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Life Is A Dream
A poetic, epic play which explores illusion, reality, fate and destiny against the backdrop of a mythical kingdom.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Life Is A Dream
Donmar Warehouse, Earlham Street, LondonLife Is A Dream explores illusion, reality, fate and destiny, set against the backdrop of a mythical kingdom.
To protect the country from the horrors prophesied, Segismundo is condemned for all eternity. Banished to a secret world high in the mountains and cut off from the sun, he can only dream of a life reversed, of palaces, empires, freedom and revenge.
Life Is A Dream is a poetic, epic play by 17th century Spanish playwright Pedro Calderon de la Barca, in a new version by Helen Edmundson, the acclaimed adaptor of Coram Boy at the National Theatre and the author of plays Flying and The Clearing.
Dominic West makes his Donmar Warehouse debut playing Segismundo in Life Is A Dream. The British actor has numerous credits on the London stage - including Rock 'N' Roll, The Voysey Inheritance and As You Like It - but recently he has become better known for playing a lead role in hit US television series The Wire, which broadcast in the UK this year. The actor returns to London to take on this mythical role.
For more about Life Is A Dream, read the First Night Feature or Big Interview with Rupert Evans.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Rupert Evans, Kate Fleetwood, David Horovitch, Lloyd Hutchinson, Sharon Small, David Smith, Malcolm Storry, Dylan Turner, Dominic West
director: Jonathan Munby
sound: Dominic Haslam
lighting designer: Neil Austin
designer: Angela Davies
producer: Donmar Warehouse
Ticket Prices:
£13-£29
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Thu & Sat 14:30
- Duration: 2h30
- opening night:
- Box Office:
0870 060 6624 - Visit the Show Website
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Venue InformationHIDE
Donmar Warehouse
Earlham Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9LX
- Nearest tube: Covent Garden (275m)
- Nearest bus: 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 176
- Parking: Westminter City Council car park at Cambridge Circus. NCP at Drury Lane and Upper St Martin's Lane. Meters in Earlham Street and Mercer Street. 1 Disabled parking bay outside theatre.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 0871 297 5477
- Discounts: Discounts available for disabled theatregoers and their companions.
- Limited mobility: Aisle seats have the most legroom, except row A in the Stalls. C9 and C30 in the Stalls have unlimited legroom.
- Access description: A portable ramp can be placed over the 15cm step into entrance on Earlham Street. Box office counter is straight ahead from the Earlham Street entrance. Lift up to all floors of the auditorium, to the right of the box office counter. All staircases have handrails on both sides and steps are highlighted. Stalls up 26 steps from the foyer and have one step between rows. Circle up 48 steps from the foyer, with one step between rows. The Stalls is level, the Circle is raked.
- Hearing impaired: Infra-red system with 8 headsets. Headsets can be collected from the Box Office. Returnable deposit of credit card or driving licence required. Portable induction loop at the Box Office.
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed in the auditorium, alternatively staff are happy to dog-sit. The theatre can accommodate 4 guide dogs per performance.
- Wheelchairs: Slight slope up from the lift to the back of the Stalls. 1 space for a wheelchair user in the Stalls. Up to 4 wheelchair transfer seats available. Wheelchair/Scooters are stored beside the Box Office.
- Toilets: Women’s and men’s off the Circle bar, off the foyer and 4 steps up from the Stalls.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilet off Circle bar.
- Bars: 2 licensed bars. No steps to both the Stalls and the Circle bars. Both have fixed seating and limited space. Drinks may be taken into the auditorium in plastic cups, or brought to customers.
