NT Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again

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Certificate15
Year2022
GenreTheatre
Director(s)Emily Burns
Writer(s)Richard Bean, Oliver Chris, Richard Brinsley Sheridan
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Running Time2HR 30MINS
SeasonStage on Screen

A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night), based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals.

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. 


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