The 47th is a 2022 play in blank verse by Mike Bartlett. It was premiered at the Old Vic Theatre, London in March 2022 and tells of an imagined future history focusing on who will become the 47th president of the United States, following Joe Biden.

Production history

The 47th had its premiere production at the Old Vic Theatre from 29 March 2022 to 28 May.[1] It starred Bertie Carvel as Donald Trump, Tamara Tunie as Kamala Harris, and Lydia Wilson as Ivanka Trump.

Cast and characters

Character London (2022)[1]
Donald Trump Bertie Carvel
Kamala Harris Tamara Tunie
Ivanka Trump Lydia Wilson
Shaman Joss Carter
Charlie Takahashi James Cooney
Ted Cruz/Paul James Garnon
Steve Richetti/Ohio Senator Richard Hansell
Donald Jr/Matt Oscar Lloyd
Heidi Cruz/Moderator/CIA Jenni Maitland
Eric Trump Freddie Meredith
General Taylor Ben Onwukwe
Tina Flournoy/Nurse Vita Cherrelle Skeete
Rosie Takahashi Ami Tredrea
Joe Biden Simon Williams
Ensemble David Carr
Ensemble Kaja Chan
Ensemble Flora Dawson
Ensemble Eva Fontaine
Ensemble David Tarkenter
Ensemble Charles Craddock

Critical reception

Arifa Akbar in The Guardian described Bertie Carvel as "devilishly good", but felt "this Trumpian satire feels too soon".[2] Andrzej Lukowski for TimeOut describes the play as "tremendous entertainment, that explores the decline of American democracy in an infinitely more enjoyable way than the actual decline of American democracy we must all bear witness to".[3] Writing for the Evening Standard, states that "the language and staging of The 47th is eloquent and clever, but it has surprisingly little to say about a monster so huge."[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "The 47th". www.oldvictheatre.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ↑ "The 47th review – Bertie Carvel is devilishly good but this Trumpian satire feels too soon". the Guardian. 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. ↑ Lukowski, Andrzej (9 April 2022). "Bertie Carvel is unbelievably good as Donald Trump in the Old Vic's Shakespearean satire 'The 47th'". Time Out London. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  4. ↑ Curtis, Nick (2022-04-11). "The 47th review: As Trump, Bertie Carvel is hideously transformative". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
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