J.T. Rogers Play ‘Corruption’ About UK Phone Hacking Scandal Set For Lincoln Center Theater Debut; Bartlett Sher Directing
deadline.comCorruption, a new play by Oslo playwright J.T. Rogers about the phone hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in 2011, will be produced by Lincoln Center Theater this winter in a production that will reunite Rogers with his Oslo director Bartlett Sher.
Based on the book Dial M for Murdoch: News Corporation and The Corruption of Britain by former British Labour Party MP Tom Watson and Martin Hickman, Corruption begins previews Thursday, February 15, 2024, at LCT’s Mitzi E.
Newhouse Theater. Opening night is Monday, March 11. Casting will be announced at a later date. According to the official synopsis, Corruption “tells the story behind the story of the phone hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in 2011, stunning the world and upending British politics.
When Parliament member Tom Watson is maliciously smeared by the newspapers of Murdoch’s News International, he decides to fight back – taking on its larger-than-life leader Rebekah Brooks.” The synopsis continues: “But what he uncovers is far more insidious than he ever imagined.
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