One Night Only

Cecil Beaton’s Diaries

BY CECIL BEATON.
ADAPTED AND PERFORMED BY RICHARD STIRLING.
8 July 2025

Overview

“If it is snobbish to prefer those who are beautiful, I am a snob.”

Cecil Beaton’s photographs showed his versatility; his diaries exposed the cost. Blisteringly funny, with appearances ranging from the Queen Mother and Elizabeth Taylor to Churchill and Truman Capote, the diaries paint a self-portrait of the 20th century’s most compelling dandy.

Returning after a smash hit run Off-Broadway and at Jermyn Street Theatre, Sunday Times bestseller Richard Stirling brings the diaries of photographer and designer Sir Cecil Beaton to the stage for one night only.

 


People

Richard Stirling
Performer
Richard has appeared on film, television (The Crown, The Man who Fell to Earth) and UK and US stages, most recently off-Broadway in Cecil Beaton's Diaries.



Media

“Stirling does a superlative job”
Talkin’ Broadway
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“Unexpectedly Moving”
The Stage
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“Enthralling”
The Reviews Hub
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“Stirling dexterously juggles the face of the flamboyant eccentric and the truth of the man behind it”
The Front Row Center (NY)
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Tickets

8 July 2025

Tuesday
7.30pm

Running time: 75 minutes.

Tickets £22 (£20 conc.)
Concessions available to over-65s, theatre unions, anyone with access needs, or in receipt of Universal Credit and students.