PHOTO CALL: Beale and Shaw in London Assurance at The National Theatre

According to The National Theatre, in London Assurance "Sir Harcourt Courtly is lured away from the epicentre of fashionable London by the promise of a rich and beautiful bride, Grace, several decades his junior. Arriving at Oak Hall, Gloucestershire, he marvels at this rural Venus until her charms are eclipsed by her hearty cousin, the foxhunting Lady Gay Spanker. Meanwhile his disguised son turns up in flight from his creditors and falls head over heels for Grace. When Lady Spanker discovers the young couple, she needs little prompting from the visiting chancer Dazzle to lead Sir Harcourt astray."

Nicholas Hynter directs Beale and Shaw who are joined in London Assurance by Mark Addy, Richard Briers, Matt Cross, Fiona Drummond, Mark Extance, Richard Frame, Junix Inocian, Tony Jayawardena, Simon Markey, Laura Matthews, Prassana Puwanarajah, Michelle Terry and David Whitworth.

Here's a look at the production:

London Assurance, with Beale and Shaw, at National Theatre

London Assurance, with Beale and Shaw, at National Theatre

Simon Russell Beale and Fiona Shaw star in Dion Boucicault's comedy *London Assurance* playing at London's National Theatre.
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Fiona Shaw, Richard Briers, Simon Russell Beale and Mark Addy

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A scene from <i>London Assurance</i> — A scene from *London Assurance*

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Fiona Shaw, Paul Ready, Simon Russell Beale and Michelle Terry

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Michelle Terry and Simon Russell Beale

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