Suddenly Last Summer tickets

Join Emma Corrin and Harriet Walter as they star in Tennessee Williams’ haunting family drama Suddenly Last Summer at the National Theatre. Book Suddenly Last Summer tickets on London Theatre.

Suddenly Last Summer is a play that introduces us to Violet Venable while she’s grieving the death of her beloved son Sebastian. She is also determined to protect his reputation and the version of him she wants the world to remember.

Her niece Catharine Holly sees an issue, though. Catharine was with Sebastian during his final summer of life, and her memories of what happened then threaten to destroy the carefully preserved picture Violet holds of her son.

When Catharine refuses to change her account of events, her credibility and mental state are then called into question. A young doctor, Dr Cukrowicz, is brought into the conflict and must parse out what the truth really is, and whether Catharine’s memories are evidence of a true illness or if they are reflective of a truth everyone is desperate to suppress.

Emma Corrin stars as Catharine opposite Harriet Walter as Violet, with Arty Froushan as Dr Cukrowicz. The company also includes Mofé Akàndé, Emma Beattie, Iwan Davies, and Finty Williams.

Michael Grandage returns to the National Theatre for the first time in over 15 years to direct this exciting production. Suddenly Last Summer in London boasts a formidable creative team, including set and costume design by Christopher Oram, lighting design by Howard Hudson, music and sound by Adam Cork, and video design by Andrzej Goulding.

This show is tense and deeply unsettling, asking the audience what happens when protecting your loved ones’ reputations becomes more important than listening to the only person who knows the truth about them.