National Theatre Announce New Phone-Hacking Play

Great Britain, a new satirical play written by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors and Made in Dagenham) and directed by Nicholas Hytner based around the recent phone-hacking scandal, was announced today and is due to open next Monday on 30 June in the Lyttleton Theatre after no previews.

Billie Piper stars in the 'anarchic' play as 'Paige Britain, [an] ambitious young news editor of The Free Press, a tabloid newspaper locked in a never-ending battle for more readers.'

Tickets for performances from 30 June - 12 July are on sale now, with tickets from 14 July - 23 August going on sale at 9.30am on 30 June.