‘I am not your punch bag! I am a Member of Parliament!’
An enthalpic MP with a compassionate instinct. An ex-serviceman whose life is in free fall, and a parliamentary protection officer who is having none of it.
The Constituent is a volatile new play at The Old Vic starring BAFTA Award winner Anna Maxwell Martin as a hard-working backbencher and member of the opposition, whose ideals of public office are severely tested by the requests of a man in crisis, played by BAFTA, Tony, and Emmy Award winner James Corden.
Directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Matthew Warchus and written by Olivier Award winner Joe Penhall, The Constituent deconstructs modern-day politics, panic alarms and the ongoing conflict between personal safety and public service.