London Assurance
by Dion Boucicault
5 STARS
'An absolute corker of a production, one that will be talked about and chuckled over with reminiscent affection for years to come.'
Daily Telegraph
5 STARS
'The funniest and most assured comedy in all of London... not to be missed.'
Sunday Express
4 STARS
'A treat... stylish, hilarious and unmissable.'
Sunday Times
Sir Harcourt Courtly is lured away from the epicentre of fashionable London by the promise of a rich and beautiful bride, Grace, several decades his junior. Arriving at Oak Hall, Gloucestershire, he marvels at this rural Venus until her charms are eclipsed by her hearty cousin, the foxhunting Lady Gay Spanker.
Meanwhile his disguised son turns up in flight from his creditors and falls head over heels for Grace. When Lady Spanker discovers the young couple, she needs little prompting from the visiting chancer Dazzle to lead Sir Harcourt astray.
- Read an interview with Richard Briers in The Times
- Listen again to Richard Briers on Radio 4's Front Row
- Read an interview with Simon Russell Beale in the Guardian
- Read an interview with Simon Russell Beale and Fiona Shaw in the Daily Telegraph
NT Live
London Assurance will be broadcast live on 28 June 2010; venues will be announced very soon. Find out more about NT Live.
You can also book for the performance of London Assurance at the National Theatre on 28 June and experience the show whilst it is being filmed live. Find out more.
London Assurance finished on: 29 June 2010
