It’s 1974 and the corridors of Westminster ring with the sound of infighting and backbiting as Britain’s political parties battle to change the future of the nation, whatever it takes. In this hung parliament, the ruling party holds on by a thread. Votes are won and lost by one, fist fights erupt in the bars, and ill MPs are hauled in to cast their votes.

It’s a time when a staggering number of politicians die, and age-old traditions and allegiances are thrown aside in the struggle for power.

James Graham’s biting, energetic and critically-acclaimed new play strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes who roll up their sleeves, and on occasion bend the rules, to manoeuvre a diverse and conflicting chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments.

The NT Live screenings show at the Angelika Film Center Dallas and Angelika Film Center Plano; and at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, presented by Amphibian Stage Productions.

Complete showtimes and locations are:

7 p.m. Thursday, May 30 at Angelika Film Center Dallas

2 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at Angelika Film Center Dallas

2 p.m. Sunday, June 2 at Angelika Film Center Plano

7 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 at Angelika Film Center Plano

2 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 19 at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth