Show Details

• Show times

  MON - SAT EVES 7.30pm, THU & SAT MATS 2.30pm

• Running time

  1 HOUR 45 MINUTES WITH NO INTERVAL

• Age rating

  Suggested age guidance 14+

• Content warnings

  Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living receives its highly anticipated UK Premiere at Hampstead Theatre.

  John, a wealthy, brilliant, and successful PhD student with cerebral palsy, hires Jess, a recent graduate who has fallen on hard times, as his new carer.  Across town, truck driver Eddie attempts to support and re-engage with his estranged wife, Ani, following a terrible accident that has left her quadriplegic. As four very different lives collide and entwine, roles are unapologetically flipped, reversed and exposed – who is actually caring for whom?

  Martyna Majok’s exquisitely original, honest and deftly funny new play explores our need to connect and be loved regardless of the gulfs that disability, race, class, and wealth place between us.

  Hampstead Theatre’s Artistic Director, Edward Hall, has directed many of Hampstead’s greatest successes including the Olivier Award winning Sunny Afternoon, Chariots of Fire, Filthy Business and I and You.

  Adrian Lester makes his Hampstead Theatre debut in the role of Eddie. He is joined by Katy Sullivan, who will make her UK stage debut as Ani. Emily Barber, in the role of Jess, and Jack Hunter, in the role of John, also make their Hampstead Theatre debuts. 

  Cost of Living has been kindly supported by the Godwin family.

• Ticket information

  Previews

  Full Price: £25/£35/£45/£55

  Under 30s/Students: £10

  Access ½ price

  Groups: For every 9 tickets get the 10th free

   

  Monday – Saturday

  Full price: £35/£45/£55/£65

  Under 30s/Students: £10

  Access ½ price

  Seniors*: (matinees only): £26/£36/£46/£56

  Groups: For every 9 tickets get the 10th free

  *Ages 60+

   

  All prices are subject to change. Book early for the best price.

• Access info

  • Audio Described
  • Captioned

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