The Real Thing West End

The Real Thing

Opens: August 28, 2024
Closing: October 26, 2024
Buy Tickets from: £27

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The Old Vic
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‘There are no commitments, only bargains.’



Annie is an actress, Henry is a playwright, and fiction is the backdrop to life. Hardly a recipe for a faithful marriage, especially when it started as an affair.



But does it matter how it began if what they have is the real thing?



Diving through layers of play and performance, reality and deceit, The Real Thing is Tom Stoppard’s kaleidoscopic comedy of love, infidelity and the stories we tell. Starring James McArdle (Mare of Easttown, The Tragedy of Macbeth) and Bel Powley (A Small Light, The Morning Show), and directed by Max Webster (Macbeth, Life of Pi).



__Assisted Performances:__


Audio Described, 11 Oct, 7.30pm (Touch Tour, 5.30pm)


Relaxed, (audio described, captioned and BSL interpreted) 12 Oct, 2.30pm


Captioned, 14 Oct, 7.30pm


BSL Interpreted, 17 Oct, 7.30pm


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by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2024


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The Real Thing History

Other Productions of The Real Thing

1984   Broadway
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2000   Broadway Broadway Revival
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2010   West End Old Vic Production
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2014   Broadway Roundabout Theatre Production
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