'Fantastic' – James O'Brien The brilliant mind behind the Secret Tory presents 14 years of Tory rule – as told by William Shakespeare 'Fantastic' – James O'Brien The brilliant mind behind the Secret Tory presents 14 years of Tory rule – as told by William Shakespeare 'O, for a muse of fire that would ascend The brightest heaven of pretention! A kingdom for a stage, Tories to act, Oligarchs to behold the swelling scene!’ So begins The Tories: A Tragedy. In this brilliant new work of political satire, Henry Morris presents fourteen years of Conservative (mis)rule in the only form in which such misfortunes could be portrayed: as a Shakespearean play. In five acts that take in five prime ministers, The Tories: A Tragedy is a captivatingly realised Jacobean tragedy, replete with Machiavellian manoeuvrings, hilarious mechanicals and poignant verse. Publishing in the shadow of the most significant election since the Tories came to power in 2010, this exhilarating, original book is an alternative history of a disastrous reign – a drama that will appeal to those who love Shakespeare, comedy, Shakespeare’s comedies, and those who simply love to laugh at the Tory party. 'Fantastic. Henry is a source of never ending wonder to me. Supremely talented, beautifully principled, absurdly funny and completely impossible to categorise' – James O'Brien The new Shakespearean retelling of 14 years of Conservative rule from the hilarious satirist behind the Secret Tory Henry Morris convinced the country he was a Tory MP with his Secret Tory Twitter account, delighting users with parodies of Samuel Pepys, Gulliver’s Travels and government WhatsApp chats. A personal trainer, Henry spends his spare time dabbling in stand-up, putting on raves, stopping birds of prey from being killed by toffs, running ultra-marathons, and producing open-air Shakespeare. The new Shakespearean retelling of 14 years of Conservative rule from the hilarious satirist behind the Secret Tory The perfect election tonic: join one of our most talented satirists on a journey back through the dark years of Tory rule in this one-off tragic-comedyFrom the author of the cult-hit of 2022, Diary of the Secret Tory Henry has a huge online platform, with over 200k followers tuning into his brilliant brand of satirical humour‘Henry Morris is incapable of writing a not-brilliant sentence’ – Caitlin Moran‘Political satire at its blistering, biting best’ – James O’Brien Competition: William Star Wars; Beautiful Poetry Donald Trump; Diary; Depraved New World; Cold War Steve; Thick of It; on Edge;Unruly; Decade; What Just Happened. Marina Hyde; Rob Sears; Lucien Young; John Crace; Boris Starling; Alan Duncan; Rory Stewart; David Mitchell; James Felton; Russell Jones; James O’Brien
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