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National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

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Comedy
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2013-01-17
⌚ Running Time: 152 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

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

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