
Movie
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).
Directed byEmily Burns
Cast

Laurie Davidson
Jack Absolute

Natalie Simpson
Lydia Languish

Caroline Quentin
Mrs Malaprop

Peter Forbes
Sir Anthony Absolute

Helena Wilson
Julia Melville
Jordan Metcalfe
Roy Faulkland

Kerry Howard
Lucy

James Corrigan
Bob 'Wingnut' Acres

Kelvin Fletcher
Dudley Scunthorpe
Akshay Sharan
Bikram 'Tony' Khattri

Tim Steed
Brian Coventry
Theo Cowen
Peter Kingsmith
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