
National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again
Romance
Overview
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).
Top Cast


Laurie Davidson
Laurie Davidson
Jack Absolute
Laurie Davidson
Jack Absolute


Natalie Simpson
Natalie Simpson
Lydia Languish
Natalie Simpson
Lydia Languish


Caroline Quentin
Caroline Quentin
Mrs Malaprop
Caroline Quentin
Mrs Malaprop


Peter Forbes
Peter Forbes
Sir Anthony Absolute
Peter Forbes
Sir Anthony Absolute


Helena Wilson
Helena Wilson
Julia Melville
Helena Wilson
Julia Melville
Jordan Metcalfe
Jordan Metcalfe
Roy Faulkland
Jordan Metcalfe
Roy Faulkland


Kerry Howard
Kerry Howard
Lucy
Kerry Howard
Lucy


James Corrigan
James Corrigan
Bob 'Wingnut' Acres
James Corrigan
Bob 'Wingnut' Acres


Kelvin Fletcher
Kelvin Fletcher
Dudley Scunthorpe
Kelvin Fletcher
Dudley Scunthorpe
Akshay Sharan
Akshay Sharan
Bikram 'Tony' Khattri
Akshay Sharan
Bikram 'Tony' Khattri
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