National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
Synopsis
Academy AwardÂŽ nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindlerâs List, Oedipus at the National Theatre) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shawâs 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.
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Top cast
Nicholas Le Prevost
Roebuck Ramsden
Ferdinand Kingsley
Octavius Robinson
Ralph Fiennes
Jack Tanner/Don Juan
Indira Varma
Ann Whitefield/Ana
Christine Kavanagh
Mrs Whitefield
Clare Clifford
Miss Ramsden
Faye Castelow
Violet
Elliot Barnes-Worrell
Straker
Naomi Cranston
Housekeeper/The Sulky Social Democrat
Nick Hendrix
Hector Malone
