National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

Synopsis

Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List, Oedipus at the National Theatre) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s witty, provocative classic. Jack Tanner, celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor, seems an unlikely choice as guardian to the alluring heiress, Ann. But she takes it in her assured stride and, despite the love of a poet, she decides to marry and tame this dazzling revolutionary. Tanner, appalled by the whiff of domesticity, is tipped off by his chauffeur and flees to Spain, where he is captured by bandits and meets The Devil. An extraordinary dream-debate, heaven versus hell, ensues. Following in hot pursuit, Ann is there when Tanner awakes, as fierce in her certainty as he is in his. A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live.

Main Cast

Nicholas Le Prevost

Roebuck Ramsden

Age : 77 | Popularity : 4%

Ferdinand Kingsley

Octavius Robinson

Age : 36 | Popularity : 4%

Ralph Fiennes

Jack Tanner/Don Juan

Age : 61 | Popularity : 41%

Indira Varma

Ann Whitefield/Ana

Age : 50 | Popularity : 20%

Christine Kavanagh

Mrs Whitefield

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Clare Clifford

Miss Ramsden

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Faye Castelow

Violet

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Elliot Barnes-Worrell

Straker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Theatre Play	George Bernard Shaw
Production	Executive Producer	David Sabel
	Casting	Wendy Spon
	Producer	Emma Keith
	Associate Producer	Sam Psyk
	Unit Manager	Tom Giles
	Production Manager	Fliss Williams
Directing	Director	Robin Lough
	Stage Director	Simon Godwin
	Script Supervisor	Laura Vine
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Christopher Oram
	Costume Supervisor	Stephanie Arditti
	Makeup Department Head	Giuseppe Cannas
	Hair Department Head	Giuseppe Cannas
	Wig Designer	Giuseppe Cannas
	Wardrobe Supervisor	Amanda Tyrrell
Art	Set Designer	Christopher Oram
Crew	Special Effects	Paul Wanklin
	Choreographer	Jonathan Goddard
Sound	Sound Designer	Christopher Shutt
	Music	Michael Bruce
	Sound Supervisor	Conrad Fletcher
	Sound Mixer	Paul Stannering
Lighting	Lighting Design	James Farncombe
	Lighting Director	Bernie Davis
	Lighting Supervisor	Laurie Clayton
Camera	Camera Operator	Wayne Ratcliffe Tony Freeman Giuseppe Ingrao David Neill Phil Pearce
	Camera Supervisor	Paul Freeman
	Grip	Alan Tabner
Department	Role	Name

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