Ace-satirist Alistair Beaton laughs at power

28th March 2007

 

INTERVIEW: ALISTAIR BEATON

The award-winning satirist and playwright talks to Aleks Sierz about King of Hearts (Out of Joint at the Hampstead Theatre) and about his previous hits, such as Feelgood, and political comedy.

I had the script looked at by a couple of Muslims because I wanted to be sure that I was offending responsibly and not just out of ignorance.