Theatre Royal Haymarket announce a season of productions under the direction of Jonathan Kent

Theatre Royal Haymarket announce a season of productions under the direction of Jonathan Kent

The Theatre Royal Haymarket, under the newly created Theatre Royal Haymarket Company, has announced a season of three productions under the direction of Jonathan Kent to run from 27 Sep 2007 to 1 Nov 2008.

Tickets are now on sale!

The Country Wife by William Wycherley, opens 9 Oct 2007, following previews from 27 Sep - running to 12 Jan 2008.

Directed by Jonathan Kent, the cast includes: David Haig (Pinchwife), Patricia Hodge (Lady Fidget), Toby Stephens (Horner), Liz Crowther (Mrs Squeamish), Fiona Glascott (Margery Pinchwife).

Designed by Paul Brown, lighting by Mark Henderson, with sound by Paul Groothuis.

Tells the story of Horner, a notorious and lascivious man-about-town and his ingenious scheme for the rampant and mass seduction of the women of London society. By spreading the false rumour of his own impotence, he gains the sympathy of the husbands of the town and, more importantly, free access to their wives. Meanwhile the newly-married Pinchwife desperately attempts to keep his naïve country bride from the clutches of predatory London bachelors. When she and Horner meet, events spiral out of his control...

The Sea by Edward Bond, opens 23 Jan 2008, following previews from 17 Jan - running to 19 April 2008.

Directed by Jonathan Kent, the cast includes: Eileen Atkins (Mrs Rafi), David Haig (Hatch) and Marcia Warren (Jessica Tilehouse).

Designed by Paul Brown, lighting by Mark Henderson, with sound by Paul Groothuis.

A wild storm shakes a small East Anglian seaside village and sets off a series of events that changes the lives of all its residents. 'Set in the high Edwardian world of 1907, The Sea is a fascinating blend of wild farce, high comedy, biting social satire and bleak poetic tragedy.'

Marguerite a new musical with music by Michel Legrand, book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and Jonathan Kent, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer from the original French lyrics by Alain Boublil and orchestrations and arrangements by Michel Legrand and Seann Alderking, opens 6 May 2008, following previews from 20 May - running to 1 Nov 2008.

Directed by Jonathan Kent, the cast includes: Ruthie Henshall (Marguerite)

A love story set in Paris during the Second World War, Marguerite draws inspiration from one of the greatest of romantic novels, La Dame aux Camellias by Alexandre Dumas. Marguerite is the beautiful and notorious mistress of a high ranking German officer. Armand is a young musician half her age who falls obsessively in love with her. Their dangerous love story is played out against the background of Occupied Paris.