The Dresser
by Ronald Harwood
In this evocative, perceptive and hilarious portrait of backstage life, an ageing actor manager known only as Sir, is struggling to keep a grip on his sanity and complete his two hundred and twenty seventh performance of King Lear. Thanks to the efforts of Herr Hitler, all the able-bodied actors are in uniform and bombs are destroying theatres across the country, but the show must go on. Ensuring that it does is Norman, Sir's devoted dresser, who for sixteen years has been there to fix his wig, massage his ego, remind him of his opening lines and provide the sound effects to the storm scenes.
