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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2022 Critics'' Circle Award for Best New PlayNominated for the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New PlayA man should never turn down two things. Sex, and appearing on television.1968 a year of protest that divided America. As two men fight to become the next President, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the iconoclastic liberal Gore Vidal. Beliefs are challenged and slurs slung as these political idols feud nightly in a new television format, debating the moral landscape of a shattered nation. Little do they know they're about to open up a new frontier in American politics, and transform television news forever
Best of Enemies is the electric new play by James Graham (
Quiz, Labour of Love), directed by Jeremy Herrin, inspired by the documentary by Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon.This revised and updated edition was published to coincide with the West End transfer to the Noel Coward
Trade ReviewRushes at the audience like a newshound after a story. * Observer *
James Graham's captivating drama is raw and timely. * The Times *
Astoundingly Good. * Time Out London *
These monumental moments in American history, along with other key moments of the time that explored in the play, could be a captivating starting point for students' work and allows a range of themes to be explored. * Drama and Theatre *
