Theatre Royal Brighton: The Real Thing

Starring Laurence Fox in Tom Stoppard’s play at the Theatre Royal Brighton

Laurence Fox will visit Brighton at the end of October, starring in Tom Stoppard’s award winning play The Real Thing. Described by The Spectator as: “a play that reminds you why you go to the theatre and why you fall in love. And why, just sometimes, it is all worth the effort”, audiences at Theatre Royal Brighton are in for a treat.

Henry is the smartest and sharpest playwright of his generation. His wife, Charlotte, an actress, has been appearing in a play by Henry about a couple whose marriage is on the verge of collapse. Max, her leading man, is also married to an actress, Annie. When Henry’s affair with Annie threatens to destroy his own marriage, he realises life has started imitating art. But are they really in love? Is it the real thing?

First staged in 1982, The Real Thing combines the intellectual and dazzling wordplay of Stoppard at his most witty with some of his most tender and touching writing. A clever, poignant and entertaining examination of infidelity, The Real Thing is a multi award winning modern classic.

Dazzling wordplay of Stoppard at his most witty

The Real Thing stars Laurence Fox, a member of one of the UK’s leading acting dynasties, who is best known for playing DS James Hathaway in Lewis. Other television credits include A Room With A View and Wired, while his film credits include Gosford Park and Becoming Jane and recent stage roles include Our Boys and Strangers On A Train.

The play is written by Tom Stoppard whose many plays include Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead and Arcadia, which played at Theatre Royal Brighton in 2015. He is also famous for co-writing the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love. His numerous awards include the 2013 PEN Pinter Prize for “his determination to tell things as they are”.

The Real Thing is on a Theatre Royal Brighton for one week only, from Monday 30 October to Saturday 4 November – catch it while you can.

Theatre Royal Brighton | Monday 30 October – Saturday 4 November
Eves 7.45pm, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm, 0844 871 7650* atgtickets.com/brighton*
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