Landscape & A Slight Ache

Showing at: National Theatre Lyttelton

Box Office: 020 7452 3000

Age: General

Genre: Play

Sub Genre: Drama

Clare Higgins and Simon Russell Beale play two couples in this double bill by Harold Pinter.

Landscape: A middle-aged couple describe the vital scenery of their lives in a series of monologues.

A Slight Ache: In this early Pinter piece, the irascible Edward and his frustrated wife Flora are a long-married couple. The arrival of a statuesque silent stranger splinters their loveless bourgeois marriage.

Russell Beale and Higgins are among Britain's most highly acclaimed stage performers, with six Laurence Olivier Awards between them. Russell Beale collected the prestigious statuettes for performances in Volpone, Candide and Uncle Vanya, while Higgins won for Sweet Bird Of Youth, Vincent In Brixton and Hecuba.

Performance Details

  • opening night: 12 Sep 2008
  • closing: 01 Oct 2008

show times: 12 Sep 20:00, 13, 15, 29, 30 Sep, 1 Oct 19:30, Mat 13 Sep 14:15

ticket prices: £10-£20

 

cast: Jamie Beamish, Clare Higgins, Simon Russell Beale

author: Harold Pinter

director: Iqbal Khan

sound: Mike Winship

designer: Ciaran Bagnall

producer: National Theatre

 

map: View Map

address: South Bank,London,United Kingdom,SE1 9PX

nearest tube: Waterloo (250m), Southwark

nearest bus: 76, 77, 211, 507, D1, D11, P11 (York Road)149, P11 (Stamford Street)1, 4, 26, 68, X68, 76, 168, 171, 171A, 176, 188, 501, 505, 521 (Waterloo Bridge)

nearest train: Waterloo (250m)

parking: 5 spaces reserved for orange badge holders at riverside end of Cottesloe Ave. 4 extra bays opposite Cottesloe theatre for evening performances. Car Park beneath theatre. Spaces reserved for disabled customers near lifts. Free parking voucher available from box office for orange badge holders (present ticket at information desk). Automatic doors and ramps from the Car Park to the lobby and lift.

air conditioned: Yes

 

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking: Tel: 020 7452 3000 Information Desk 020 7452 3400

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

discounts: Discounts available for all disabled people.

limited mobility: Row V of the Stalls is the most accessible area. Aisle seats have the most legroom.

access description: Main entrance reached from Upper Ground via Theatre Avenue to Theatre Square and a drop off point approx. 40m from main entrance. Box Office and information desk on left. No steps to back row of Stalls (1 step between rows). Glass Lift (80cm wide) up to Circle (or 22 steps up). 3 steep steps between rows in the Circle. Staircases between levels have handrails on both sides; stairs in the auditorium have one handrail.

hearing impaired: Infra-red system with headsets or neck loops. Collect headsets/loops from box offices. Induction loops at service counters.

guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are not currently allowed in the auditorium, however staff are happy to dog sit. Dogs will be looked after in the cloakroom.

wheelchairs: No steps to the back of the Stalls through entrances on either side of the Long bar. 4 spaces for wheelchair users in row V. Transfer seating available to aisle seats. Wheelchairs stored at back of auditorium.

toilets: Women’s and men’s at ground floor level and Circle level.

disabled toilets: Adapted WC next to right-hand Stalls entrance.

bars: 6 licensed bars. Access information: No steps to Lyttelton Long Bar and buffet from the main foyer. Glass lift to Lyttelton circle bar, moveable seats and tables.

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