Based on the stage adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's best selling novel and later an acclaimed film Girl With A Pearl Earring opens late September 2008 at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.
Johannes Vermeer (played by Adrian Dunbar - Hear My Song, The Crying Game, My Left Foot) is the greatest painter of his time. When he hires Griet (played by Kimberley Nixon - Sophy in BBC's Cranford) as a house help.
It is not long before Griet starts to help Johannes in his studio, learning the art of painting by watching the master. And then, secretly, Vermeer begins to paint her and she becomes model and muse for his greatest masterpiece - Girl With A Pearl Earring. Also starring Olivier Award-winning actress Sara Kestelman.
Venue Information
TRAVEL INFO
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square (Northern/Piccadilly lines)/Piccadilly Circus (piccadilly/ Bakerloo line)
From Piccadilly Circus head southeast for Haymarket. The Theatre Royal is 150 m down on the left.
Rail:
Charing Cross - Bakerloo line north/west to Piccadilly Circus.
Kings Cross/St Pancras - Picadilly line south/west to Piccadilly Circus.
Paddington - Bakerloo line south/east to Piccadilly Circus
Victoria - Victoria line north to Green Park, Picadilly line east/north to Piccadilly Circus.
Liverpool Street - Central line west to Oxford Circus, Bakerloo line south/east to Piccadilly Circus.
Marylebone - Bakerloo line east/south to Piccadilly Circus
Waterloo - Bakerloo line north/west to Piccadilly Circus
Parking: Westminster City Council Car Parks Whitcomb Street. NCP Denman Street and Leicester Place. Parking in central London can be difficult and expensive. Please use public transport.
ACCESS
Wheelchairs: No steps to auditorium through side exit doors. 1 wheelchair space and transfer seating available. Wheelchair users should be accompanied by a non-wheelchair using companion.