National Theatre Live: Man and Superman 9 years old

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List, Oedipus at the National Theatre) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s 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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National Theatre Live: Man and Superman Cast

Name Character
Ralph Fiennes He was 52, now 62 years old as Jack Tanner
Indira Varma She was 42, now 51 years old as Ann Whitefield / Ana
Corey Johnson He was 54, now 63 years old as Malone
Tim McMullan He was 52, now 61 years old as Mendoza
Ferdinand Kingsley He was 27, now 36 years old as Octavius Robinson
Nicholas Le Prevost He was 68, now 77 years old as Roebuck Ramsden
Christine Kavanagh She was 58, now 67 years old as Mrs Whitefield

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman Crew

Name Department
Michael Bruce as Music. He was 67 (now 76) years old Sound
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National Theatre Live: Man and Superman (9 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, May 14, 2015