Performance

VenueTheatre Royal
TownBrighton
CountyEast Sussex
From20th September 2016
To24th September 2016
What is currently on at Theatre Royal (V657)

The Dresser

The DresserT0398893648
In a war-torn provincial theatre an ageing actor manager, known to his loyal acting company as 'Sir', is struggling to keep a grip on his sanity and complete his two hundred and twenty-seventh performance of King Lear. Thanks to the efforts of Herr Hitler, all the able-bodied actors are in uniform and bombs are destroying theatres across the country, but the show must go on. Ensuring that it does is Norman. Sir's devoted dresser, who for sixteen years has been there to fix his wig, massage his ego, remind him of his opening lines and provide the sound effects in the storm scene. Inspired by the memories of his years working as Donald Wolfit's dresser, Ronald Harwood's evocative, perceptive and hilarious portrait of backstage life is one of the most acclaimed dramas of modern theatre.
Author Ronald Harwood


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Company

Producer Mark Goucher
Producer Mark Rubinstein Ltd
Producer Jonathan Church Productions
Director Sean Foley
Performer Ken Stott (Sir)
Performer Reece Shearsmith (Norman)
Performer Selina Cadell
Performer Harriet Thorpe
Performer Simon Rouse
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