England and Son is a one-man play written specifically for the political comedian Mark Thomas by award-winning playwright Ed Edwards (The Political History of Smack and Crack). It’s a heartbreaking but funny horror story in which all the horrors are real.
Prepare for Mark to take you on a epic odyssey where disaster capitalism, Thatcherite politics and the end of Empire merge in the simple tale of a working-class boy who just wants his dad to smile at him and ruffle his hair.
This is the first play Mark has ever performed in that he has not written himself, and the play was in the top nine shows in the Sunday Times “must-see” list for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
England and Son is on at Paine’s Plough Roundabout, Edinburgh 4th – 28th August.
There will be a sixty date tour after Endinburgh. To find a date near you visit Mark’s website here.
