The Permanent Way

a new play by David Hare

A co-production between the National Theatre & Out of Joint

Part of The Travelex £10 Season

David Hare's new play uses real life stories to examine Britain's loved and loathed railway industry. Following a sell-out run in the Cottesloe it transfers to the Lyttelton as part of The Travelex £10 Season

'Audiences have been stunned and moved to tears' Observer

'If you seriously want simultaneously to be challenged, stimulated, provoked and saddened, do not miss this…a gripping, angry and important critical documentary that once again not only puts the National Theatre at the cutting edge of our theatrical life but also our national life'
Sunday Express

'Hare's devastating analysis of what has gone wrong with our railways since privatisation… superbly edited, directed and acted, it enthrals and enlightens its audience, and leaves the viewer both angry and moved'
Daily Telegraph

'Hare and Stafford-Clark have constructed not only a searing piece of documentary theatre, but also a potent metaphor for what happens when a complacent government stamps on public opinion'
Evening Standard

The Permanent Way finished on: 1 May 2004