Starring the Wire's Dominic West, this major new revival of Gray’s award-winning comedy centers on a rapier-tongued lecturer trying to cope with the strains of divorce & academia.

31 May - 27 August.

Rapier-tongued lecturer Ben Butley is having a monumentally bad day. So bad, he’s making sure everyone else has a worse one.

His estranged wife has taken up with the most boring man in London. His beloved protégé has found a new benefactor (one he is actually sleeping with, to boot). In an unprecedented act of betrayal even the English department’s resident failure has a book deal.

Once a charismatic tutor and an authority on T. S. Eliot, he now sharpens his mind on his unfortunate colleagues while trying to evade his more persistent students.

Mischievous irony and gleeful trouble-making all feature in his arsenal; inevitably they prove to be the weapons of his own tragic self-destruction.

Directed by the highly acclimed Lindsay Posner with a cast including Dominic West, Paul McGann (we'll always adore you love you from Withnail & I), Penny Downie and Amanda Drew.

Dominic West played the character of Jimmy McNulty in five seasons of The Wire (HBO) from 2002 to 2008. His other screen credits include The Devil’s Whore, Centurion and 300.
Dominic’s stage credits include The Seagull at the Old Vic, The Voysey Inheritance at the National Theatre, Life Is A Dream at the Donmar Warehouse and Rock ‘n’ Roll and As You Like It in the West End.

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COMPETITION - TIX TO SHOW + MEAL + NIGHT IN HOTEL!

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COMPETITION: 1x Pair of tickets to attend Lindsay Posner's 'Butley' starring Dominic West at the Duchess Theatre. PLUS pre-dinner for two in the Axis restaurant (part of One Aldwych Hotel), PLUS one nights accommodation for two (sharing a room) in Covent Gardens One Aldwych hotel! The prize is valid from 4th July to 20th August 2011 inclusive and will depend upon availability.
To claim your tickets, send an email to Vienna at competitions@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ box. The winner will be randomly selected on Tuesday, 31st May 2011.

Q: The original 1971 stage production of 'Butley' was directed by Harold Pinter, and starred Alan Bates as the main character, winning an Evening Standard Award for Best Play. The lead role Dominic West plays is described as a troubled academic. He is a scholar of which great poet?
A: 1) Hans Christian Andersen .2) William Blake .3) T.S Eliot .4) John Milton

More details about One Aldwych hotel
One Aldwych is an award-winning contemporary luxury hotel in the heart of London. Set in buzzing Covent Garden, this exquisite, independent hotel offers creature comforts with five star service:
•105 beautiful rooms and suites, each with original artwork, fruit and flowers
•The happening Lobby Bar and two fabulous restaurants - Axis at One Aldwych and Indigo
•State-of-the-art 150 square metre gym with dedicated personal trainers
•Stunning chlorine-free swimming pool with underwater music
•Eight sleek spaces for meetings and events and a private screening room

From its top London location with easy access to theatres, shopping and the City to its forward thinking environmental practices, there is only One Aldwych.

Terms and conditions. Subject to availability. Valid from 4th July to 20th August 2011 inclusive. Subject to availability. Prize is as stated and cannot be transferred or refunded. No cash alternative will be offered. Accommodation is based on two people sharing one room at One Aldwych.