The drama first staged after the EU referendum has taken on new relevance and is being broadcast by the BBC. Its creator reflects on the 'emotional weight' of Britishness Mike Bartlett's 2017 play Albion returned to London's Almeida theatre in February, the week after Britain left the EU. It didn't mention Brexit but the story reflected its mournful divisions. Then the Covid-19 pandemic struck and dwarfed the drama's…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM on August 11, 2020