The Dresser

Información

A major revival of The Dresser by Academy award winning author Sir Ronald Harwood starring Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith. Olivier Award winner Ken Stott and BAFTA Award winner Reece Shearsmith come together as lead actor and Norman the dresser in this eagerly awaited revival of a wonderfully affectionate and intelligent play about the theatre. The Guardian.

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.

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) and Sean Foley (The Ladykillers, Jeeves and Wooster) this promises to be an unmissable production of a theatrical classic.

Meeting/pick-up point:Duke of York's Theatre.
Duration: 1.5 hours.
Start/opening time: From Monday to Saturday at 7:30pm. On Wednesday and Saturday at 2:30pm.
Opening days/period: From October 5th 2016 to January 14th 2017.