THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT

Gielgud Theatre, London

The Olivier and Tony Award-winning Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies were hailed as landmark and must-see theatrical events. Now Playful Productions and the RSC bring The Mirror and the Light, the highly anticipated final chapter of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall Trilogy, to the West End this September. Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles join forces to adapt the exhilarating and fast-paced conclusion of this thrilling story for the London stage, with Ben Miles reprising his “astonishing performance” (Daily Telegraph) as the legendary Thomas Cromwell. If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it? England, 1536. Anne Boleyn’s fate has been sealed by the executioner. Jane Seymour must deliver King Henry a healthy heir. And to the disgust of Henry’s nobles, Thomas Cromwell continues his ruthless ascent from the gutters of Putney to the highest rank beside his master. But with the threat of invasion and the King’s legacy tottering, Cromwell is vulnerable and his enemies are poised to strike. The further you climb, the harder you fall. Director Jeremy Herrin (This House, People, Places & Things, Labour of Love) and Designer Christopher Oram (Red, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Peter and Alice) reunite to take audiences racing through the blistering courts of Hilary Mantel’s Sunday Times best-seller.

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Performance Times:
Monday - Saturday: 7.30pm
Wednesday & Saturday Matinee: 2:30pm

Duration of Performance:

approximately 2 hours 30 minutes, including an interval

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Gielgud Theatre

Travel Details

The Gielgud Theatre can be found in the heart of the West End, right in the middle of London’s effervescent Soho district. Therefore it is within easy reach of all major transport links including buses, tube stations, taxis (and even rickshaws).

There is a plethora of quality pubs, bars and restaurants for all tastes and requirements and visitors are recommended they visit the colourful quarter of Chinatown; right on the doorstep of this historic venue.

Bus routes: 14, 19, 38

It is within the Congestion Charge Zone (7am until 6pm). The nearest car park is the Q Park Chinatown Car Park (20 Newport Place, WC2H 7PR).

Charing Cross - tube and mainline (8 minutes’ walk)

Piccadilly (1 minute walk)
Leicester Square (5 minutes’ walk)

Gielgud Theatre
33 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 6AR