Suranne Jones: I was banned after saying ‘penis’ on stage

Suranne Jones talks to Metro about why her new play is a ‘social feminist piece’, how a talkative habit helped her pursue acting and being blacklisted from a theatre company for a slip-of-the-tongue.

The play is about Thatcherism in 1982 – isn’t it a bit dated?

It’s set in 1982, so it is a period piece and even the 1980s costumes stand out as being of their time. We’re under a Tory government again today, so the play’s still relevant. We’re looking back at what happened then. It’s a social feminist piece and you’ll obviously make comparisons about what’s changed – and some things… Read the full story