A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin (Jonathan Creek), Laurie Davidson (Guilty Party), Natalie Simpson (Three Sisters) and Kelvin Fletcher (Emmerdale).
July 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame Lydia Languish.
Advances turn to anarchy as the heiress demands to be loved on her own very particular terms.
Emily Burns (The Comeback) Directs this spectacular new version of Sheridan's The Rivals.
BSL performance Thursday 28 July at 7.30pm
Sensory Adapted performance Tuesday 2 August at 7.30pm
Audio-described performances Friday 5 August, 7.30pm preceded by a Touch Tour at 6pm Saturday 20 August, 2pm preceded by a Touch Tour at 12.30pm
Captioned performances Saturday 6 August, 7.30pm Thursday 11 August, 7.30pm
Dementia friendly performance Wednesday 31 August, 2pm
2 hours 35 minutes
Recommended 12 +
2nd July, 2022
3rd September, 2022
By: Richard Bean and Oliver Chris
Director: Emily Burns
Cast list: Laurie Davidson, Caroline Quentin, Natalie Simpson, Kelvin Fletcher, Kerry Howard, Peter Forbes, James Corrigan, Theo Cowan, Jordan Metcalfe, George Kemp, Akshay Sharan, Tim Steed, Geoffrey Towers, Shona White and Helena Wilson
Set: Mark Thompson
Costume: Mark Thompson
Lighting: Tim Lutkin
Sound: Paul Arditti
Choreography: Lizzi Gee
Location: Fringe/Off West End
Railway station: Waterloo
Bus numbers: (Waterloo Road) 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, RV1, X68
Night bus numbers: (Waterloo Road) 139, 176, 188, 243, 341, N1, N68, N76, N171, N343
Car park: National Theatre, Upper Ground (1min)
Directions from tube: (10mins) Follow signs for exits to the South Bank. This should lead you to an underground pedestrian passage called ‘Sutton Walk’ that emerges at the South Bank. Turn right and walk along the river Thames until you see the National Theatre.
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