#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei in rehearsals

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On 3 April 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, the Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Airport.

Rupert Everett and Scott Ambler shortlisted for an Olivier Award

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Rupert Everett and Scott Ambler have both been shortlisted for an Olivier Award next month.

Say It With Flowers: In rehearsals

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Ai Weiwei: I think the most important medium of our time is Twitter

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Ai Weiwei: I think the most important medium of our time is Twitter (Never Sorry, 2012)

BBC Radio 4: Was Gertrude Stein Any Good?

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Directed by Katie Mitchell, Say It With Flowers explores a number of Gertrude Stein’s work.

New Downstairs season now on sale

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Hampstead Downstairs / The Peter Wolff Trust are delighted to announce two new plays; Say It With Flowers by award-winning theatre maker Katie Mitchell and A Human Being Died That Night by the acclaimed playwright Nicholas Wright.

Say It With Flowers: A history of Gertrude Stein

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Say It With Flowers brings together a number of American modernist Gertrude Stein’s extraordinary work.

A Human Being Died That Night: Eugene de Kock

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Based on Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela’s interviews with Eugene de Kock, A Human Being Died That Night explores how a fundamentally moral person can become a mass murderer.

Hello/Goodbye: What the audience thinks

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‘Another incredible show #HelloGoodbye Downstairs Hamps_Theatre which seems impossible to disappoint at the moment.

Longing: Press Night photos

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Thursday night (7 March) was Press Night at Hampstead Theatre for Longing.

Longing: ★★★★ from The Telegraph

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Longing review By Charles Spencer, The Telegraph

Longing: ★★★★ from The Guardian

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Longing review By Michael Billington, The Guardian

Longing: ★★★★ from WhatsOnStage

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Longing review By Michael Coveney, WhatsOnStage

Hello/Goodbye: Production photos

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Taken by Jamie Sadd.

A Cup of Tea with... Hello/Goodbye's Andy Rush

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We caught up with Andy Rush between rehearsals before the show opened to talk about Charlie Chaplin, juggling and letting out his ‘inner geek’.

The Independent: William Boyd interview

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The celebrated author, set to publish a 007 novel in September, feels ‘like a new boy on his first day at school’ as his theatrical debut, based on short stories by Anton Chekhov, is staged in London – by Matilda Battersby in The Independent

Longing: Production photos

Taken by Manuel Harlan.

Propeller: Video trailers

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Not familar with Propeller?

'Never an ensemble to do anything by halves': Propeller are BACK

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‘Propeller is all about how we approach a show, how we treat our audience, how we bring life to the words and stories we put across, how the camaraderie of the company spreads to the people who are watching…’ Edward Hall, Artistic Director of Propeller and Hampstead Theatre

Casting announced for #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

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A Hampstead Theatre Production/World Premiere