National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again (2022)
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. A rollicking comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
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Cast
- Laurie Davidson — Jack Absolute
- Natalie Simpson — Lydia Languish
- Caroline Quentin — Mrs Malaprop
- Peter Forbes — Sir Anthony Absolute
- Helena Wilson — Julia Melville
- Jordan Metcalfe — Roy Faulkland
- Kerry Howard — Lucy
- James Corrigan — Bob 'Wingnut' Acres
- Kelvin Fletcher — Dudley Scunthorpe
- Akshay Sharan — Bikram 'Tony' Khattri
- Tim Steed — Brian Coventry
- Theo Cowen — Peter Kingsmith
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