National Theatre Live: Consent

Why is Justice blind? Is she impartial? Or is she blinkered?

Why is Justice blind? Is she impartial? Or is she blinkered? Friends take opposing briefs in a rape case. The key witness is a woman whose life seems a world away from theirs. At home, their own lives begin to unravel as every version of the truth is challenged. Nina Raine’s powerful, painful, funny play sifts the evidence from every side and puts justice herself in the dock. Consent received its world premiere in a co-production with Out of Joint at the National Theatre in April 2017. This archive recording was captured on 9th May, 2017.

Cast

Adam James

Jake

Anna Maxwell Martin

Kitty

Ben Chaplin

Edward

Pip Carter

Tim

Heather Craney

Gayle

Daisy Haggard

Zara

Priyanga Burford

Rachel