''Public Property'' is a play by the English playwright

Sam Peter Jackson Sam Peter Jackson (born 17 March 1978) is a writer/director and actor best known for writing the play "Public Property", which ran at the Trafalgar Studios in London's West End in 2009 starring Nigel Harman, Robert Daws and Steven Webb and was no ...

. It is about a news anchor called Geoffrey Hammond, who gets caught in a public sex scandal. ''Public Property'' ran at the

Trafalgar Studios Trafalgar Theatre is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London. The Grade II listed building was built in 1930 with interiors in the Art Deco style as the Whitehall Theatre; it regularly staged ...

in London's West End in 2009 starring Nigel Harman,

Robert Daws Robert Daws (born 4 May 1959) is an English actor, and crime fiction author. He is best known for his television roles, including Tuppy Glossop in ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990–1993), gruff cricketer Roger Dervish in the comedy '' Outside Ed ...

and Steven Webb and was nominated for a 2010 WhatsOnStage

Theatregoers' Choice Award The WhatsOnStage Awards (WOS Awards), formerly known as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, are organised by the theatre website WhatsOnStage.com. The awards celebrate outstanding achievements in UK theatre, with categories covering both regional p ...

as Best New Comedy. The play was published by Oberon Books. The production was presented by Tara Wilkinson on behalf of Whippet Productions and directed by Hanna Berrigan.Public Property Official Website
It also featured on-screen cameos by

Stephen Fry Sir Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer. He came to prominence as a member of the comic act Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in ''A Bit of ...

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and

Natasha Little Natasha Emma Little (born 2 October 1969) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Edith Thompson in the film '' Another Life'', Lady Caroline Langbourne in the BBC miniseries '' The Night Manager'', and Christina Moxam in the B ...

References

External links

Variety review Official WebsitePublic Property on Amazon Sam Peter Jackson WebsiteGuardian Review
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