The Real Thing
From: Friday, 11th February 2005
To: Saturday, 12 March 2005
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Synopsis
Henry is a successful and talented playwright married to Charlotte, an actress playing the lead in his current play about adultery. Her co-star and friend Max, is married to Annie, also an actor. Henry and Annie have fallen in love but is it any more real than the subjects in Henry’s play? As the story unravels, Henry discovers that love - ‘the real thing’ - can be unpredictable and painful.
Our Review:
15 February 2005
Tom Stoppard once said: "Theatre satisfies my capacity for safety and risk." On the surface, The Real Thing, which Stoppard premiered in 1983, is just 'another' play about adultery. But it’s written with such authority, humour and insight that you can’t help laughing as you explore the concept of the 'real thing' of the title.
Max (Christopher Wright) and Annie (Lucy Tregear) are not as happy as they seem. They’re both actors and, although they explore modern relationships in their plays, they’re not so good at facing up to the truth in their own lives. Annie embarks on an affair with Max's best friend, Henry (Peter Lindford), a famous playwright. This leaves his brittle but funny spouse Charlotte (Caroline Harding) out in the cold.
To reveal any more narrative strands might ruin the joy of watching Stoppard’s perceptive battle of wits. The play asks serious questions like can love exist with infidelity? Also more flippantly can one enjoy...
Cast
Peter Lindford (Henry)
Lucy Tregear (Charlotte)
Christopher Wright (Max)
Katie Wimpenny
John Milroy
Justin Brett
Creative
Tom Stoppard (Author)
Manchester Airport (Corporate Sponsor)
Library Theatre Company (Producer)
Chris Honer (Director)
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