The Standard Of Living

About The Standard of Living

The Standard of Living is at Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. This brand new world-premiere play from Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham opens in the West End for a strictly limited 12-week season, directed by Nicholas Hytner and featuring Rory Kinnear and Royal Ballet principal Natalia Osipova in her West End debut.

The play tells the story of rebel economist and Bloomsbury Group member John Maynard Keynes, moving between Whitehall and a radical circle of artists, writers and lovers. As markets crash and Britain teeters on the edge of chaos, it follows Keynes as he weighs politics, desire and the question of what makes a good life.

Music, dance, debate and the relationships around Keynes, including Lydia Lopokova, Duncan Grant and Virginia Woolf, shape this portrait of a man looking for a better way to live.

Key facts: Opening at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 21 September for a strictly limited 12-week run. Suggested for ages 12+.

Before you book

Age guidance: Suggested for ages 12+.

Booking and access: Managed via the Theatre Royal Haymarket Digital Access Pass. If a customer has a +1 on their Nimbus/Access card and it is not a mobility issue, they can select any price excluding Premiums, pay full price for one ticket and receive the +1 ticket free; this is processed as two tickets at half price. Customers who are disabled due to mobility, or who are deaf or visually impaired, can be offered stalls seats at £25, excluding Premiums, subject to internal allocation.

Seating availability: Four seats are held in the centre of Stalls D for visual or hearing issues, with another four pairs on the aisles for mobility issues, plus two wheelchair spaces.

Refunds: No exchanges or refunds after purchase.

Venue

Theatre Royal Haymarket
Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4HT, United Kingdom

Current cast

Current cast: Rory Kinnear and Natalia Osipova. Natalia Osipova will not be appearing at the evening performances on Friday 16 October, Wednesday 21 October and Wednesday 4 November, or at the matinee and evening performances on Thursday 22 October and Thursday 5 November.