National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

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National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (2013)

Directed by Timothy Sheader

Comedy · 2h 32m

Academy Award nominee and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Shrek, 3rd Rock from the Sun) takes the title role in Arthur Wing Pinero’s uproarious Victorian farce, directed by Olivier Award-winner Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You and Into the Woods, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London). In a similar vein to the National Theatre’s smash-hit classic comedies, She Stoops to Conquer and London Assurance, The Magistrate is sure to have audiences doubled up with laughter. When amiable magistrate Posket (John Lithgow) marries Agatha (Olivier Award-winner Nancy Carroll, After the Dance), little does he realise she’s dropped five years from her age – and her son’s. When her deception looks set to be revealed, it sparks a series of hilarious indignities and outrageous mishaps.

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Cast

John Lithgow Posket Nancy Carroll Agatha Christina Cole Charlotte Nicholas Burns Captain Horace Vale Nicholas Blane Mr. Bullamy Jonathan Coy Colonel Lukyn

Crew

Director
Timothy Sheader
Writer
Arthur Wing Pinero

Details

Release date
2013-01-17
Runtime
2h 32m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
National Theatre