Suchet Coming to West End

Celebrated actor to star in family drama during summer 2012.

 

Released on: March 07, 2012, 9:49 am
Author: LondonTown.com
Industry: Travel

David Suchet, one of Britain's best loved actors, is to appear at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue this summer. Suchet, Kyle Soller and Laurie Metcalf are heading the cast of Long Day's Journey Into Night, the semi-autobiographical account of a family haunted by past demons, from the pen of American playwright Eugene O'Neill.

To accompany the run LondonTown.com are offering a number of special London hotel deals in the vicinity of the theatre.

The Pulitzer Prize winning play is running at the Apollo between 2 nd April and 18 th August. It marks Suchet's return to London theatre after years in movies and television, most notably as Hercule Poirot, a role with which he found worldwide fame and acclaim.

Set in 1912, the play tells the story of James Tyrone and his wife and sons as they live out a long summer's day in Connecticut, revealing more about the true level of dysfunction in their family. It first opened on Broadway in the fifties, and has been revived many times since. This performance is to be directed by Anthony Page. Tickets cost between £21-£53.50 with Premium Seats for £76.

LondonTown.com will be offering discounted hotels in London for the duration of the play. With West End hotels in London hard to come by for less than a couple of hundred pounds a night, LondonTown.com's discounts are designed to make some luxury rooms reasonable and mid-range rooms affordable for all.

Among the hotels in London on offer is the four-star Cavendish London Hotel on Jermyn Street, in the heart of Piccadilly. They are offering a 75% discount on their usual rate, bringing the nightly of a deluxe double room down to £149. The Cavendish is just 7 minutes walk from the Apollo Theatre.

Also available are double rooms at Hazlitt's Hotel London, on Soho's Frith Street. They are offering 63% of a double room when you book through LondonTown.com, bringing the nightly rate down to £114. The Hazlitt is right around the corner from the theatre. See LondonTown.com for ticket information and more discounted hotels in London.

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