This House

This House is a 2012 play by James Graham. It premiered at the Cottesloe Theatre from 18 September to 1 December 2012 in a production directed by Jeremy Herrin and transferred to the larger Olivier Theatre in February 2013.



It derives its title from the name given to the House of Commons by MPs. It covers the period in British parliamentary history between the February 1974 general election and the 1979 vote of no confidence in the government of James Callaghan. It is set in the House of Commons, the Palace of Westminster and the offices of the Labour and Tory Chief Whips - party leaders such as Ted Heath, Harold Wilson and Margaret Thatcher remain offstage characters.