NT Live – Jack Absolute Flies Again
By Richard Bean and Oliver Chris
Based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals
A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
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.
Emily Burns directs this spectacularly entertaining new version of Sheridan’s The Rivals. Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin, Laurie Davidson, Natalie Simpson and Kelvin Fletcher.
Trailer
Approx 3hrs inc interval
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An enormously loveable show
Sunday Times
A snortingly good, crowd-pleasing comedy
Daily Mail
An antidote for our wobbly age
Daily Express
Uproarious mix of filth, derring-do and romance
Evening Standard
One of the funniest productions in the National’s history
The Guardian (on One Man, Two Guvnors)
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