The Real Thing

Real Thing Revival

James McArdle and Bel Powley star in a highly anticipated London revival of Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing, headed up by Life of Pi director Max Webster! The Tony Award-winning play takes a dark and honest look at human relationships and the nature of fidelity and love, cleverly lightening the mood set by its more serious content with delightfully witty moments. Running from August to October, the production's return to the Old Vic comes a decade after a much lauded Broadway revival featuring Ewan MacGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

WHAT IS THE REAL THING ABOUT?

The Real Thing tells the story of a playwright named Henry who finds that life begins to imitate art a little too accurately. Henry is not so happily married to the lead actress, Charlotte, of his play which is about a marriage on the verge of collapse. When his real-life affair with their close friend Annie threatens to derail their marriage - and all three of their lives - completely, he begins to question whether or not what they have is actually real love or not.