EITHER: ★★★★ FROM THE ARTS DESK

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Rachel Halliburton awards Ruby Thomas' Either four stars.

THE TYLER SISTERS ANNOUNCED FOR DOWNSTAIRS

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The world premiere of The Tyler Sisters by Alexandra Wood, directed by Abigail Graham, will run at Hampstead Downstairs from 13 December 2019 – 18 January 2020.

UNKNOWN RIVERS FULL CAST ANNOUNCED

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Full casting for the world premiere of Unknown Rivers by Chinonyerem Odimba, directed by Daniel Bailey, includes Rene Bailey, Doreene Blackstock, Nneka Okoye and Asiyah Shah.

YOUTH THEATRE AT HAMPSTEAD - LED BY ASSOCIATE COMPANY CREATIVE MULTILINGUALISM

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Aged 14-18? Why not sign up to this exciting FREE youth theatre project at Hampstead?

EITHER: ★★★★★ FROM BROADWAY WORLD

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Charlie Wilks awards Ruby Thomas' Either five stars.

OBITUARY: DR SHUPING WANG

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It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Dr Shuping Wang, the whistleblower who inspired Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s play The King of Hell’s Palace.

HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY HAMPSTEAD

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On 24 September 1959, the first production presented by the ‘The Hampstead Theatre Club’ was performed. 60 years on, Hampstead Theatre is continuing the proud tradition of nurturing and producing original, entertaining theatre.

TAKING UP SPACE – THE MONO BOX AT HAMPSTEAD THEATRE

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We’re thrilled to announce the first events in TAKING UP SPACE, The Mono Box’s first season in collaboration with Hampstead Theatre.

WOMAN'S HOUR INTERVIEWS DR SHUPING WANG AND FRANCES YA-CHU COWHIG

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On Thursday 9 May playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig and Dr Shuping Wang, the real-life whistleblower who inspired 'spellbinding' (Time Out) new thriller The King of Hell's Palace, appeared on Woman's Hour (BBC Radio 4).

THE KING OF HELL'S PALACE: PRESS NIGHT PHOTOS

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Thursday 12 September brought Press Night for Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's epic new play The King of Hell's Palace and marked Roxana Silbert's first Main Stage Press Night as Artistic Director.

THE KING OF HELL'S PALACE: ★★★★ FROM THE TELEGRAPH

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Dominic Cavendish awards Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's new thriller four stars.

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR BOTTICELLI IN THE FIRE

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Hiran Abeysekera, Stefan Adegbola, Dickie Beau, Adetomiwa Edun, Louise Gold, Sirine Saba and Howard Ward star in the European Premiere of Jordan Tannahill's Botticelli in the Fire, directed by Blanche McIntyre.

FULL STATEMENT FROM DR SHUPING WANG: PRC STATE SECURITY IS PRESSURING ME TO STOP PRODUCTION OF THE KING OF HELL'S PALACE

Posted in: Main Stage

Dr Shuping Wang, the real-life whistleblower who inspired The King of Hell’s Palace, has accused Chinese security officials of targeting her family and friends in a campaign to force Hampstead Theatre to abandon the play. In her full statement, she describes the intimidation tactics being used, the emotional toll it has taken on her loved ones, and her hopes for the play ahead of seeing it for the first time this week.

PLAYSTART: A NEW WRITING INITIATIVE FROM THE MONO BOX AND HAMPSTEAD THEATRE

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The Mono Box, one of Hampstead's Associate Companies, has today opened submissions for their exciting new writing initiative PLAYSTART.

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR EITHER

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Gabriel Akuwudike, Patrick Knowles, Isabella Laughland, Bianca Stephens, Lizzy Watts and Tilda Wickham star in the world premiere of Ruby Thomas’ first full-length play Either, directed by Guy Jones.

MICHAEL BOYD: OUR FAVOURITE PRODUCTIONS SO FAR

Posted in: Main Stage

With The King of Hell's Palace just around the corner, we took a look back at just some of Director Michael Boyd's epic career highlights to date.

Caroline, or Change transfers to Broadway

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Michael Longhurst's ★★★★★ production of Caroline, or Change transfers to Broadway, with Sharon D. Clarke reprising her Olivier-winning role

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE KING OF HELL'S PALACE

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The cast for Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's blazing thriller includes Aidan Cheng, Celeste Den, Tuyen Do, Christopher Goh, Togo Igawa, Vincent Lai, Kok-Hwa Lie and Millicent Wong.

2019 New Season Offer

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For a limited time only, you can see all four new Main Stage productions in Roxana Silbert's debut season for the price of three - yes, see one show entirely for free!

CASH COW: ★★★★ FROM THE UPCOMING

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Michael Higgs awards Oli Forsyth's Cash Cow four stars

THE PHLEBOTOMIST ON BBC RADIO 3

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Ella Road's Olivier Award nominated play airs on BBC Radio 3, directed by Sam Yates and featuring the full cast of the 2019 Main Stage run.

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR CASH COW

Jonathan Livingstone and Pheobe Pryce star in the next Downstairs show Cash Cow, by Oli Forsyth and directed by Katie Pesskin

THE FIRM: ★★★★ FROM THE UPCOMING

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Ghazaleh Golpira awards Roy Williams' The Firm four stars.

THE FIRM: ★★★★ FROM THE ARTS DESK

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Rachel Halliburton awards Roy William's The Firm four stars.

THE EVENING STANDARD INTERVIEWS RAY FEARON

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Samuel Fishwick talks to The Firm's Ray Fearon about his stint as the 'Hot Misogynist' on Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's brilliance and why we need to invest in youth clubs.

START THE WEEK INTERVIEWS HOWARD BRENTON

On Monday 13 May Howard Brenton appeared on Start the Week, BBC Radio 4, with Tom Sutcliffe, Kerry Hudson, Billy Bragg and Will Tanner, to discuss his epic new play, Jude...

WOMAN'S HOUR INTERVIEWS ISABELLA NEFAR

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On Thursday 9 May Jude star Isabella Nefar appeared on Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, with Jenni Murray and Karin Koehler to discuss Howard Brenton's epic new play.