《天窗》的編劇、《時時刻刻》《生死朗讀》的改編者、被《華盛頓郵報》稱為當代「首席英語政治劇作家」的大衛·海爾的新作《給我一個參選的理由》，選擇的還是他最擅長的個人生活和政治選擇相糾結的敘事。曾演出NT Live班尼迪克·康柏拜區版 《哈姆雷特》裡奧菲莉亞、《神探夏洛克》裡東風妹妹的席安·布魯克，與RSC版「王與國四部曲」中哈爾王子/亨利五世的扮演者艾力克斯·哈塞爾領銜主演。

在虛構的2018年，工黨仍然由布雷爾式的中間派人物傑克·古爾德領導，他的左翼父親是一個老派的政黨英雄。但是人們似乎更關心他大學時代的前女友波琳·吉布森—從前是英國國家醫療服務系統的醫生，現在是一位獨立議員、政治活動家，會與古爾德競爭，甚至成為該黨的首位女性領導人嗎？

「我信仰的，與我為之奮鬥的，也許不是一回事。但這一刻，我將正視我的責任。」

I’m Not Running is an explosive new play written by Academy Award-nominated writer David Hare (The Reader, NT Live: Skylight), premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
The cast includes Siân Brooke (Sherlock, NT Live: Hamlet), Joshua McGuire (NT Live: Rozencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, About Time) and Alex Hassell (Grantchester, The Miniaturist).
Pauline Gibson is a junior doctor, who becomes the face of a campaign to save her local hospital. She's thrust from angel of the NHS to becoming an independent MP.
In the Houses of Parliament, she crosses paths with her university boyfriend, Jack Gould, a stalwart Labour loyalist, climbing the ranks of the party.
As media and public pressure mounts on Pauline to run for leadership of the Labour party, she faces an agonising decision...