The play begins with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage seems about to rupture. But nothing one sees on a stage is the real thing, and some things are less real than others. But is it the real thing?The Real Thing was first performed at the Strand Theatre, London, on 16 November 1982.

The play begins with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage seems about to rupture. But nothing one sees on a stage is the real thing, and some things are less real than others. But is it the real thing?The Real Thing was first performed at the Strand Theatre, London, on 16 November 1982.