Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing takes to the stage at Middlesbrough Theatre next week and runs until May 3
It definitely is the real thing at Middlesbrough Theatre next week when the curtain goes up on a new production.
For taking to the stage is a father and daughter team who are playing – yes, you’ve guessed it – a father and daughter in Tom Stoppard’s play The Real Thing.
The play within a play takes to the stage on Wednesday, April 30, for a run which lasts until Saturday, May 3.
Fans of Stoppard will know the tale involves an investigation of truth, lies, betrayal and love as we follow playwright Henry who is looking for the real thing in art and in love.
His wife Annie is an actress and his latest play is about relationships and adultery – what he’s searching for is not easy to find as friends and family are eager to criticise both his plays and his romantic choices.
Expect funny and incisive dialogue as the author teases the audience with the differences between semblance and reality.
The performance is being directed by Julia Armstrong.
“Middlesbrough Little Theatre members were extremely relieved last week when a young, local actress stepped in to take over a role in Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing,” she said.
“Rebecca Stockdale, the new Debbie, will not be short of help in learning her lines, since her father, Andrew Stockdale, is not only in the production, but will be playing the role of her father, which hopefully should not prove too difficult.”
She enjoyed reading the play when it was put forward as one of the candidates for production, she added, and she has put together a strong cast of local actors for the performances.
Stoppard’s play was first performed in 1982 – Felicity Kendal created the role of Annie and Roger Rees created the role of Henry. Glenn Close played Annie and Jeremy Irons played Henry in the Broadway production.
:: The Real Thing, Wednesday, April 30 - Saturday May 3, 7.30pm, Middlesbrough Theatre, £9/£10
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