The National Theatre has collaborated with eight U.K. arts organisations to create My Country; a work in progress, a new play inspired by the recent E.U. Referendum. It will be presented at Liverpool Playhouse from 11th – 15th April as part of a U.K. tour following its current run at the NT’s Dorfman Theatre in London.

In the days following the referendum vote, a team of interviewers spoke to spoke to people around the country – from Leicester to Derry/Londonderry and Merthyr Tydfil to Glasgow, aged 9 to 97, to hear their views. In a series of interviews, they heard opinions that were honest, emotional, funny and sometimes extreme.  These testimonials are interwoven with speeches from political leaders to create a new play by Carol Ann Duffy – Poet Laureate, and directed by National Theatre Artistic Director Rufus Norris.