Overview
Britannia calls a meeting, to listen to her people. Caledonia, Cymru,
East Midlands, North East, Northern Ireland and the South West bring the
voices of their regions. The debate is passionate and opinions divided.
Can there ever be a United Kingdom? In the days following the Brexit
vote, a team from the National Theatre of Great Britain spoke to people
nationwide, aged 9 to 97, to hear their views on the country we call
home. In a series of deeply personal interviews, they heard opinions
that were honest, emotional, funny, and sometimes extreme. These real
testimonials are interwoven with speeches from party leaders of the time
in this play by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and director Rufus
Norris. My Country opened at the National Theatre, London, in March 2017
before playing at venues around the UK.