On 15 September 2008; capitalism came to a grinding halt. As sub-prime mortgages and toxic securities continued to dominate the headlines well into 2009; this spring the National Theatre asked David Hare to write an urgent and immediate work to be staged this autumn that sought to find out what had happened; and why.Capitalism works when greed and fear are in the correct balance. This time they got out of balance. Too much greed; not enough fear. Meeting with many of the key players from the financial world; David Hare; author of The Permanent Way and Stuff Happens; has created The Power of Yes: a compelling narrative; as enlightening as it is entertaining.Its like a ship which youre being told is in apple-pie order; the decks are cleaned; the metal is burnished; the only thing nobody mentions; its being driven at full speed towards an iceberg.Not so much a play as a jaw-dropping account of how; as the banks went bust; capitalism was replaced by a socialism that bailed out the rich alone.The Power of Yes opened at the National Theatre; London; in September 2009.
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