The read
It runs long at 2h 51m.
Synopsis
July 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms. A rollicking comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
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Key crew
- Emily BurnsDirector
- Oliver ChrisWriter
- Richard BeanWriter
Cast
- Laurie DavidsonJack Absolute
- Natalie SimpsonLydia Languish
- Caroline QuentinMrs Malaprop
- Peter ForbesSir Anthony Absolute
- Helena WilsonJulia Melville
- Jordan MetcalfeRoy Faulkland
- Kerry HowardLucy
- James CorriganBob 'Wingnut' Acres
- Kelvin FletcherDudley Scunthorpe
- Akshay SharanBikram 'Tony' Khattri
- Tim SteedBrian Coventry
- Theo CowenPeter Kingsmith
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Themes
based on play or musical1940sfilmed playlive theatrefilmed theaternational theatreroyal national theatre