Please note that this is a socially distanced, COVID-19 secure production. Important information about your booking and visit can be found below.
Andrew Makepeace III and Melissa Gardner first encounter each other as children, but stay in touch for over 50 years. From postcards and birthday cards to letters written during war, the pair’s written correspondence reveals missed opportunities and the nostalgia of a lifelong, complicated connection.
Screen and stage veterans Martin Shaw (Twelve Angry Men) and Jenny Seagrove star in this two-hander play, reuniting after previously appearing together in BBC drama Judge John Deed.
A. R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize nominated play was first performed in London at Wyndham’s Theatre. This revival of Love Letters at Theatre Royal Haymarket is directed by Roy Marsden.
Charting the dreams, disappointments and connection of two people physically apart, Love Letters is a bittersweet and universally relatable play. It opens in London at Theatre Royal Haymarket on 3 December 2020.
Important information
Playing at: Theatre Royal Haymarket, Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4HTPerformance dates: 14 Jan 2021 - 07 Feb 2021
Running time: 2 hours (including interval)
Age restrictions: TBC
Special notice: Love Letters tickets are perfect for anyone wanting to reconnect through theatre, thanks to its timely story of relationships separated by circumstance.
Important information about your Love Letters play booking
If you have booked for Love Letters at Theatre Royal Haymarket, you will be required to confirm that no members or your party have COVID-19 symptoms. Your eticket will be sent to you by the venue before your scheduled performance.Once in the venue you will be required to wear a face covering. Hand sanitation, temperature testing and track and trace will be in place and staff will be conducting regular deep-cleans of the theatre.
Please note that social distancing will be in place at this venue. In rare cases this may necessitate you being contacted in order to amend your seat details in line with social distancing requirements.
Tier 2 Restrictions: London is currently under Tier 2 - High Level COVID restrictions. By continuing with your booking you agree that the seats you are purchasing will enable only members of your household or support bubble to sit together.