The National Joke. Torben Betts

Will the Prime Minister give Rupert the political prize he’s been hoping for? How much more can Livvie take of her mother Mary and her withering put-downs? Will Charlie get off her phone for long enough to listen to anyone, let alone her boyfriend? Home truths emerge and a reputation could tumble as Rupert St John-Green MP and three generations of women gather in the family garden to watch a total solar eclipse. Another searingly funny dissection of contemporary Britain from one of the country’s leading dramatists.