Date/Time: Thursday, 28th August 2025 at 14:30
Location: Barbican, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
Price: £46 per person. Member and guest £92. Face value £85pp
Event Organiser: Pete Wells. 7 Wayfaring Court, Safflower Lane, Harold Wood RM3 0LQ
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to the Barbican in Good Night, Oscar – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.
It’s 1958, and Jack Paar hosts the hottest late-night talk-show on television. His favourite guest? Character actor, pianist, and wild card Oscar Levant. Famous for his witty one-liners, Oscar has a favourite: “There’s a fine line between genius and insanity; I have erased this line.” Tonight, Oscar will prove just that when he appears live on national TV in an episode that Paar’s audience – and the rest of America – won’t soon forget.
Sean Hayes said: “It’s thrilling to be making my West End debut at the Barbican with Good Night, Oscar. I’m eager to introduce one of the all-time greats, Oscar Levant, to the UK. The response we received on Broadway was incredible and I’m hoping British audiences will appreciate the history of this fascinating man – a multi-faceted pioneer, from concert pianist to infamous raconteur. It’s an honour to bring this production to London.”
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