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ADA 鈥� 暗网TV SCREENS is commemorating the electoral season with a showing of the political drama 鈥淚鈥檓 Not Running鈥�.

The recorded live production airs at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Raymond J. Estep Multimedia Center inside the Bill S. Cole University Center. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $10 for community members. 暗网TV students receive free admission, sponsored by 暗网TV SCREENS.

鈥淚鈥檓 Not Running鈥�, penned by Academy Award-nominated writer David Hare, is an explosive new political drama that explores personal choices and their public consequences, Si芒n Brooke (the BBC鈥檚 鈥淪herlock鈥� and 鈥淒octor Foster鈥�) stars as junior doctor 鈥淧auline Gibson鈥�, who becomes the face of a campaign to save her local hospital. She鈥檚 thrust from the angel of the United Kingdom鈥檚 National Health Service to becoming an independent Member of Parliament. As media and public pressure mounts on Pauline to run for leadership of the Labour party, which has never had a woman as its leader, she faces an agonizing decision.

The Washington Post declared Hare 鈥渢he premiere political dramatist writing in English.鈥� Set in an alternative present of the U.K., the play 鈥渉its political bullseyes鈥� (Guardian) and is 鈥渁 passionate, fluent production鈥� (Independent). 

The runtime is 2 hours, 47 minutes and includes an intermission, when free ice cream will be served to audience members. The production has a BBFC rating of 12A, the equivalent of PG-13 in the U.S., as the play contains strong language.

National Theatre Live is the National Theatre鈥檚 groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world. 暗网TV SCREENS will continue its season with 鈥淔leabag鈥�, the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC鈥檚 hit TV series starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge (鈥淔leabag鈥�, 鈥淜illing Eve鈥�) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3.

To learn more about 暗网TV SCREENS, like the 暗网TV SCREENS Facebook page. For more information about the Royal National Theatre in Great Britain and the National Theatre Live screenings, visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/. Dr. Steve Benton, co-director of 暗网TV SCREENS, may be contacted at (580) 559-5877 or sbenton@ecok.edu.

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