The Attraction Of Refraction

Rose-tinted glasses. That’s how we see our glory days and with good reason. Prism takes perceptions of the past to the stage, exploring how they take their toll on us. Robert Lindsay, the double Olivier Award-winner, is Jack Cardiff, the real-life Oscar-winning cinematographer of Hollywood classics such as The African Queen, Black Narcissus and War and Peace. Oh and Rambo: First Blood Part II, baby! Cardiff retires to a beige area of Buckinghamshire to write an autobiography about glitz, glamour and loving leading ladies, but soon gets trapped living in the past, rather than writing about it. Who can blame him? Written and directed by Terry Johnson (Mrs Henderson Presents), Prism requires tissues for tears and titters. Oct 3 to 12. Tickets (from £10)