Lyric Hammersmith, London
Running time: 1hr 30mins
Age Restrictions: This production is recommended for ages 14+.
Tickets from £19.00
"Together Hazel and I are going to live forever. On a diet of yoga and yoghurt."
Hazel and Robin have survived a catastrophe. Living on the edge of a radiation exclusion zone, Hazel still practises her yoga and Robin’s brewing parsnip wine. They are trying to keep going, clinging onto normality.
That is until their old friend Rose knocks on the door. With her she brings old memories, buried secrets – and a proposition. One which tests their loyalty and forces them to confront their debt to the next generation.
Lucy Kirkwood’s gripping, darkly funny drama is directed by Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan in this 10th anniversary production, starring Declan Conlon (Faith Healer) as Robin, Kerry Fox (Shallow Grave) as Rose and the Olivier Award-nominated Meera Syal (A Tupperware of Ashes; Noises Off) as Hazel.
“An impressive, slow-burning work that confirmed Kirkwood’s status in the front rank of British dramatists.” Best Theatre Shows of the 21st Century, The Guardian
“The Children consolidates my view that Kirkwood is the most rewarding dramatist of her generation” The Independent review of the original 2016 production
Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Square, King St,
London
W6 0QL
The Lyric Theatre, also known as the Lyric Hammersmith is a theatre on King Street, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, which takes pride in its original, "groundbreaking" productions. It has two main performance areas: the Main House, a 550-seat 19th-century auditorium, rebuilt from the original Frank Matcham-designed theatre, which hosts its main productions; and the 120-seat Studio, which houses smaller productions by up-and-coming companies. The Lyric also presents frequent "Lyric Children" and "Lyric Music" performances as well as "Sunday Night Comedy".
Its current artistic director is Sean Holmes, and its executive director is Jessica Hepburn.
The Lyric is about to go through a major re-development project, with new facilities for young people and the local community.
The Lyric Hammersmith aims to produce work that is provoking, entertaining, popular, eclectic, messy, contradictory and diverse.
We want to be at the heart of our community as well as being internationally recognised. We want to celebrate the unique vision of the writer as well as the creative power of collaboration. We want to work with the best theatre artists around as well as encourage the next generation. We want to lurch wildly between high art and populism - hopefully achieving both at the same time.
Beautiful theatre, cheap tickets, great pizza and a rooftop garden.
Hammersmith and proud.
The Lyric Hammersmith is a 20-minute tube ride from Central London and easily accessible by car and by bus. We are a two-minute walk from the tube and bus stations. The entrance to the Lyric, opposite the fountains on Lyric Square, is ground level with lift access inside to all floors.
Travel by train: Nearest tube: Hammersmith
