National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again

Plot Summary

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).

Top Cast

Laurie Davidson Jack Absolute

Natalie Simpson Lydia Languish

Caroline Quentin Mrs Malaprop

Peter Forbes Sir Anthony Absolute

Helena Wilson Julia Melville