"A critical, hard-edged play that is not cynical . . . Beautiful." "Times "(UK)An urgent political play from Jack Thorne ("Let the Right One In"; TV's "Skins"), a rising star on the British playwriting scene. "Hope "is a funny and scathing fable attacking the squeeze on local government. How do you save twenty-two million pounds? Mark and Hilary, the leaders of the Council, are about to find out. "Hope "premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in November 2014."