Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere

Name: Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere
Director: David Lan
Genre: TV Movie
Released: 2017-07-22
Duration: 59 min
Cast: Paul Mason, Khalid Abdalla, Lara Sawalha, Sirine Saba, Lara Sawalha

2017

59m

TV Movie

Director: David Lan

Writer: Paul Mason

Overview

Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere is about different kinds of popular protest. Written and performed by Paul Mason, former economics editor of Channel 4 News and BBC's Newsnight, the play is a personal account of how we got from the optimism of the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement to the election of Donald Trump. Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere is directed by David Lan and performed by Paul Mason, Khalid Abdalla, Sirine Saba and Lara Sawalha. It is directed for TV by Tim van Someren and produced by the Young Vic in partnership with Totally Theatre Productions.