'A powerful night in the West End.
Keira Knightley rises to dramatic heights that are shattering in their intensity and deeply affecting. Elisabeth Moss is subtle and strong.
Ian Rickson's enthralling production. Compelling.'

Daily Telegraph

'The stars deliver in Ian Rickson's assured and beautiful production.
A blazingly hot ticket.'

Evening Standard

'KEIRA KNIGHTLEY is a REVELATION'

Sunday Express

'Excellent performances, the acting throughout is a pleasure.
Elisabeth Moss is outstanding.'

The Guardian

'Epic. Gripping.
Bryony Hannah - a star is born. A great evening of theatre. Remarkable.'

Daily Express

'ELLEN BURSTYN is magnificent'

Sunday Express

'CAROL KANE is funny and engaging'

Sunday Times

THE CHILDREN'S HOUR BOOKING INFORMATION

22 January - 30 April
Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed, Sat 2.30pm*

TICKET PRICES

£60, £49.50, £45, £39, £35, £30, £25, £20, £15
Top Price seats for £15, available in person from the Box Office from 10am on the day of performance. Limited availability.
Premium Seats are also available, contact the Box Office.
Ticket price includes £1.50 restoration levy

CONCESSIONS

Senior Citizens, Students, Unemployed
Mon-Thurs perfs
Best Available £40.
Available 7 days before a performance. Proof of eligibility will be required. Not available online.

Special Mid Week Matinee rate
£10 off top 2 prices for Groups of 10 plus and Senior Citizens, bookable in advance. For groups bookings call 0844 871 7644.

*There will be no Wednesday matinee on either 26 January or 9 February . There will be a matinee on Tuesday 8 February.

Running time: 2 hrs 30 minutes (including one interval)

The Children's Hour Cast

Evelyn Munn	Lisa Backwell
Helen Burton	Isabella Brazier-Jones
Mrs Amelia Tilford	Ellen Burstyn
Janet	Poppy Carter
Lois Fisher	Marama Corlett
Agatha	Nancy Crane
Rosalie Wells	Amy Dawson
Catherine	Isabel Ellison
Mary Tilford	Bryony Hannah
Mrs Lily Mortar	Carol Kane
Karen Wright	Keira Knightley
Dr Joseph Cardin	Tobias Menzies
Martha Dobie	Elisabeth Moss
A Grocery Boy	Nathan Nolan
Peggy Rogers	Eve Ponsonby

Understudies

Karen Wright/Martha Dobie	Samantha Coughlan
Amelia Tilford/Lily Mortar/Agatha	Kate Harper
Dr Joseph Cardin	Nathan Nolan

Other roles covered by
members of the company

Author:	Lillian Hellman
Director:	Ian Rickson
Designer:	MArk Thompson
Lighting:	Neil Austin
Music:	Stephen Warbeck
Sound:	Paul Groothuis
Casting UK:	Sam Jones
Casting US:	Jim Carnahan CSA

Fresh from the theatrical triumph of Jerusalem, Ian Rickson directs an outstanding ensemble in Lillian Hellman's visionary masterpiece The Children's Hour.

Keira Knightley returns to the London stage alongside
Elisabeth Moss, Golden Globe nominee for TV's critically acclaimed Mad Men in her West End debut. One of the finest actors of our generation, Ellen Burstyn, 6-time Oscar nominee and winner for Best Actress (Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore), will also make her London debut. Joining this acclaimed cast is stage and screen star Carol Kane (Taxi) and Tobias Menzies (BBC's Rome).

When a schoolgirl's whisper spreads it triggers a chain of events with extraordinary consequences. Karen Wright (Keira Knightley) and Martha Dobie (Elisabeth Moss) run a girls' boarding school in 1930s New England, where they become entangled in a devastating story of deceit, shame and courage. Banned in London and several cities across America, The Children's Hour received its world premiere on Broadway in 1934. Generations on, its potent exploration of a culture of fear remains startlingly relevant. Unmissable.