Playground · Television
The Dresser
BBC Two · Starz · 2015
One of the greatest portraits of life in the theatre, this adaptation of Ronald Harwood’s wickedly funny and deeply moving play brings Ian McKellen and Anthony Hopkins together on screen for the first time.
In a small regional theatre during World War Two, a troupe of touring actors attempt to stage a production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, their lead actor is missing and the curtain is up in an hour.
CastAnthony Hopkins · Ian McKellen · Emily Watson · Sarah Lancashire · Vanessa Kirby
Directed byRichard Eyre
Written byRichard Eyre
Based onthe play by Ronald Harwood
Executive ProducersPaul Brett · Colin Callender · Sonia Friedman · Polly Hill · Tim Smith
Produced byPlayground Entertainment · Sonia Friedman Productions