The Standard Of Living

About The Standard of Living

The Standard of Living at Theatre Royal Haymarket is a brand new world-premiere play by James Graham. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, it opens in the West End for a strictly limited 12-week season from 21 September.

The play follows economist and Bloomsbury Group member John Maynard Keynes, moving between Whitehall and a circle of artists, writers and lovers. It centres on Keynes, his wife Lydia Lopokova, his relationship with Duncan Grant and his friendship with Virginia Woolf, as markets crash and Britain edges towards chaos.

Alive with music, dance, desire and debate, the production asks what makes a good life. It stars Rory Kinnear and Natalia Osipova, who makes her West End debut in the production.

Key facts: Opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket from 21 September for a strictly limited 12-week season. Natalia Osipova will not appear 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.

Before you book

Suggested for ages 12 and over. No exchanges or refunds are available after purchase.

Access bookings are managed via the Theatre Royal Haymarket Digital Access Pass. Customers with a Nimbus/Access card and a +1 that is not for a mobility issue can choose any price except Premiums; the booking is processed as two tickets at half price, with one full-price ticket and one free +1 ticket.

For customers who are disabled due to mobility, or who are deaf or visually impaired, stalls seats are available at £25, excluding Premiums. Numbers are monitored through an internal allocation. There are four centre stalls seats in row D for visual and hearing issues, four aisle pairs for mobility issues, and two wheelchair spaces.

Venue

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

Current cast

Rory Kinnear and Natalia Osipova are named in the production. Natalia Osipova will not appear 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.