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Political theatre

Pauline McLean | 07:43 UK time, Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Thank you to the Traverse in Edinburgh who point out that they're making their own contribution to the political landscape this week with a guerilla theatre event.

Gordon Brown: A Life in Theatre imagines the sleepless night before the election as the prime minister considers what has been, and what's yet to come.

The Traverse says it is less political satire than surreal biography and with David Greig, Rona Munro, Peter Arnott, Vicki Liddelle, Gabriel Quigley, Andy Duffy, Alan Wilkins and David Ireland all contributing, and scripts being written right up to election day, it'll certainly be an interesting way to while away the hours as you wait for the results.

There'll be two performances on 6 May: at 1pm and 9.45pm, with election results shown after the later performance in the Traverse Cafe bar.

The Traverse's artistic director Dominic Hill says it's simply following in the Scottish theatre tradition of responding to events in the political world.

"All theatre is political in that it is about what affects us, the way we live our lives, our position in society and the world."

Things have come full circle for Mr Brown too. Once a board member of 7:84, now a legitimate subject for Scottish playwrights.

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