Joseph Fiennes gives a subtle and charismatic performance that flows with the ease and grace of Lawrence’s robes and it is fascinating. I cannot see how anyone could fail to be moved. Riveting
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'From now on Captain precious Lawrence of the Arab Bureau is entirely on his own.’
Arrogant, flippant, withdrawn and with a talent for self-concealment, the mysterious Aircraftman Ross seems an odd recruit for the Royal Air Force. In fact the truth is even stranger than the man himself. Firstly, he’s not officially part of the military at all, and secondly he’s certainly not called Ross.
Behind the false name is an enigma, who started as a civilian in the Map Office in 1914. Despite never receiving an official commission he went on to mastermind some of the most audacious military victories in the history of the British Army, including the 1916 Arab Revolt against the Turks. These victories earned him an enduring and romantic nom de guerre: Lawrence of Arabia.
Terence Rattigan’s 1960 play is an epic and probing drama, which reveals the unusual and deeply conflicted Englishman behind the heroic legend.
Former RSC Artistic Director, Adrian Noble, makes his Chichester Festival debut with this new production. His acclaimed productions include A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the RSC, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Secret Garden in the West End.
Joseph Fiennes returns to Chichester to play the warrior T. E. Lawrence, following his appearance as Cyrano de Bergerac (2009). His film appearances include William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love and Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth.
