Florian Zeller play The Son transfers to the West End's Duke of York's Theatre this summer

### When will *The Son* play come to the West End? The Kiln Theatre production of Florian Zeller's *The Son* is set to transfer to London's Duke of York's Theatre **on** **24 August for previews**. Official **opening night is slated for Monday, 2 September** and the 10-week run is **scheduled to end on 2 November**. *The Son* marks the Kiln Theatre's first West End transfer since the venue held its grand reopening last September. *The Son* is the satisfying conclusion to Florian Zeller's compelling trilogy, which also includes her pieces *The Father* and *The Mother*. All three works of Zeller's were translated by multi-award-winning playwright and screenwriter Christopher Hampton, who is perhaps best known for writing the Tony Award-winning book and score for *Sunset Boulevard* and the Academy Award-winning screenplay for *Dangerous Liaisons*. The upcoming Duke of York's Theatre production is presented by Gavin Kalin Productions and Fiery Angel. ### Florian Zeller's *The Son* play synopsis *The Son play follows a boy named Nicolas who is going through a rough time amidst the divorce of his parents. He plays truant, lies compulsively, and claims living with his father and his new family is the ticket for making things better. He just wants clean slate. A tabula rasa. But when he ends up not settling down there after all, he comes to realise that perhaps living with his mother was the right thing all along. But when constantly switching things becomes his one and only survival mechanism, what will happen when he exhausts all his options?* ### *The Son* play West End cast The West End Duke of York's Theatre cast of *The Son* stars **Laurie Kynaston** as Nicolas, **Amanda Abbington** as Anne, **John Light** as Pierre, and **Amaka Okafor** as Sofia. **Laurie Kynaston**'s stage credits include* The Ferryman* ([**Gielgud Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/22/gielgud-theatre.aspx)) and *Jumpy, The Winslow Boy *(Theatre Clwyd). His TV credits include *Cradle to Grave*, *Derry Girls*, *Murder Games*, *Our World War*, and *The Feed*; while his film credits include *England is Mine*, *How To Build a Girl*, and *Undercliffe*. **Amanda Abbington**'s stage credits include *A Little Princess* ([**Royal Festival Hall**](https://media.londontheatredirect.com/Event/TheLightInThePiazza/event-list-image_21851.jpg)), *Abigail’s Party* (Theatre Royal Bath/UK Tour), *God Bless This Child* ([**Royal Court**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/67/royal-court-theatre.aspx)), *Love Me Tonight* (Hampstead Theatre), *Something Blue* (Stephen Joseph Theatre), *Taming of the Shrew* (Queen Mother Theatre), *The God of Carnage* (Theatre Royal Bath), *The Safari Party* (Stephen Joseph Theatre /Hampstead Theatre), and *Tin Soldiers* (New End Theatre/Grace Theatre). Her TV credits include *Being Human*, *Booze Cruise*, *Case Histories*, *Flack*, *Man Stroke Woman*, *Mr Selfridge*, *Psychoville*, *Safe*, *Sherlock*, *Teachers* and *Coupling*; while her film credits include *Another Mother’s Son*, *Crooked House*, *Ghosted*, and *We The Kings*. **John Light**'s stage credits include *Apologia* (Bush Theatre), *Julius Caesar* (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), *Luise Miller* (Donmar Warehouse), *Mary Stuart* ([**Duke of York’s Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/30/duke-of-yorks-theatre.aspx)), *Taken at Midnight* (Chichester Festival Theatre and [**Theatre Royal Haymarket**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/24/theatre-royal-haymarket.aspx)), for which he earned an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, *The Blackest Black* (Hampstead Theatre), *The Master Builder, Certain Young Men* (Almeida Theatre), *The Winter’s Tale*, *A Midsummer Night’s Dream* (Shakespeare’s Globe), *Thom Pain (Based on Nothing)* (The Print Room), *Three Days In The Country* ([**National Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/61/national-theatre.aspx)), *True West* (Sheffield Crucible), and *Uncle Vanya* (Theatre Royal Bath). His TV credits include *Agatha Raisin, Aristocrats, Band of Brothers, Cambridge Spies, Dresden, Father Brown, Love in a Cold Climate, Maigret, Mars, North and South,* and *Silk; *while his film credits include *A Rather English Marriage, Albert Nobbs, Scoop,* and *The Lion in Winter.* **Amaka Okafor**'s stage credits include *Hamlet* (Almeida Theatre), *Hamlet* (Barbican), *Grimly Handsome* and *I See You* ([**Royal Court Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/67/royal-court-theatre.aspx)), and *Peter Pan, I’m Not Running, Macbeth,* and* Saint George and The Dragon* ([**National Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/61/national-theatre.aspx)). ## Save up to £28 on *The Son* play tickets! Tickets to see Florian Zeller's highly praised third play, *The Son*, from her acclaimed trilogy are now on sale with select seats at the Duke of York's Theatre offered at a discount. **Book your tickets by 9 June 2019** and get **£65 tickets for £50** and **£78 tickets for £50**. This offer is **valid for performances between 24 August and 14 September 2019** as part of the show's grand West End premiere. Don't miss what the critics have been calling '*remarkable*' (Guardian), '*immaculate*' (Guardian) and '*the theatre's answer to a page-turner*' (Observer). Book your **cheap London theatre tickets for *The Son*** while stocks last! 🎫 [**Purchase *The Son* London theatre discount tickets and save up to £28**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/3874/the-son-tickets.aspx).