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Venue
Theatre Royal Haymarket
Date
Tue 9 Jun 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Subtitles
Captioned by Stagetext
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Synopsis:

Legendary star of stage and screen, Ralph Fiennes, stars opposite Miranda Raison (Spooks) in David Hare’s ‘fascinating, absorbing and very funny’ (FT) play, transferring from a sell-out season at Theatre Royal Bath.
 
Ralph Fiennes gives a career defining performance as Sir Henry Irving, the first actor ever to be knighted and the greatest star of the Victorian stage:
 
‘Ralph Fiennes gives the performance of a true star…focused, luminous, magnetic’ Whatsonstage
 
‘Ralph Fiennes…mesmerising’ Times
 
‘Ralph Fiennes triumphs’ Observer
 
Miranda Raison plays Ellen Terry, the most loved and highest paid actress in England and recruited by Irving to join his renowned company at the Lyceum Theatre.