The Dresser Tickets

Your venue? The Duke of York's theatre. The production? It's a fresh version of Sir Ronald Harwood's ever-popular piece about an ageing Shakespearian actor and his loyal dresser Norman, doing their best to keep the entertainment going at an old-school wartime touring theatre. This time Ken Stott plays 'Sir' and Reece Shearsmith plays Norman, his long-suffering dresser.

Reece Shearsmith of League of Gentlemen fame plays the exasperated dresser to perfection, a role worthy of his impressive stage and screen success. He's joined by Ken Stott, who plays the irascible old 'Sir' to perfection. He won an Olivier in '95 for the National Theatre's Broken Glass, known and loved nationwide for his portrayal of the Scottish detective Rebus and his movie role in the Hobbit trilogy.

Playwright Sir Ronald Harwood is no stranger to success either. His 1980s movie adaptation of the play was nominated for Academy, BAFTA and Golden Globe awards. This revival comes complete with a multi-award winning cast and creative team, and direction by the brilliant Sean Foley is the icing on the cake. The critics and pundits are already predicting this'll become the most talked about West End production for late 2016.

The show previews in early October and is set to run through to early 2017. If you loved Harwood's plays Quarter and Taking Sides, or adored his films The Pianist and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, you won't want to miss his best-loved play when it hits London’s West End.

The Dresser – The story

Welcome to the backstage of a provincial English Theatre. This play is about the theatre itself, an affectionate and intelligent exploration of the actors and practices of the old days. It looks at the complex relationship between the ageing ‘Sir’ and the actor's personal assistant Norman, who struggles to keep Sir's life and career under control against the odds.

Sir was once a famous and respected classical actor but he's at the tail end of his career, and he flat refuses to perform his best-known role as King Lear. It's Norman's job to squeeze one final great performance out of the old man, the last of a dying breed of old-school Shakespearian actors. World War Two rumbles on in the background as the two characters end up reluctantly depending upon each other.

The Dresser tickets – A fantastic revival of a well-loved play

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