The Dresser (Limited Edition, Region B)

(Peter Yates, 1983, 119 mins)
Release date: 21 July 2025
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

Peter Yates (Summer Holiday,Murphys War) directs Albert Finney (Charlie Bubbles), Tom Courtenay (Otley), and Edward Fox (Force 10 from Navarone) inThe Dresser, a heart-rending yet darkly humorous tale of life in the theatre.

During the Second World War, a group of actors take Shakespeare across the industrial north, led by an ageing and imperious actor known only as Sir (Finney), against a background of air-raid sirens and exploding bombs. With his mental and physical condition deteriorating, selfless dresser Norman (Courtenay) struggles to ensure that the show Sirs 227th performance as King Lear goes on.

Based on the experiences of screenwriter Ronald Harwood (The Pianist), assistant to legendary Shakespearean