The Real Thing

by Tom Stoppard

An Old Vic production in association with Simon Friend Entertainment

22nd August - 26th October 2024

‘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). 

CAST

James McArdle

Bel Powley

CREATIVE TEAM

Max Webster - Director

Peter McKintosh - Set & Costume Designer

Richard Howell - Lighting Designer

Alexandra Faye Braithwaite - Sound Designer

Jessica Ronane CDG - Casting Director