‘The world is still as bent and corrupt’: Our Friends in the North returns to the stage

The acclaimed British television series *Our Friends in the North* is being adapted for the stage and will premiere in October at Newcastle's Theatre Royal. Playwright Peter Flannery, who also wrote the original series, believes the themes of corruption and social decay explored in the show remain relevant today. Live Theatre's artistic director Jack McNamara conceived the stage adaptation and approached Flannery, who agreed to the project focusing on two episodes from the Thatcher era. Flannery expressed no interest in revisiting the characters' later lives, but was impressed by McNamara's vision and the opportunity to stage the play in the historic theater. The original television series, which took 15 years to develop, followed four characters over four decades, played by actors including Daniel Craig and Christopher Eccleston.

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