Jack Absolute Flies Again Av Richard (Author) Bean, Oliver Chris

<p><i>What will happen in England after we have won this war?</i><br><i>Bunting! Bunting everywhere!</i><br><i>After the bunting has been taken down.</i><br><i>They will never take down our bunting!</i><br><br>July 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish.<br><br>Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.<br><br>Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s classic comedy of manners, <i>The Rivals</i>, is given an uproarious Battle of Britain update by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris.<br><br>In 2011, Richard Bean became the first playwright to win the Evening Standard Award for Best Play for two plays, <i>The </i><i>Heretic </i>and <i>One Man, Two Guvnors</i>. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the National Theatre, London, in July 2022.</p>