Overview

(Based on Tom Watson’s and Martin Hickman’s “Dial M for Murdoch: News Corporation and The Corruption of Britain")

A sweeping political thriller, Corruption tells the story behind the story of the phone hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in 2011, stunning the world and upending British politics.

When parliament member Tom Watson is maliciously smeared by the newspapers of Murdoch’s News International, he decides to fight back—taking on its larger-than-life leader Rebekah Brooks. But what he uncovers is far more insidious than he ever imagined. As Watson and a small band of journalists, lawyers, and politicians struggle to expose the endemic criminality at the heart of this media monolith, they risk their careers and, at times, their very lives.

Epic in scope and often startlingly funny, Corruption tells a true-life David and Goliath story of ordinary men and women trying to find a way to save their very democracy before it’s too late.

Corruption - Teaser Trailer

Production History

World Premiere (Upcoming): Lincoln Center Theater (2024)

Cast:

Dylan Baker

John Behlmann

Saffron Burrows

Anthony Cochrane

Adam Dannheisser

Sanjit De Silva

K. Todd Freeman

Eleanor Handley

Robyn Kerr

Sepideh Moafi

Seth Numrich

Michael Siberry

Toby Stephens