Whipping It Up

Richard Wilson and Robert Bathurst star in

‘The sharpest new comedy of the year’
Daily Telegraph

Steve Thompson's scandalously funny satire, which blows the lid off the Despatch box and reveals the true secrets locked in the Whips' safe.

'Black ties; cigar smoke; whisky in cut glass. Westminster runs the country, but the Whips run Westminster'

The new Tory government is facing dissent over its latest Bill. With a majority of only three, the Whips’ office is out in full force, and they'll stop at nothing to keep the strays in line.But they're in for a long night: boy scouts are rioting in Whitehall, the PM's golfing with the President and five Tory rebels are on the loose - could this be the beginnings of a leadership challenge?

‘A pungent satire on the parliamentary whips. A fascinating insight into Westminster power games’
The Guardian

‘Steve Thompson has written a vitriolic political comedy that makes the average alligator pond look like a health spa. Terry Johnston’s production is crowned by Richard Wilson’s chief whip: an ageing walrus with the political loyalty of a guard dog and the ethics of a jackal’
The Sunday Times

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