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Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Private Lives
Vaudeville Theatre, Strand, LondonPrivate Lives tells the story of Elyot and Amanda. Glamorous, rich and reckless, Elyot and Amanda have been divorced from each other for five years. Now both are honeymooning with their new spouses in the South of France.
When by chance they meet again across adjoining hotel balconies, their insatiable feelings for each other are immediately rekindled. Without a worry for potential scandal, new partners or memories of what drove them apart in the first place, they hurl themselves headlong into love and lust.
Private Lives stars Kim Cattrall and Matthew Macfadyen. Catrall is the winner of a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and has received five Emmy Award nominations for her role as femme-fatale Samantha Jones in Sex and the City. Her previous West End credits include Whose Life Is It, Anyway? and The Cryptogram.
Matthew Macfadyen is best known for playing Mr Darcy in the 2005 film version of Pride And Prejudice and for his role as Tom Quinn in the BBC TV series Spooks. On stage he played Prince Hal in the National Theatre's production of Henry IV and appeared in The Pain And The Itch at the Royal Court Theatre.
Directing Private Lives is Richard Eyre, winner of won five Laurence Olivier Awards, four Evening Standard Awards, three Critics’ Circle Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild. His numerous theatre productions range from Guys And Dolls and Mary Poppins to works by Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, David Hare and Alan Bennett.
For more about Private Lives at the Vaudeville theatre read our First Night Feature or the Big Interview with Matthew Macfadyen.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Kim Cattrall, Matthew Macfadyen, Simon Paisley Day, Lisa Dillon
director: Richard Eyre
producer: Duncan C. Weldon, Theatre Royal Bath Productions & Sonia Friedman Productions
Ticket Prices:
£25-£49.60
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Comedy
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, mats Thu & Sat 14:30
- Duration: 2h15
- opening night:
- Box Office:
0844 412 4663
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Venue InformationHIDE
Vaudeville Theatre
Strand, London, United Kingdom, WC2R 0NH
- Nearest tube: Charing Cross (200m) Embankment (300m)
- Nearest bus: 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 68, 7A, 91, 139, 176
- Nearest train: Charing Cross (100m)
- Parking: Westminter City Council car park at Spring Gardens (Trafalgar Square). NCP at Drury Lane.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 020 7836 7969 Fax: 0207 497 0087
- Discounts: Discounts are available for all disabled theatregoers and their companions, but vary depending on the current production.
- Limited mobility: Stall aisle seats and boxes have the most leg room. Book early if you wish to sit in these seats.
- Access description: There is a step of approx. 5cm then 2 sets of double doors opening into the foyer. Box Office counter on right. Staircases are all highlighted and have handrails on both sides. Stalls are 6 steps down from the foyer. 27 steps up to the Dress Circle (3 steps between rows). Upper Circle 54 steps up from foyer, though very narrow. Auditorium open 30 mins before performance.
- Hearing impaired: No facilities at present.
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed in the auditorium and boxes and staff can dog-sit at foyer cloakroom or management office by prior arrangement with the management.
- Wheelchairs: Steps to all levels. Wheelchair users who will remain in their chair can use the AAT Major stair-climber which gives access to the stalls, where seats S8-11 can be removed to create spaces. Patrons requiring the use of the stair climber are asked to arrive at the theatre 45 minutes prior to the commencement of the performance.Transfer seating available to any aisle seat on left-hand side of Stalls – down 6 steps from foyer. Alternatively, access the Dress Circle through a side EXIT door on Lumley Court. Please notify a member of staff at the Box Office if you wish to use this entrance. No access to toilets from this level. 1 shallow step immediately inside door and 2 further steps to the left to row A. Box C up 2 fairly steep steps to the right, 74cm in width. Entrance to the box is 56cm wide – so it would be necessary to transfer to a moveable seat inside the Box from this entrance.
- Toilets: Women’s 6 steps down from foyer, through 56cm wide door with cubicles. Men’s urinals 12 steps up from foyer. Men’s toilets 25 steps up from foyer.
- Disabled toilets: There is currently no disabled toilet in the Theatre, however we have an arrangement with the Adelphi Theatre (25 metres along the Strand) to use their facilities. A member of staff will accompany anyone wishing to use these facilities.
- Bars: Drinks brought to disabled customers in the auditorium. Dress Circle bar 22 steps up from the foyer with moveable seats. Further bar at Upper Circle level.
- Legroom: The boxes afford the best space for anyone wishing extra leg room.
