{"id":1104,"date":"2010-01-06T15:22:47","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T15:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ofah.webhostingireland.ie\/blog\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2010-01-07T12:21:48","modified_gmt":"2010-01-07T12:21:48","slug":"rodney-the-dresser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/rodney-the-dresser\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodney the Dresser"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: right; margin:5px 0 5px 5px;\">\n<amp-auto-ads type=\"adsense\"\r\n              data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\">\r\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Dresser<\/h2>\n<h4>Please note this event has passed<\/h4>\n<div><em>The Dresser<\/em> by Ronald Harwood, starring  Nicholas Lyndhurst and Julian Glover<\/div>\n<div>Richmond Theatre 29 Nov &#8211;\u00a04 Dec,\u00a0eves 7.45pm, Wed &amp; Sat mats  2.30pm<\/div>\n<div>In war-torn Britain, ageing actor &#8216;Sir&#8217; is  not only struggling with his lines, but  also with his sanity.\u00a0 Luckily, his devoted dresser\u00a0\u00a0 Norman (Nicholas  Lyndhurst) is there to fix Sir&#8217;s wig, massage his ego, provide the sound effects  in the storm scene, and generally ensure that the show does go on.\u00a0 \u00a0This is an  evocative, perceptive and hilarious look at backstage life and your\u00a0chance to  see <em>Only Fools and Horses<\/em> favourite Nicholas Lyndhurst making a rare  stage appearance!<\/div>\n<h4>SPECIAL OFFER FOR <em>ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES<\/em> FAN CLUB MEMBERS!<\/h4>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"the dresser\" src=\"http:\/\/ofah.net\/images\/thedresser.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"the dresser\" hspace=\"0\" width=\"315\" height=\"400\" align=\"right\" \/>\u00a35 off\u00a0the top 2 priced\u00a0tickets (were \u00a324 and \u00a321) for Mon-Thur  evening performances of <em>The Dresser. <\/em><\/div>\n<div><strong>Call Box Office on 020 8940 0088 and quote Only  Fools Offer to receive your discount.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>(This offer is subject to availability, is not retrospective  and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer)<\/div>\n<div>Richmond Theatre<\/div>\n<div>The Green, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1QJ<\/div>\n<div>Box Office 020 8940 0088 (bkg fee)<\/div>\n<div>Groups Hotline 020 8939 9260<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Monday 22nd November &#8211; Saturday 27th November<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong><strong>Theatre Royal Bath Productions<\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><strong>Nicholas Lyndhurst and<\/strong> <strong>Julian Glover<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ofah2-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5593259115\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ofah.net\/images\/dresser1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" width=\"232\" height=\"188\" align=\"right\" \/>&#8230;The year is 1941 and  Hitler&#8217;s bombs are falling on war-torn  Britain.<\/div>\n<div>This does not however stop <strong>&#8220;Sir&#8221;,<\/strong> a redoubtable Actor-Manager made  of the same stuff as the great Sir Henry Irving, from touring the works of  Shakespeare to theatres throughout England, under the most trying circumstances  ever presented to a theatrical company this century.<\/div>\n<div>Behind the scenes lurks his Dresser, the omnipresent <strong>Norman<\/strong>.  He is the unsung hero of the piece. While air raids continue, he creates the  cosy security of the `bunker&#8217; backstage for the fading  genius. It is he who prepares the make-up table, mends the costumes, massage his  ego, remind him of his opening lines and provide the sound effects in the storm  scene. No actor-manager ever survived entirely through his own efforts and this  loving nostalgic peep behind the scenes gives us a touching impression of the  life of an &#8220;ageing lion&#8221; of a man preparing for the greatest challenge for any  actor &#8211; a performance of Shakespeare&#8217;s greatest work  `King Lear.\u00b4<\/div>\n<div>It is Norman who, like Shakespeare&#8217;s Fool,  tries desperately to bolster up the tired and broken actor-manager, in a  desperate fight to prevent his personal problems from becoming too obvious to  the rest of the already stressed and nervous company of actors.<\/div>\n<div>Inspired by the memories of his years working as Donald Wolfitt&#8217;s dresser,  Ronald Harwood&#8217;s evocative, perceptive and hilarious portrait of backstage life  is one of the most acclaimed dramas of modern theatre. This is the first major  revival of the play that was made into an award-winning film with Tom Courtney  and Albert Finney.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Nicholas Lyndhurst plays Norman. His leading comedy roles have  included <em>Butterflies, The Two of Us, The Piglet Files, Goodnight  Sweetheart<\/em> and, of course, <em>Only Fools and Horses,<\/em> recently voted by  the public the most popular sitcom of all time.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Julian Glover plays Sir. One of the most distinguished actors of his  generation, his most acclaimed recent performance was, appropriately, as King  Lear at Shakespeare&#8217;s Globe Theatre:<\/div>\n<div>&#8216;Julian Glover gives the most thrilling performance of his distinguished  career&#8230;an acting master class&#8217; Sunday Times<\/div>\n<div>Ronald Harwood won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for <em>The  Pianist.<\/em> His screenplay for <em>The Dresser<\/em> was also nominated. Other  notable stage successes include <em>Taking Sides, The Family, Equally Divided<\/em> and <em>Quartet.<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Peter Hall needs no introduction. Founder of the RSC and formerly Director  of the National Theatre, he has been responsible for some of the most  unforgettable theatre productions of the last fifty years.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/rodney-the-dresser\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" src=\"\" class=\"alignright wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>The Dresser Please note this event has passed The Dresser by Ronald Harwood, starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Julian Glover Richmond Theatre 29 Nov &#8211;\u00a04 Dec,\u00a0eves 7.45pm, Wed &amp; Sat mats 2.30pm In war-torn Britain, ageing actor &#8216;Sir&#8217; is not only struggling with his lines, but also with his sanity.\u00a0 Luckily, his devoted dresser\u00a0\u00a0 Norman (Nicholas 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