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The Dresser Revival 2016

Opened: October 13, 2016
Closing: January 14, 2017

The Dresser - 2016 West End History , Info & More

Duke of York's Theatre
St Martin's Ln, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4BG, United Kingdom London WC2N 4BG

Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith come together as lead actor “Sir” and Norman “the dresser” in this eagerly awaited revival of “a wonderfully affectionate and intelligent play about the theatre” The Guardian.

Renowned as Ronald Harwood’s greatest play, The Dresser has been nominated for Olivier and Tony Awards as well as an Academy Award for the screenplay of the film. With a multi-award winning creative team of Ken Stott (Rebus, God of Carnage), Reece Shearsmith (The League of Gentlemen, Inside Number 9), Selena Cadell, Harriet Thorpe and Sean Foley (The Ladykillers, Jeeves and Wooster) this promises to be an unmissable production of a theatrical classic.

Both hilarious and poignant, The Dresser explores the relationship between two men who are reluctantly and inevitably co-dependent. As World War II rages, backstage in a provincial English theatre, an ageing, once-famous classical actor is troubled. Sir, the last in a dying breed of great English Shakespearean actors, is unwilling to take to the stage to deliver his renowned portrayal of King Lear. It falls to his faithful dresser Norman to rouse another great performance from him, to keep both the show and its star from falling apart.


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FAHRENHEIT 451, THE DRESSER and More Set for Different Stages' 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2016


Different Stages has announced its 2016-17 season - scroll down for details, and click here for season passes! 

BWW Review: THE DRESSER, Duke of York's Theatre, 13 October 2016
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 14, 2016


In the theatre it is well known that; no matter what, the show must go on. This sentiment has rarely been portrayed so poignantly as it is in Ronald Harwood's Olivier award-nominated play The Dresser. First performed in 1980, the play returns to the West End in a fabulous revival of the tragic comedy that delves into the psyche of an actor well past his prime.

FAHRENHEIT 451, THE DRESSER and More Set for Different Stages' 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2016


Different Stages has announced its 2016-17 season - scroll down for details, and click here for season passes! 

The Dresser History

Other Productions of The Dresser

1981   Broadway
Broadway
2016   West End West-End Revival
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