It is a night during the blitz. A small provincial theatre. Sir, the last of the great, but dying, breed of English actor-managers, is in a very bad way.
As his dresser tries valiantly to prepare him to go on stage as King Lear, Sir is having great difficulty remembering who and where he is, let alone Lear's lines.
With a Herculean effort on the part of Norman, the dresser, Sir does finally make it on stage, and through the performance - but at what cost to himself and Norman, whose nerves survive with a mix of anecdotes, dry wit, and liquid courage…
The Dresser is a funny, sensitive and moving story from the old days of repertory theatre.
The production runs from 29th to 31st January 2026 with evening performances as well as a matinee on the Saturday .
Tickets are available from the Quay Box office at https://quaysudbury.com and 01787 374 745