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Closing: October 26, 2024The Real Thing - West End History , Info & More
The Old Vic
103 The Cut London
‘There are no commitments, only bargains.’
Annie is an actress, Henry is a playwright, and fiction is the backdrop to life. Hardly a recipe for a faithful marriage, especially when it started as an affair.
But does it matter how it began if what they have is the real thing?
Diving through layers of play and performance, reality and deceit, The Real Thing is Tom Stoppard’s kaleidoscopic comedy of love, infidelity and the stories we tell. Starring James McArdle (Mare of Easttown, The Tragedy of Macbeth) and Bel Powley (A Small Light, The Morning Show), and directed by Max Webster (Macbeth, Life of Pi).
__Assisted Performances:__
Audio Described, 11 Oct, 7.30pm (Touch Tour, 5.30pm)
Relaxed, (audio described, captioned and BSL interpreted) 12 Oct, 2.30pm
Captioned, 14 Oct, 7.30pm
BSL Interpreted, 17 Oct, 7.30pm
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The Real Thing review – Tom Stoppard’s gem still shines
8 / 10
Artfully directed by Max Webster, with wonderful long-shadowed lighting by Richard Howell and a poppy soundtrack, the drama’s artifice is playfully exposed, maybe even sent up, with dancing stagehands bringing choreographed comedy and a light meta touch.
'The Real Thing' review – this witty, strikingly cast Stoppard revival balances brilliance with a beating heart
8 / 10
What a pleasure to have Tom Stoppard’s brilliantly inventive 1982 Tony-winning play The Real Thing back in London. Even better, both its formal daring and its frank, subversive portrait of complicated relationships are thoughtfully handled in Max Webster’s stylish and strikingly cast revival.
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The Real Thing History
Other Productions of The Real Thing
| 1984 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 2000 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2010 | West End |
Old Vic Production West End |
| 2014 | Broadway |
Roundabout Theatre Production Broadway |
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