{"product_id":"the-standard-of-living-playtext","title":"The Standard of Living Playtext","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCan you put a price on happiness, beauty and love?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDear England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Standard of Living\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the astonishing story of rebel economist and member of the Bloomsbury Group, John Maynard Keynes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHusband to ballerina Lydia Lopokova. Lover to Duncan Grant. Friend to Virginia Woolf. Keynes moves between the corridors of power in Whitehall and the intoxicating freedom of a radical circle of artists, writers and lovers – all determined to live differently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as markets crash, old systems crumble and Britain teeters on the edge of chaos, one question begins to consume him: what is a good life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlive with music, dance, desire and debate, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Standard of Living\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a thrilling, funny and deeply moving portrait of a man who dared to imagine something better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the world premiere production at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in September 2026, directed by multi award-winner Nicholas Hytner and starring Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55707015446904,"sku":"9781350678255","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/TheStandardofLivingPlaytextNationalTheatreShop.jpg?v=1792514304","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/products\/the-standard-of-living-playtext","provider":"National Theatre Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}