Laurence Fox, Theatre Royal Bath Productions, Rose Theatre Kingston, Cambridge Arts Theatre

Laurence Fox (Lewis, A Room with a View, Gosford Park) stars in Cambridge Arts Theatre's major new co-production of Tom Stoppard’s award-winning masterpiece. First staged in London in 1982, it is an intellectual and entertaining examination of infidelity and opens in Cambridge prior to a national tour.

Henry is the smartest and sharpest playwright of his generation. His wife, Charlotte, an actress has been appearing in a play by Henry about a couple whose marriage is on the verge of collapse. Max, her leading man, is also married to an actress, Annie. When Henry’s affair with Annie threatens to destroy his own marriage, he realises life has started imitating art. But are they really in love? Is it the real thing?