National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

National Theatre Live: The Magistrate

2013
2h 32m
6.0

6.0/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Academy Award nominee and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Shrek, 3rd Rock from the Sun) takes the title role in Arthur Wing Pinero’s uproarious Victorian farce, directed by Olivier Award-winner Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You and Into the Woods, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London). In a similar vein to the National Theatre’s smash-hit classic comedies, She Stoops to Conquer and London Assurance, The Magistrate is sure to have audiences doubled up with laughter. When amiable magistrate Posket (John Lithgow) marries Agatha (Olivier Award-winner Nancy Carroll, After the Dance), little does he realise she’s dropped five years from her age – and her son’s. When her deception looks set to be revealed, it sparks a series of hilarious indignities and outrageous mishaps.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Watch "National Theatre Live: The Magistrate"

Open in New Tab

Production Information

Production Companies
National Theatre
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 17, 2013
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt3311150
Website Visit Site

Cast

John Lithgow
John Lithgow

Posket

Nancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll

Agatha

Christina Cole
Christina Cole

Charlotte

Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns

Captain Horace Vale

Nicholas Blane
Nicholas Blane

Mr. Bullamy

Jonathan Coy
Jonathan Coy

Colonel Lukyn

Key Crew

Arthur Wing Pinero
Writer
Timothy Sheader
Director