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Production image from THE REAL THING. Four actors in a living room set. Three of them sit on a sofa and chair while one of them stands and speaks to them all.

The Real Thing

October 2, 2014—January 4, 2015

Todd Haimes Theatre

The Real Thing

October 2, 2014—January 4, 2015

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“ ” This is rated 4 out of 5 stars

"Stoppard's love story melts our hearts."

, time out new york

Two-time Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor is Henry, a playwright not so happily married to Charlotte (Tony Award® winner Cynthia Nixon), the lead actress in his play about a marriage on the verge of collapse. When Henry’s affair with their friend Annie (Academy Award® nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal) threatens to destroy his own marriage, he discovers that life has started imitating art. After Annie leaves her husband so she and Henry can begin a new life together, he can’t help but wonder whether their love is fiction or the real thing.

Delectably witty and deeply affecting, The Real Thing takes a daring glimpse at relationships, fidelity and the passions that often blur our perception of love. Helmed by critically acclaimed director Sam Gold (Roundabout’s Picnic,Seminar) and also starring Drama Desk nominee Josh Hamilton (The Coast of Utopia, “American Horror Story: Coven”), this Tony Award®-winning play by Tom Stoppard (The Coast of Utopia, Arcadia) first seduced audiences in London and New York nearly 30 years ago, when it was called “not only Stoppard’s most moving play, but also the most bracing play that anyone has written about love and marriage in years” (Frank Rich, The New York Times).

A woman on a turquoise softa holds papers and looks towards a man and woman sitting next to each other on chairs. A filing box sits on the coffee table.

Cynthia Nixon, Madeline Weinstein, and Ewan McGregor

Photo by Joan Marcus
A woman with a brown pixie cut and a red dress sits down next to a man with reddish brown hair wearing a flannel. She holds a notebook in her hand.

maggie Gyllenhaal and Ewan McGregor

Photo by Joan Marcus
Four actors in a living room set. Three of them sit on a sofa and chair while one of them stands and speaks to them all.

Josh Hamilton, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cynthia Nixon, and Ewan McGregor

Photo by Joan Marcus
A woman in a brown pixie cut sits on a turquoise couch next to a man with ashy brown and gray hair. He puts his arm around her and crosses a leg while she sits up.

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Josh Hamilton

Photo by Joan Marcus
A woman with a brown pixie cut leans over the armchair of a sofa and places a hand on the knee of a man sitting n the arm rest.

Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal

Photo by Joan Marcus
A woman in a black and white, geometric long tunic holds a white paper bag. A man in a vest tries to take it from her. Off to the side, and man and woman watch the interaction.

Ewan McGregor, Cynthia Nixon, Josh Hamilton, and Maggie Gyllenhaal

Photo by Joan Marcus
A woman with short blonde hair leans forward on a turquoise sofa towards a cross-legged man with reddish brown hair.

Cynthia Nixon and Ewan McGregor

Photo by Joan Marcus
A woman with bright blue eyes and a short brown pixie cut sits on a turquoise softa and holds a bowl with a spoon in it. She wears a light peach tank top and a floral skirt.

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Photo by Joan Marcus
A man kneels on the floor in front of a record player and several vinyls on the floor. Behind him, a woman reads from a magazine with her feet propped up on a desk.

Cynthia Nixon and Ewan McGregor

Photo by Joan Marcus
A woman with short blonde hair wears a multi-colored striped dress and sits on a turquoise softa with a drink in hand.

Cynthia Nixon

Photo by Joan Marcus
A woman lays on a turquoise couch with her legs on top of the legs of a man sitting on the couch. He crosses his legs and puts an arm behind his head.

Madeline Weinstein and Ewan McGregor

Photo by Joan Marcus
A man in a matching blazer and pants sits with a leg propped up on his knee in a turquoise chair. He rests his elbow on one of the arm rests.

Alex Breaux

Photo by Joan Marcus
A man in a light yellow sweater and white collared shirt builds a house on a coffee table using playing cards. He sits on an organe sofa.

Josh Hamilton

Photo by Joan Marcus
A woman with a brown pixie cut in a long coat with red boots sits next to a man in jeans and a leather jacket. He puts his arm behind her back as they sit in a waiting room.

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ronan Raftery

Photo by Joan Marcus
A man in a knit vest and collared shirt stands and speaks down to a woman in red and black lounging on the floor with a hand on her knee.

Ewan McGregor and Madeline Weinstein

Photo by Joan Marcus
A man with reddish brown hair leans back in a desk chair and holds his glasses in one hand. He wears a collared shirt under a sweater and khakies.

Ewan McGregor

Photo by Joan Marcus

The Real Thing Cast

Henry
Ewan McGregor
Annie
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Max
Josh Hamilton
Charlotte
Cynthia Nixon
Brodie
Alex Breaux
Billy
Ronan Raftery
Debbie
Madeline Weinstein
u/s Annie/Charlotte
Rebecca Brooksher
u/s Billy/Brodie
Nick Dillenburg
u/s Debbie
Rae Gray
u/s Henry/Max
Matthew Greer

The Real Thing Creative

Playwight
Tom Stoppard
Director
Sam Gold
Set Design
David Zinn
Costume Design
Kaye Voyce
Lighting Design
Mark Barton
Sound Design
Bray Poor
Hair Design
Tom Watson
Dialect Coach
Kate Wilson
Props Supervisor
Kathy Fabian/Propstar
Production Stage Manager
Charles Means
The empty house of the Todd Haimes Theatre with a wash of purple light over the seats, and a chandelier hangs at the top of the theatre.

Presented at

Todd Haimes Theatre

227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY

between 7th and 8th Avenues

Venue information

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