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National Theatre LIVE - Absolute Jack Flies Again

The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).

Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin (Jonathan Creek), Laurie Davidson (Guilty Party), Natalie Simpson (Three Sisters) and Kelvin Fletcher (Emmerdale).

July 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish.Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.

Emily Burns(The Comeback) directs this spectacularly entertaining new version of Sheridan’sThe Rivals.

‘One of the funniest productions in the National’s history.’ Guardian on One Man, Two Guvnors

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