John Lithgow stars in the title role opposite Nancy Carroll in The National Theatre revival of Arthur Wing Pinero's The Magistrate at the NT Oliver. With his louche air and a developed taste for smoking, gambling, port and women, it's hard to believe Cis Farringdon is only fourteen. And that's because he isn't. Agatha his mother lopped five years from her true age and his when she married the amiable Posket.
The imminent arrival of Cis' godfather sends Agatha incognito to the Hôtel des Princes to warn him of her deception. But it's also where her son has cajoled his otherwise staid stepfather into joining him for a binge. High-spirited carousing leads to a police raid and a night of outrageous mishap as the trapped guests make desperate attempts to conceal themselves from the law and from each other. Indignities escalate at court the next day where Posket, the police magistrate, must preside.
For tickets, visit: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
Beverly Rudd, Sarah Ovens, Joshua McGuire
Beverly Rudd
Cast of The Magistrate
John Lithgow and Cast
John Lithgow, Roger Sloman, Alexander Cobb
Nicholas Burns
Nancy Carroll, Jonathan Coy, Christina Cole
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