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Theatre Royal Bath Productions, Cambridge Arts and present

THE REAL THING Starring Laurence Fox

• PRODUCTION IMAGES RELEASED FOR TOM STOPPARD’S THE REAL THING, STARRING LAURENCE FOX AND DIRECTED BY STEPHEN UNWIN

• PRODUCTION CURRENTLY PLAYING AT CAMBRIDGE PRIOR TO A LIMITED UK TOUR, WITH NATIONAL PRESS NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER AT THEATRE ROYAL BATH

• IMAGES CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE

Theatre Royal Bath Productions, Cambridge Arts Theatre and Rose Theatre Kingston today release production images for Tom Stoppard’s poignant classic The Real Thing, directed by Stephen Unwin. The production is currently playing at Cambridge Arts Theatre before touring to co-producing venues in Bath and Kingston, with national press night on Wednesday 20 September at Theatre Royal Bath. It will then visit Malvern, Edinburgh, Brighton and Guildford.

Laurence Fox will star as Henry in the production. He will be joined by Adam Jackson- Smith as Max, Rebecca Johnson as Charlotte, Santino Smith as Brodie, Flora Spencer-Longhurst as Annie, Venice Van Someren as Debbie and Kit Young as Billy.

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?

Laurence Fox is best known for his role as DS James Hathaway for seven series of Lewis. Other television roles include A Room With A View and Wired with film credits including Gosford Park and Becoming Jane. Fox’s theatre credits include Strangers on a Train () and Our Boys ().

Tom Stoppard is a multi-award winning playwright with many notable plays including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia, The Hard Problem and The Invention of Love. Stoppard also co-wrote Shakespeare in Love which won the Academy Award for best screenplay.

Stephen Unwin founded (ETT) in 1993 prior to becoming Artistic Director of Rose Theatre Kingston for five years. Unwin’s credits for Theatre Royal Bath include Moon Tiger starring and Present Laughter starring Samuel West and Phyllis Logan.

The Real Thing was first staged in London’s West End in 1982 and subsequently transferred to Broadway where it went on to win multiple awards including the Tony Award for Best Play in 1994 and, 16 years later, the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Stoppard’s poignant classic offers an intellectual and entertaining examination of infidelity.

The production features set and costume design by Jonathan Fensom (Farinelli and the King, Duke of York’s; Journey’s End; West End Broadway – Tony Award nomination for Best Scenic Design) and lighting by Tim Mascall (I Loved Lucy, Arts Theatre; The Importance of Being Earnest, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre).

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UPDATED LISTINGS

Cambridge Arts Theatre Wednesday 6 – Saturday 16 September 2017 Box Office: 01223 503 333 Website: www.cambridgeartstheatre.com Performance schedule: Evenings 7.45pm, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm (No performance Sunday 10 September) Prices: £23 - £42

Theatre Royal Bath Monday 18 – Saturday 30 September 2017 Box Office: 01225 448 844 Website: www.theatreroyal.org.uk Performance schedule: Mon – Wed 7.30pm, Thu – Sat 8pm, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm Press Night: Wednesday 20 September, 7pm Prices: £19.50 - £35.50

Rose Theatre Kingston Tuesday 3 – Saturday 14 October Box Office: 020 8174 0090 Website: www.rosetheatrekingston.org Performance schedule: Mon – Thu & Sat 7.30pm, Fri 8pm, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm Prices: £10 - £45

Malvern Festival Theatre Monday 16 – Saturday 21 October Box Office: 01684 892277 Website: http://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk Performance schedule: Mon – Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm Prices: £22.96 - £33.04

Edinburgh King’s Theatre Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 October Box Office: 0131 529 6000 Website: http://www.edtheatres.com/ Performance schedule: Tue – Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm Prices: £18 - £31.50

Brighton Theatre Royal Monday 30 October – Saturday 4 November Box Office: 0844 871 7650 Website: www.atgtickets.com/brighton Performance Schedule: Mon – Sat 7.45pm, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm Prices: £16.90 - £48.90

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Monday 6 – Saturday 11 November Box Office: 01483 44 00 00 Website: www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk/ Performance Schedule: Mon – Thu 7.45pm, Fri – Sat, 8pm, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm Prices: £23 - £33.50