The Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre
September 16, 17, 18, & 19 2026
The Real Thing
by Tom Stoppard
Directed by
Dan Dryer
Cast
Glenn Chubb is Max
Daisy Proud is Charlotte
Guy Steddon is Henry
Emily Dennett is Annie
Sophie Hosier is Debbie
Matt Arnold is Brodie
Nathan Ojo is Billy
The play begins with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage is on the verge of ending. But nothing one sees on stage is the real thing and some things are less real than others.
Charlotte is in a play written her husband Henry. Max, her leading man, is also married to an actress, Annie.
Both marriages are in trouble because Henry and Annie have fallen in love. But is it the real thing?
What is this thing called love? Come and watch The Real Thing to see if Henry finds the answer.
