{"id":13980,"date":"2022-08-02T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13980"},"modified":"2022-07-29T11:10:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T11:10:49","slug":"jack-absolute-flies-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13980","title":{"rendered":"Jack Absolute Flies\u00a0Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Back in 2020, a new play was scheduled to make its world premi\u00e8re in the&nbsp;Olivier Theatre&nbsp;at the&nbsp;National Theatre&nbsp;in&nbsp;London. However, due to the&nbsp;COVID-19 pandemic, all scheduled performances were cancelled and the production postponed until 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jack Absolute Flies Again \u2013 The Plot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>July 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish.&nbsp;Back on British soil, Jack\u2019s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular,&nbsp;terms.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/07\/jack-absolute.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3763\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So this July the City Adventurers flew into town to see Jack Absolute Flies Again.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on&nbsp;Richard Brinsley Sheridan\u2019s 1775 play&nbsp;The Rivals,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/shows\/jack-absolute-flies-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Absolute Flies Again<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is a play by&nbsp;Richard Bean&nbsp;and&nbsp;Oliver Chris. It stars Caroline Quentin&nbsp;as Mrs Malaprop,&nbsp;and Kelvin Fletcher&nbsp;as Dudley Scunthorpe, with Laurie Davidson as Jack Absolute and&nbsp;Natalie Simpson as Lydia Languish. Also in the cast are Jordan Metcalfe, James Corrigan, Akshay Sharan, Tim Steed, Theo Cowan, Helena Wilson, Kerry Howard, Peter Forbes and Shailan Gohil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by Emily Burns, the play takes place at Malaprop Mansions during WW2. The mansion has been taken over as a temporary base by the RAF and is home to a group of pilots, including Jack Absolute and his friend Roy. Keeping the planes flying are a group of engineers, including Dudley Scunthorpe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Jack\u2019s old flame, Lydia Languish and Roy\u2019s fianc\u00e9 turn up, hilarity ensue with a round of misdirected letters and mistaken identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fourth wall is demolished from the start of the play with Caroline Quentin introducing herself as playing the batty old widow because \u201cImelda Staunton was not available\u201d. Talking to the audience continues with Lucy, the maid, pointing out conventions found in a restoration comedy. Lucy is also instrumental in many of the misdirection\u2019s of suitors on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show flies along at a cracking pace, with lots of laughter and an impressive dance routine. However, there is a massive change of pace towards the end of the play that was unexpected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worth going to see<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tickets available at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/shows\/jack-absolute-flies-again\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/shows\/jack-absolute-flies-again<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join City Adventurers and see the show<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our club for people who want to live life to the full. 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