Chilcot
Cast:
Jonathan Coote
Souad Faress
Sanchia McCormack
Gary Pillai
Raad Rawi
Thomas Wheatley
Creative / Production Team:
Sound designer Owen Crouch
Set / costume designer James Donnelly
Producer Sarah Georgeson
Assistant Producer Chris Holmes
Video and Lighting Designer Will Monks
Writers Richard Norton-Taylor
Matt Woodhead
Director Matt Woodhead
On 20 March 2003, Tony Blair declared that Britain was at war. A nation collapsed, tens of thousands were killed and Islamic State was born. Tasked with exploring Britain’s role in the Iraq War, the evidence presented to the Chilcot Inquiry was devastating and stark.
Drawing together testimonies from leading political players with the forgotten voices of veterans, families who lost relatives and Iraqi refugees, this pertinent and bold piece of documentary theatre investigates the biggest foreign policy disaster in modern times and the accountability of those who have power over us.
Edited and compiled by Matt Woodhead & Richard Norton-Taylor (Award-winning Guardian journalist and playwright).
Commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre and The Lowry. Developed with the Support of the National Theatre Studio.
'On Thursday the bombing started. The siren sounded and I knew. Yeah, that's war.'
