About The Standard of Living

The Standard of Living at Theatre Royal Haymarket is a brand new world-premiere play by Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham. It tells the story of economist and member of the Bloomsbury Group John Maynard Keynes, moving between Whitehall and a circle of artists, writers and lovers as Britain faces economic turmoil.

Directed by multi award-winner Nicholas Hytner, the production stars Olivier Award winner Rory Kinnear and Royal Ballet principal Natalia Osipova in her West End debut. It runs in the West End for a strictly limited 12-week season and brings together music, dance, desire and debate.

The play follows Keynes as markets crash, old systems crumble and he is driven to ask what a good life is.

Key facts: Opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket from 21 September; strictly limited 12-week run; suggested for ages 12+; 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+. No exchanges or refunds are available after purchase.

Access bookings are managed via the Theatre Royal Haymarket Digital Access Pass. If a customer has a Nimbus/Access card plus one and the issue is not mobility-related, they can select any price excluding Premiums and pay full price for one ticket, with the plus one ticket free, processed as two tickets at half price. For customers with mobility-related disabilities, or who are deaf or visually impaired, stalls seats are available at £25, excluding Premiums, subject to internal allocation. There are four seats held in the centre of Stalls D for visual and hearing issues, another four pairs on the aisles for mobility issues, and two wheelchair spaces.

Venue

Theatre Royal Haymarket

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

Access bookings are managed via the Theatre Royal Haymarket Digital Access Pass.

Current cast

Rory Kinnear stars alongside Natalia Osipova, who is making her West End debut.

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