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 and stars Olivier Award winner Rory Kinnear and Royal Ballet principal Natalia Osipova, in her West End debut.

The play tells the story of economist and Bloomsbury Group member John Maynard Keynes. It follows him between Whitehall and a radical circle of artists, writers and lovers, including his wife Lydia Lopokova, Duncan Grant and Virginia Woolf.

As markets crash and old systems come under strain, Keynes is forced to consider what makes a good life. The production brings together music, dance, desire and debate in a portrait of a man trying to imagine something better.

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

Before you book

Suggested for ages 12+. 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.

No exchanges or refunds are available after purchase. Access bookings are managed via the Theatre Royal Haymarket Digital Access Pass. If a customer’s Nimbus/Access card includes a +1 and the issue is not mobility-related, they can choose any non-Premium price, pay full price for one ticket and receive the +1 ticket free, 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, not on Premiums. Numbers are monitored internally; there are four seats held in the centre of Stalls D for visual or hearing issues, four aisle pairs for mobility issues and two wheelchair spaces.

Venue

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

Current cast

The production stars Olivier Award winner Rory Kinnear and Royal Ballet principal Natalia Osipova, in her West End debut.