About the Play:

Frost/Nixon has become a favourite of acting teachers for Male Monologues.

Frost/Nixon is a full-length drama by Peter Morgan. Three years after the Watergate scandal ended his presidency, Richard Nixon agreed to break his silence in a series of interviews with up-and-coming British broadcaster David Frost. Behind-the-scenes it was a battle of egos for the upper hand in controlling history, but as the cameras rolled, the world was riveted by a remarkably honest exchange between one man who has lost everything and another with everything to gain. It is still the most widely viewed political interview in world history.

Frost/Nixon brings audiences inside the landmark series of interviews between David Frost and former President Nixon. By 1972 Richard M. Nixon had ended the Vietnam war, achieved diplomatic breakthroughs with Russia and China, presided over a period of economic stability at home, and was on the verge of a landslide re-election… until he decided to cover up a third-rate burglary. Watergate was one of the largest scandals in American history and two years later Nixon would resign the presidency – but with neither an admission of guilt nor any sign of remorse. The title characters – two towering egos – face-off in this fast-paced drama about one of the most famous political interviews of all time. British talk-show host David Frost has become a lowbrow laughingstock. Richard Nixon has just resigned the United States presidency in total disgrace over the Watergate scandal. Determined to resurrect their career, Frost risks everything on a series of in-depth interviews in order to extract an apology from Nixon. The cagey Nixon, however, is equally bent on redemption in the nation's eyes. In the television age, image is everything, and both are desperate to out-talk and upstage each other. The result is the interview that managed what no other journalist or prosecutor could: to extract a confession from the disgraced former US president.

Frost/Nixon premiered in 2006 at the Donmar Warehouse in London to critical acclaim, and then transferred to the West End's Gielgud Theatre later that year, securing three Olivier Award nominations including "Best New Play." Its 2007 Broadway premiere earned three Tony Award nominations. The play has become a favourite scene study vehicle in acting classes and workshops and is regularly performed in regional, college, and community theatre productions.

Cast: 2 female, 8 male (has also been performed with an all-female cast)

What people say:

"…ripe entertainment…The cheerily oblivious limey lightweight and the brooding, mortally wounded political animal: Austin Powers vs. Macbeth." — Washington Post

"...as thought-provoking as it is gripping and entertaining." — The Daily Telegraph

"A victory! Nail-biting, fast and fluid, Frost/Nixon has the momentum of a thriller and the zing of a comedy." — The New York Times

"Peter Morgan's play lights up on the stage with theatrical fireworks." — Rolling Stone

"Thrilling! It's hard to resist inching forward in your seat to bask in the radiant glow!" — New York Daily News

"A prize fight you'll watch with the kind of fascinated delight rare in the theatre." — The New York Post

"It's great that these actresses get to play these meaty, traditionally male roles but what you should focus on is how each of them are simply the best people for the roles. And what they create for us is a thrilling game of cat and mouse where the role of the cat keeps changing." — Broadway World

About the Playwright:

Peter Morgan is an English screenwriter and playwright. He has written extensively for movies and television, but is probably best known for his plays Frost/Nixon and The Queen which established his reputation for exploring the inner nature of power – its acquisition, machinations, and loss. His television work includes the critically acclaimed TV series The Crown, The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, The Jury, The Special Relationship, Longford, Colditz, Henry VIII and The Deal; and for film, Rush, 360, Hereafter, State of Play, The Damned United, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Last King of Scotland and the Oscar award winning The Queen.