One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? The Dresser is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story of friendship and loyalty as Sir reflects on his lifelong accomplishments and seeks to reconcile his turbulent friendships with those in his employ before the final curtain.
Unfortunately the movie The Dresser is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Richard Eyre | Director |
| Writing | Ronald Harwood | Writer |
| Editing | Lesley Walker | Editor |
| Production | Colin Callender | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Brett | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sonia Friedman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Suzan Harrison | Producer |
| Production | Polly Hill | Executive Producer |
| Production | Scott Landis | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tim Smith | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Stephen Warbeck | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Theo Park | Casting |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Art | Donal Woods | Production Design |
| Camera | Ben Smithard | Director of Photography |
| Art | Sue Tanner | Art Direction |
| Art | Caroline Smith | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fotini Dimou | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Edwards | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Kelly | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sophia Knight | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Weatherburn | Wigmaker |
| Sound | Craig Irving | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Adam Mendez | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Dario Swade | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Andy Walker | Dialogue Editor |
