National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again
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).
Direction
Cast
James Corrigan
Bob 'Wingnut' Acres
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Theo Cowan
Peter Kingsmith
Laurie Davidson
Jack Absolute
Kelvin Fletcher
Dudley Scunthorpe
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Millie Hikasa
Ensemble
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Millie Hikasa
Understudy Lydia Languish
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Kerry Howard
Lucy
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Chris Jenkins
Ensemble
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Chris Jenkins
Understudy Bob 'Wingnut' Acres
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Chris Jenkins
Dudley Scunthorpe
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Jordan Metcalfe
Roy Faulkland
Caroline Quentin
Mrs. Malaprop
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Akshay Sharan
Bhaggi 'Tony' Khattri
