Overview - The Dresser

Overview

One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? The Dresser is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story of friendship and loyalty as Sir reflects on his lifelong accomplishments and seeks to reconcile his turbulent friendships with those in his employ before the final curtain.

Cast

• Name: Ian McKellen

  Character: Norman

  Popularity: 4.0218

  

• Name: Anthony Hopkins

  Character: Sir

  Popularity: 5.4095

  

• Name: Emily Watson

  Character: Her Ladyship

  Popularity: 3.3143

  

• Name: Vanessa Kirby

  Character: Irene

  Popularity: 4.9676

  

• Name: Sarah Lancashire

  Character: Madge

  Popularity: 0.9542

  

• Name: Edward Fox

  Character: Thornton

  Popularity: 1.4623

  

• Name: Tom Brooke

  Character: Oxenby/Edmond

  Popularity: 0.85

  

• Name: Matthew Cottle

  Character: Albany

  Popularity: 0.3519