The Smile Of Her Tickets at Marylebone Theatre

The Smile Of Her Tickets

The Smile Of Her is a theatre production at the Marylebone Theatre in London, written and performed by Academy Award and Emmy winner Christine Lahti. The play runs for 90 minutes without an interval and is presented in a strictly limited season from 10 July to 29 August 2026. Autobiographical in nature, it draws on Lahti's own life to trace a woman's path from 1950s suburban America through decades of social and personal upheaval.

Performed solo, the piece is a one-woman show that moves between comedy and raw candour. The writing is personal and direct, rooted in lived experience rather than fictional distance, and it confronts family mythology, misogyny, ambition, motherhood and the pressures placed on women to remain agreeable and accommodating. The Marylebone Theatre provides an intimate setting well suited to that kind of close, confessional work.

What to expect

Audiences follow a single narrative voice across several decades, with Lahti shifting between characters and registers to build a portrait of a life shaped by expectation and resistance. The tone moves from sharp humour to grief and anger, often within the same scene. Tickets are for a seated performance in a compact auditorium, and the production is suitable for audiences aged 12 and over. The venue will accommodate latecomers where possible at a suitable break in the performance.

The Marylebone Theatre and getting there

The Marylebone Theatre is housed within Rudolf Steiner House at 35 Park Road, London NW1 6XT, a distinctive building that has served as a cultural venue in central London for many years. Baker Street Station is a five-minute walk away, served by the Bakerloo, Circle, Hammersmith and City, Jubilee and Metropolitan lines. For other performances and things to do in London, the city hub covers a broad range of options across theatre, music and attractions.