Lenya

Lenya
New York, 1979. Academy Award-nominated singer and film star Lotte Lenya (The Threepenny Opera, From Russia With Love) conjures the ghost of her husband, composer Kurt Weill, as she reflects on their life, their art, and the impossible contradictions of love.
Confession, cabaret and commemoration combine in this new musical drama starring Olivier and Grammy Award-winning international opera star Rosalind Plowright (Mary Stuart and Monty Python's Not the Messiah ) as Lenya, befalling a late-night reckoning with memory, guilt and song.
From the slums of Vienna to Broadway stardom, from exile under Nazism to late-life loneliness, Lenya and Weill relive their love story in music. With Weill at the piano and Lenya centre stage, they sing, argue, dance, remember – and try, one last time, to understand each other. As Lenya prepares to say goodbye – not only to Weill, but to performing itself – she questions what it means to survive, to be remembered, and to truly belong. Raw, witty and defiantly alive, Lenya is an intimate portrait of love in a time of chaos, with music as the one thing that endures.
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Prices
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Advance Tickets from £15.50
Concessions from £13
The following concessions and discounts are available:
- Students & Under 25s
- Job Seekers, Pension Credit & Universal Credit recipients
- Surrey Carers Cardholders
- Groups/Members
- £15 Schools tickets - 1 free teacher ticket per 10 students.
- Access
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Details
Venue: Main House
Running Time: Approximately 1 hours 50 minutes including a 20 minute interval
Tue 21 - Sat 25 April 2026
Tue - Sat eves, 7:30pm
Thu & Sat mats, 2:30pm
On-Sale DatesVanbrugh Supporters: Mon 6 Oct
Friends: Tue 7 Oct
General: Fri 10 Oct
To book accessible tickets and discuss your access requirements, please contact our Box Office.
For more info on Accessibility, click here.
Ages 10+
Lenya
New York, 1979. Academy Award-nominated singer and film star Lotte Lenya (The Threepenny Opera, From Russia With Love) conjures the ghost of her husband, composer Kurt Weill, as she reflects on their life, their art, and the impossible contradictions of love.
Confession, cabaret and commemoration combine in this new musical drama starring Olivier and Grammy Award-winning international opera star Rosalind Plowright (Mary Stuart and Monty Python's Not the Messiah ) as Lenya, befalling a late-night reckoning with memory, guilt and song.
From the slums of Vienna to Broadway stardom, from exile under Nazism to late-life loneliness, Lenya and Weill relive their love story in music. With Weill at the piano and Lenya centre stage, they sing, argue, dance, remember – and try, one last time, to understand each other. As Lenya prepares to say goodbye – not only to Weill, but to performing itself – she questions what it means to survive, to be remembered, and to truly belong. Raw, witty and defiantly alive, Lenya is an intimate portrait of love in a time of chaos, with music as the one thing that endures.
Be the first to see this compelling new Mayflower co-production.
Add more to your visit
Prices
Amazing Savings - Advance Tickets
Advance Tickets from £15.50
Concessions from £13
The following concessions and discounts are available:
- Students & Under 25s
- Job Seekers, Pension Credit & Universal Credit recipients
- Surrey Carers Cardholders
- Groups/Members
- £15 Schools tickets - 1 free teacher ticket per 10 students.
- Access
See More Save More - Multi-Buy Tickets
Prices include all applicable fees & levies.
Find out more about our concessions & discounts.
Details
Venue: Main House
Running Time: Approximately 1 hours 50 minutes including a 20 minute interval
Tue 21 - Sat 25 April 2026
Tue - Sat eves, 7:30pm
Thu & Sat mats, 2:30pm
On-Sale DatesVanbrugh Supporters: Mon 6 Oct
Friends: Tue 7 Oct
General: Fri 10 Oct
To book accessible tickets and discuss your access requirements, please contact our Box Office.
For more info on Accessibility, click here.
Ages 10+