The Painkiller Theatre breaks

The third play in The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s residency at London’s Garrick Theatre and one that will be a very popular West End theatre break in 2016 is Sean Foley’s adaptation of The Painkiller by Francis Veber. It is the tale of two men, each in a lonely hotel room with an adjoining door. One of them is a killer and one of them wants to die. What could possibly go wrong?

Other plays in the season include Harlequinade, Romeo and Juliet, The Winter's Tale and The Entertainer.

A comic tour-de-force directed by Foley himself is a darkly hilarious adaptation of this classic French farce with Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon as our two protagonists

The Painkiller theatre breaks, with tickets at The Garrick Theatre and a superb hotel you will have a West End visit to remember. Why not take the worry out of travelling by booking your rail tickets with us too. With savings of up to 60%, it’s the ideal way to start your London theatre break.

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• This adaptation received its world premiere at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast on 29 September 2011. The acclaimed production also starred Kenneth Branagh, Rob Brydon, and was directed by Sean Foley.
• Francis Veber has also written and directed both French and American films. Eight French-language films with which he has been involved have been remade by Hollywood including La Cage aux Folles (The Birdcage) and Les Fugitifs (Three Fugitives).
• Sean Foley and Kenneth Branagh’s first collaboration was in 2001 along with Hamish McColl. Their production of The Play What I Wrote won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy after its West End run.

Suitable for ages 12+

Cheap The Painkiller tickets are available at the back of the Upper Circle. For those booking earlier enough, there are some very cheap The Painkiller theatre breaks available.

Various - please see the above calendar

Running time - TBC

Booking until - 30/04/2016

Tickets may not be refunded if there are cast changes, though date switches are often offered.

Charing Cross RoadLondon
WC2H 0HH

Nearest tube - Charing Cross

Seating information - The theatre is split into 3 tiers: the Stalls are at the ground level, with the Dress Circle on the 1st floor and the Grand Circle at the top.

If you are booking a break more than six weeks in advance you can choose to pay just 50% of your package price at the time of purchase and settle the remaining balance a month before you travel.

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