REVIEW: In The Print

REVIEW: In The Print

Rating: 3 out of 5. “An engaging production that prints the legend, but struggles to find the soul of the story.” Following their dive into 1970s high-stakes politics with The Gang of Three, writing duo Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky return to the 20th century with In The Print. This time, the battlefield isn’t Westminster, but the press rooms of Fleet Street. The play charts the seismic Wapping dispute, where Rupert Murdoch took on the formidable…

‘In the Print’ review – It’s Murdoch vs the unions in murky, gripping thriller

Playwriting duo Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky return to the King's Head Theatre with another political play - this time exploring the clash between media mogul Rupert Murdoch and trade union leader Brenda Dean.

In The Print – King’s Head Theatre, London

Writer: Robert Khan & Tom Salinsky Director: Josh Roche Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky have carved out something of a niche with their contemporary historical thrillers that explore how grubby machinations, rivalries, and backroom deals among small groups of often ego-driven people change the course of British history. Coalition, Kingmaker and Brexit looked at the [...] The post In The Print – King’s Head Theatre, London appeared first on The Revi…

IN THE PRINT review by thespyinthestalls at King's Head Theatre

IN THE PRINT King’s Head Theatre ★★★★★ “biting, bold and flexes some real theatrical muscle” Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky’s taut 90 minute political thriller, ‘In The Print’, delivers a riveting reimagining of the 1986 Wapping dispute, diving into the fight for survival between union leader Brenda Dean and media titan Rupert Murdoch. Cutting straight to the core of this complex moment in time, Khan and Salinsky transform political machinations …