The Real Thing was originally produced in London on 16 November 1982 at the Strand Theatre, directed by Peter Wood.
The cast was as follows:
Max Charlotte Henry Annie Billy Debbie Brodie |
Jeremy Clyde Polly Adams Roger Rees Felicity Kendal Michael Thomas Suzanna Hamilton Ian Oliver |
The play was subsequently produced in 1983 at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa, directed by Nikolas Simmonds for Pieter Toerien Productions, in association with Michael Codron, starring Tim Plewman, Gillian Garlick, Richard Haines, Fiona Ramsay, André Jacobs, Ashleigh Sendin, and Ian Roberts.
This production was also staged at the André Huguenet Theatre on 5 August 1983.
The Real Thing opened in New York on 5 January 1984 at the Plymouth Theatre.
The cast was as follows:
Max Charlotte Henry Annie Billy Debbie Brodie |
Kenneth Welsh Christine Baranski Jeremy Irons Glenn Close Peter Gallagher Cynthia Nixon Vyto Ruginis |
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg
Directed by Mike Nichols
Designed by Tony Walton
Lighting by Tharon Musser
A revival of The Real Thing, produced at the Donmar Warehouse, opened in London on 27 May 1999 and moved to the Albery Theatre on 13 January 2000. The Donmar Warehouse revival of The Real Thing opened in New York on 17 April 2000 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre with the following cast:
Max Charlotte Henry Annie Billy Debbie Brodie |
Nigel Lindsay Sarah Woodward Stephen Dillane Jennifer Ehle Oscar Pearce Charlotte Parry Joshua Henderson |
Produced by Anita Waxman, Elizabeth Williams, Ron Kastner, and Miramax Films
Associate producers: ACT Productions and Randall Wreghitt
Directed by David Leveaux
Scenic design and costumes by Vicki Mortimer
Lighting by Mark Henderson and David Weiner
Sound by John Leonard