THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET

18 Suffolk Street, London, SW1Y 4HT

THE LION IN WINTER

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The play itself may be a touch arthritic but when Lindsay and Lumley are tearing chunks out of each other, it stills packs a powerful punch.

Charles Spencer, The Telegraph

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Henry II, not so young as he was, invites his estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitane, and his three sons, Richard, Geoffrey and John, to spend the festive season with him, his mistress Princess Alais, and her brother, the young King Philip of France.

Will Henry name who is to be his successor as King of England? Their yuletide celebration turns into a combat zone of deceit, betrayal, bitter power games and scabrous wit.

"I am excited to be directing the London premiere of a famous play about a power struggle full of sexual politics and political sex, with two such brilliant actors as Robert Lindsay and Joanna Lumley." - Trevor Nunn

Dates

Previews from: 4 November 2011
Opening night: 15 November 2011
Closing night: 28 January 2012

Audience

The Lion in Winter is suitable for audiences aged 5 and upwrads, but this is not a show for children.

Run time

2 hours and 5 minutes.

Show times

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 Matinee---2:30-2:30-
 Evening7:307:307:307:307:307:30-

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