The Permanent Way

by David Hare (Author)

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  2003

  $3.27

  in 1991, before an election they did not expect to win, the Conservative government made a fateful decision to privatize the railways. Now, 12 years later, as a result of that privatization, the taxpayer subsidizes the system more lavishly than ever before. In The Permanent Way , David Hare, working with actors from the Out of Joint Company, tells the intricate madcap story of a dream gone sour, by gathering together the first-hand accounts of those most intimately involved - from every level of the railway system. Funny, tragic and compelling, the play offers an extraordinary parable of British mismanagement which raises questions about the recent history of the country.