A Tale of Two Cities

Adapted for the stage by Terence Rattigan & John Gielgud.

Directed by Michael FentimanIt was the best of times.

It was the worst of times.In 1770s Paris, revolution is stirring.

Sydney Carton is a brilliant yet cynical barrister from England.

Charles Darnay is the rebel child of French aristocrats.

When they both fall for charming émigré Lucie Manette, a chain of events is set in motion which will endanger everyone.

As the Reign of Terror rages on the streets of Paris, for some, love is a lifeline; for others, a sentence to the guillotine.Adapted by Terence Rattigan (The Winslow Boy, The Deep Blue Sea) and John Gielgud, based on one of the best-selling novels of all time, this epic story of love, sacrifice and redemption asks: is there any price too great to pay for love?A Tale of Two Cities is a Marlowe Theatre production, directed by Michael Fentiman (Amélie, RSC’s Titus Andronicus, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Loot).Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England