Playwright Mike Bartlett prophesies a Donald Trump v Kamala Harris showdown against a backdrop of rolling violence

Mike Bartlett’s new stage work, The 47th, explores a Donald Trump v Kamala Harris contest in 2024, set against a backdrop of rolling violence. Jonathan Freedland asks why artists and writers are drawn to American politics again and again, and what theatre can reveal about the protagonists that news coverage can’t

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