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The Real Thing

Tom Stoppard

About the Production

WRITER Tom Stoppard
DIRECTOR  Kate Saxon
DESIGNER  Simon Higlett 
LIGHTING DESIGNER Paul Pyant
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER Dominic Haslam
CASTING DIRECTOR Gemma Hancock CDG
Sam Stevenson CDG


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A glorious play… Stoppard's wit and intellectual rigour is warmed by the glow of romance
The Daily Telegraph

Henry is a brilliant and celebrated playwright.  With his wife Charlotte in the starring role, his new play examines the complexity of love and infidelity.  Henry’s reality and fiction blur when passions ignite and his own marriage becomes entwined with that of Charlotte’s co-star, Max and wife Annie.  As Henry struggles to write a new work, the players in this game of deceit and lust are all searching.  But can any of them find The Real Thing?

Tom Stoppard is one of the most important writers alive today, applauded the world over for his work in theatre and film (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Arcadia, Empire of the Sun, Shakespeare in Love).  Sparklingly witty, genuinely moving and thought-provoking, The Real Thing sees Stoppard at the height of his powers. This play is one of his most enduring and richly acclaimed works (Evening Standard Award: Best Play, Drama Desk Award: Outstanding New Play, New York Drama Critics' Circle Award: Best Play, Tony Award: Best Play).
 
Hailed by the Stage Newspaper for ‘yet again demonstrating their resourceful and eclectic ability to bring their productions to a wider public’, English Touring Theatre, joins forces with the celebrated West Yorkshire Playhouse to stage this electrifying new production of Stoppard’s cunning exposé of love and betrayal.
 

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Tour Dates

  • 4 May - 26 May 2012
    West Yorkshire Playhouse
    Leeds
  • 29 May - 2 Jun 2012
    Cambridge Arts Theatre
    Cambridge
  • 5 Jun - 9 Jun 2012
    The Everyman Theatre
    Cheltenham
  • 12 Jun - 16 Jun 2012
    Watford Palace Theatre
    Watford
  • 19 Jun - 23 Jun 2012
    Theatre Royal Brighton
    Brighton
  • 26 Jun - 30 Jun 2012
    Oxford Playhouse
    Oxford
  • 3 Jul - 7 Jul 2012
    Northcott Theatre
    Exeter


The Real Thing
Tom Stoppard

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