theatre tickets.
Theatre Weekly, 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
  • Join Our Community
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • Advertising

Recent News

Brainsluts, photo by Ella Carmen Dale

Edinburgh Fringe Preview: Brainsluts at Pleasance Dome

The White Chip 2 Ashlee Irish Ed Coleman, Mara Allen Photo by Danny Kaan

Rehearsal Photos Released for UK Premiere of The White Chip at Southwark Playhouse Borough

© 2022 Theatre Weekly

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Tickets
  • Digital Theatre
  • News
    • News
    • West End
    • Off West End
    • Regional & Tours
    • Digital
  • Interviews
  • Reviews
  • Edinburgh Fringe 2025
    • Edinburgh Fringe News
    • Edinburgh Fringe Previews
  • Contact Us
    • Join us as a Reviewer

© 2022 Theatre Weekly