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The Standard of Living
Keynes moves between Whitehall power and a radical artistic circle while asking what makes a good life as Britain's economy destabilises.
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Keynes moves between the corridors of power and a circle of artists, writers and lovers determined to live differently. He is husband to ballerina Lydia Lopokova, lover to Duncan Grant and friend to Virginia Woolf, while collapsing markets and political instability sharpen the question that increasingly occupies him: what should a good life look like?
A biographical drama combining politics, intimate relationships and economic debate, with music and dance included alongside arguments about how people might choose to live.
political history, artistic circles, unconventional relationships and drama built around competing ideas of how to live.
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- From 1 Oct 2026
- Booking until 12 Dec 2026
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