Lyonesse 2023

Ages: 14+

Opened: October 25, 2023
Closing: December 23, 2023

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Harold Pinter Theatre

Panton Street London SW1Y 4DN London

Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James star in Penelope Skinner’s searingly funny and passionate new play, directed by Ian Rickson.

Elaine (Kristin Scott Thomas) a reclusive and talented actress, disappears in mysterious circumstances. 30 years later, she finally feels ready to tell her story – summoning Kate, a young film executive (Lily James), to her remote Cornish home to assist with her glorious comeback.

But who really controls the stories we tell, and how we get to tell them? Will these women own their narrative, or will it be swept away from them at any given moment?

A story for our times, playing for a strictly limited season from 17 Oct – 23 Dec at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

__Assisted Performances__

Captioned - 18th November 2.30pm

Audio-Described - 30th November, 7.30pm

BSL Interpreted - TBC

Lyonesse - 2023 - West End Cast

Kristin Scott Thomas

James Corrigan

Lily James

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The best efforts of the cast cannot save the play from a meandering and confused script

4 / 10

Skinner won acclaim for her 2011 Royal Court Play The Village Bike, but while that play cleverly overturned stereotypes about expectant mothers, here the writing feels amateurish and chaotic. We feel bombarded by issues, none of which are properly explored: #MeToo, coercive control, womens’ struggles with work/life balance, comedy, drama, trauma. It’s perfectly possible to combine all these themes, just not here.

Stars can’t save this script from itself

2 / 10

Very occasionally, a play comes along that is so weirdly inept that you don’t quite know how to respond. If you were to stumble across Penelope Skinner’s new drama in a thinly populated corner of the Edinburgh Fringe, you would put it down as an undergrad experiment. To find it in the West End, with Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James in the lead roles, is bizarre.

Lyonesse FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Lyonesse have there been?

Lyonesse has had 1 productions including West End which opened in 2023.

How long has Lyonesse been running on the West End?

Lyonesse opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre on Wednesday Oct 25, 2023 and has now been running for 1 month.

What theatre is Lyonesse playing at on the West End?

Lyonesse is playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre, which is located at Panton Street London SW1Y 4DN London.

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