The Power of Yes (unedited version)

Men in suits are out in force in David Hare’s interview-based assessment of the events leading up to the current financial crisis. Notepad in hand and sporting a casual brown jacket Anthony Calf (as the playwright’s alter ego) quizzes the famous, the influential and those unwilling to be identified who just didn’t see it coming.

In fluid succession, these bankers, traders, journalists and hedge fund managers crisscross the bare stage below the flickering backdrop of Angus Jackson’s deftly staged, well-acted production, adding observation and information before disappearing back into the darkness.

Hare makes an intelligent guide as he exposes the blinkered greed which contributed to the near collapse of the banking system, but, despite the odd flash of humour, ultimately this is more journalistic investigation than drama.