It's a summer's morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years, Diana. But all is not as blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking hangover, a fox is destroying the garden, and secrets are being dug up all over the place.

She’s a liberal, married to a man passing laws that will tear into the fabric of British society. As she attacks his voting record, it’s clear there is more to be said.

Hansard is an intimate domestic drama about a long and troubled marriage. It is also a comedy about politics and identity and the failings of the ruling class. Set around the passing of the Section 28 legislation in 1988, which banned the “promotion” of homosexuality. It is funny, tender, brutal, and ultimately devastating.

Robin Hesketh MP - Matt Wells
Diana Hesketh - Emma Smart
Tom Hesketh - Freddie Andrews

Director - Steve Woolley
Props - Anne Monks
Lighting & Sound - Sam Stacey & Andi Ford
Set Design - Steve Woolley
Set Construction - Geoff Rennie & Iain Hepburn

ProAct Produced by Andi Ford