The Constituent was due to begin just as England match reached finale, with many in theatre glued to their phones
For a few minutes on Saturday evening, England held its breath as its finest footballers lined up for a penalty shootout against Switzerland in the Euros quarter-finals.
It was no exception at London’s Old Vic. As audience members hunched over their phone screens moments before The Constituent, a political drama, was due to begin, its stars were also in a quandary.