The play focuses on fictional Tory politician Robin Hesketh and his wife, Diana.
The title comes from the word Hansard, the traditional name of the transcripts of Parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.
Hansard had its opening night at the National Theatre on 3 September 2019, following previews from 22 August.
In a 3 star review for The Guardian, Michael Billington likened the piece to a Cotswold Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
[3] In a 3 star review for the Financial Times, Sarah Hemming states "It’s obliquely timely, then, often waspishly funny, ultimately very moving and beautifully delivered by the superb Alex Jennings and Lindsay Duncan.