2.22 Vote, Vote, Vote, for Nigel Barton (and Stand Up, Nigel Barton)

After a brief hiatus, Andy and Martin resume the second season of A
to Z with the letter V. Admittedly cheating a little, their choice
was 'Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton', the second of two
autobiographical Dennis Potter plays from 1965 in The Wednesday
Play strand. They also cover the first play, 'Stand Up, Nigel
Barton'. Both feature Keith Barron as the title character who we
follow from childhood, to university, to a reluctant attempt to
stand as a Labour candidate in the General Election. Both plays
stand up incredibly well and the subject matter is no less relevant
today some 55 years later! As well as Barron himself, who is
astounding, there are great roles for Janet Henfrey, Jack Woolgar
and John Bailey too, more familiar to most of us for their Doctor
Who roles. Vintage stuff. Next Time: Who Pays the Ferryman?