Arrogant, flippant, withdrawn and with a talent for self-concealment, the mysterious Aircraftman Ross seems an odd recruit for the Royal Air Force. In fact the truth is even stranger than the man himself. Firstly, he's not officially part of the military at all, and secondly he's certainly not called Ross. Behind the false name is an enigma, who started as a civilian in the Map Office in 1914. Despite never receiving an official commission he went on to mastermind some of the most audacious military victories in the history of the British Army, including the 1916 Arab Revolt against the Turks. These victories earned him an enduring and romantic nom de guerre: Lawrence of Arabia. Terence Rattigan's 1960 play is an epic and probing drama, which reveals the unusual and deeply conflicted Englishman behind the heroic legend.T492536241Producer Chichester Festival Theatre. Director Adrian Noble. Design William Dudley. Lighting Paul Pyant. Sound Paul Groothuis. Director Gabrielle Dawes (casting director). Performer Joseph Fiennes (Aircraftman Ross). Performer Michael Feast (Turkish Military Governor). Performer Paul Freeman (General Allenby). Performer Peter Polycarpou (Sheik Auda Abu Tayi). Performer Navinder Bhatti (Turkish Sergeant). Performer Jorell Coiffic-Karnall (Kerim). Performer Ian Drysdale (Colonel Barrington). Performer Eben Figueiredo (Rashid). Performer Brendan Hooper (Flight Sergeant Thompson). Performer John Hopkins (Aircraftman Dickinson / Flight Lieutenant Higgins). Performer Nicholas Prasad (Hamed). Performer Jay Saighal (Turkish Captain). Performer Nick Sampson (Franks / Group Captain Wood). Performer Peter Sandys-Clarke (Ronald Storrs). Performer Gary Shelford (Aircraftman Parsons). Performer Benjamin Wainwright (Flight Lieutenant Stoker). Performer Christopher Walters (Mouth Organist). Performer Rick Yale (Aircraftman Evans). | |
| 3 Jun 16 to 25 Jun 16 | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester :: V719 listing details L806562438 |
