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The Real Thing


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Henry is a successful and talented playwright married to Charlotte, an actress playing the lead in his current play about adultery. Her co-star and friend Max, is married to Annie, also an actor. Henry and Annie have fallen in love but is it any more real than the subjects in Henry’s play? As the story unravels, Henry discovers that love - ‘the real thing’ - can be unpredictable and painful.
Author Tom Stoppard

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News etc

User (11Jan01)
TRT is Stoppard as his witty best with electrifying performances by Stephen Dillane and Jennifer Ehle, a must-see play.

Company

Producer Bristol Old Vic
Producer Act Productions
Producer B&R Productions
Director Alan Strachan
Design Kit Surrey
Lighting Mick Hughes
Performer John Gordon Sinclair (Henry)
Performer Suzan Sylvester (Annie)
Performer Liz Crowther (Charlotte)
Performer Michael Lumsden
Performer Christopher Mills
Performer Sebastian Mitchinson
Performer Kelly Waters
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