The Old Ladies
by Rodney Ackland based on the novel by Hugh Walpole
by Rodney Ackland based on the novel by Hugh Walpole
About The Play
A Cathedral city in England, 1924.
Three elderly women live in uneasy proximity in a gloomy house eking out their days on their limited savings.
Their fragile lives seem uneventful, but beneath the surface, obsession, malice and greed fester, culminating in a shocking outcome…
Adapted from Hugh Walpole’s classic 1924 novel by Rodney Ackland, the acclaimed writer of Absolute Hell, The Old Ladies is a devastating dark psychological drama: a powerful study of fear and isolation amongst those society has forgotten.
Fresh from her critically acclaimed production of The Merchant of Venice1936, former Artistic Director of Watford Palace Theatre and the Contact Theatre, Manchester, Brigid Larmour directs, with Set Design by Juliette Demoulin, recently nominated for Best Designer in The Stage Debut Awards.
Crew
Directed by
Brigid Larmour
Designed by
Juliette Demoulin
Lighting by
Mark Dymock
Presented by
Andrew Maunder for Aardvark Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre.
Tickets/Times
| tuesday | 7:30pm |
| wednesday | 7:30pm |
| thursday | 7:30pm |
| friday | 7:30pm |
| saturday | 3:00pm / 7:30pm |
| sunday | 3:00pm |
Running Time:
Approximately two hours with one interval of fifteen minutes.
Week 1
Prices until 29 March 2026
£25, £23 Concession
Previews (24 and 25 March) £18 all seats. £10 tickets for Under 30s for performances from Tuesday to Sunday of the first week when booked online only. £15 tickets for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on Saturday, 28 March 2026 at 7.30pm when booked online only. Friends Evening on Wednesday, 1 April 2026 at 7.30pm Group Bookings for all performances – 1 free ticket in every 10 purchased.Weeks 2 and 3
Prices from 31 March 2026 to 12 April 2026
£29, £28 Concession
Tickets £29, £28 concessions, except Tuesday evenings £28 all seats. Group Bookings for all performances – 1 free ticket in every 10 purchased.Week 4
Prices from 14 April 2026 to 19 April 2026
£33, £32 Concession
Tickets £33, £32 concessions. No concessions on Friday or Saturday evenings. Group Bookings for all performances – 1 free ticket in every 10 purchased.