Jack Absolute Flies Again

★★★★★ ‘The perfect comedy’ Daily Express. ★★★★★ ‘An enormously lovable show’ Sunday Times. ★★★★★ ‘A snortingly good, crowd-pleasing comedy’ Daily Mail. by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris — based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals. A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night). 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. Emily Burns directs this spectacularly entertaining new version of Sheridan’s The Rivals. Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin, Laurie Davidson, Natalie Simpson and Kelvin Fletcher. ★★★★★ ‘The perfect comedy antidote for our wobbly age’ Sunday Express. ★★★★ ‘The giddiest night of theatre you’ll have’ Independent. ★★★★ Financial Times ★★★★ Evening Standard. ★★★★ London Theatre ★★★★ The Arts Desk.