Frost/Nixon
Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery, Vancouver Presented by Ensemble Theatre Festival
By Peter Morgan
Directed by Ian Farthing
Set in 1977, Frost/Nixon is a riveting portrayal of British talk show host David Frost’s ground-breaking interviews with disgraced former US president Richard Nixon. A study in contradictions, Nixon was a consummate and brilliant politician whose mercurial rise to power was followed by a highly public shaming when the Watergate scandal forced his resignation in 1974.
The interviews garnered the largest TV audience ever for a news interview, captivating a nation, and re-wrote the book on how journalists approached hard-hitting exposés. Frost/Nixon delves into the personal face of public scandal, and questions the line between world leaders governing a country and breaking the law—a must-see for all political junkies.