It's 1941 and as the blitz rages outside a small provincial theatre, the effeminate personal assistant of a deteriorating veteran actor struggles to get his boss through a difficult performance of ‘King Lear’.
‘The Dresser’, this month’s production by Newport Playgoers Society, is the ultimate backstage drama. Written from first hand experience by Ronald Harwood, once dresser to the notorious actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit, it tells of two men, both blotting out the real world through commitment to their craft.
Long-suffering Norman is the dresser to the legendary actor known as ‘Sir’ whose ragbag theatrical group of misfits tours war-torn Britain, stoically insisting the show must go on. The two are locked in a war of words as Norman encourages and cajoles ‘Sir’ to contend with his stage fright as he slowly cracks up under the strain of keeping his travelling Shakespearean company operational.
Theatre-goers are sure to enjoy this intense and claustrophobic adaptation of the award-winning play which became an Oscar-nominated film starring Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay.
‘The Dresser’, this month’s production by Newport Playgoers Society, is the ultimate backstage drama. Written from first hand experience by Ronald Harwood, once dresser to the notorious actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit, it tells of two men, both blotting out the real world through commitment to their craft.
Long-suffering Norman is the dresser to the legendary actor known as ‘Sir’ whose ragbag theatrical group of misfits tours war-torn Britain, stoically insisting the show must go on. The two are locked in a war of words as Norman encourages and cajoles ‘Sir’ to contend with his stage fright as he slowly cracks up under the strain of keeping his travelling Shakespearean company operational.
Theatre-goers are sure to enjoy this intense and claustrophobic adaptation of the award-winning play which became an Oscar-nominated film starring Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay.
‘The Dresser’ by Ronald Harwood is on at the Dolman Theatre from 14 – 18 October at 7.15pm with an extra matinee performance on the Saturday at 2.30pm. Tickets are available by telephoning the theatre box office on 01633 263670 or 01633 656757. For information about joining Newport Playgoers Society phone or visit http://www.dolmantheatre.co.uk/
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