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The Real Thing


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The Real ThingHenry 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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Prior to Broadway

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

Company

Director David Leveaux
Performer Stephen Dillane
Performer Jennifer Ehle
Performer Sarah Woodward
Performer Nigel Lindsay
Performer Mark Bazeley
Performer Caroline Hayes
Performer Joshua Henderson
Performer Oscar Pearce
Performer Charlotte Parry
Design Vicky Mortimer
Lighting Mark Henderson
Sound John A Leonard
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