Posted on 11 February 2022

CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON INTERVIEWED BY THE TELEGRAPH

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Claire Allfree interviewed Christopher Hampton, playwright and translator of Florian Zeller's The Forest, now playing on the Main Stage.

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Posted on 11 February 2022

⭑⭑⭑⭑ for The Glad Game

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

⭑⭑⭑⭑ for The Glad Game, written and performed by Phoebe Frances Brown, playing Downstairs 9 and 11 February.

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Posted on 7 February 2022

ANGEL COULBY & PAUL MCGANN INTERVIEWED BY HAM & HIGH

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Bridget Galton interviewed Angel Coulby & Paul McHann for Ham & High, ahead of the World Premiere of The Forest on Hampstead's Main Stage.

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Posted on 3 February 2022

FULL CAST & CREATIVE TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF ALEXIS ZEGERMAN’S THE FEVER SYNDROME, DIRECTED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ROXANA SILBERT

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Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Alexis Zegerman’s new play, The Fever Syndrome.

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Posted on 3 February 2022

GINA MCKEE INTERVIEWED BY THE I

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Gwendolyn Smith interviewed Gina McKee for The i, ahead of the World Premiere of The Forest on Hampstead's Main Stage.

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Posted on 2 February 2022

INSPIRE 2022 WRITERS ANNOUNCED

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The 13 INSPIRE writers for 2022 have been announced. The group will write a full length play mentored by award-winning playwright Roy Williams and Hampstead’s Literary Department.

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Posted on 1 February 2022

TOBY STEPHENS INTERVIEWED BY THE TIMES

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Dominic Maxwell interviewed Toby Stephens for The Times, ahead of the World Premiere of The Forest on Hampstead's Main Stage.

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Posted on 31 January 2022

THE GUARDIAN INTERVIEWS FLORIAN ZELLER

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Laura Cappelle interviewed Florian Zeller for The Guardian, ahead of the World Premiere of The Forest on Hampstead's Main Stage.

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Posted on 12 January 2022

LOTUS BEAUTY DIRECTOR POOJA GHAI INTERVIEWED BY THE GUARDIAN

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Pooja Ghai, director of the upcoming Lotus Beauty and Artistic Director of Tamasha Theatre Company, speaks to The Guardian.

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Posted on 12 January 2022

ROXANA SILBERT AND NELL LEYSHON SPEAK TO FRONT ROW

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Writer Nell Leyshon and director Roxana Silbert spoke to BBC's Front Row about Folk, playing Downstairs until 5 February.

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Posted on 11 January 2022

THREE WORLD PREMIERES ANNOUNCED FOR HAMPSTEAD DOWNSTAIRS

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Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce three world premieres for its Downstairs space in 2022.

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Posted on 7 January 2022

FOLK: REVIEWS ROUND-UP

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

See what reviewers have been saying about Nell Leyshon's 'superb' and 'breathtaking' new play with songs Folk...

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Posted on 7 January 2022

ROXANA SILBERT AND GARY YERSHON SPEAK TO IN TUNE

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Roxana Silbert and Director of Music Gary Yershon spoke to In Tune about Folk, playing Downstairs until 5 February.

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Posted on 7 January 2022

WOMAN'S HOUR INTERVIEWS FOLK WRITER NELL LEYSHON

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

On Friday 7 January, Folk writer Nell Leyshon spoke to Anita Rani on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour about the real life inspiration behind the play

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Posted on 6 January 2022

Folk’s unsung heroines - Nell Leyshon writes for The Guardian

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Nell Leyshon wrote for The Guardian about the true story that inspired her ★★★★★ Downstairs show Folk.

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Posted on 23 December 2021

ROXANA SILBERT SPEAKS TO HAM AND HIGH

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Roxana Silbert, Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre, writes for Ham and High about the highs and lows of 2021.

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Posted on 22 December 2021

PEGGY FOR YOU: ★★★★ FROM WHATSONSTAGE

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Alun Hood awards Alan Plater's 'Peggy For You' four stars.

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Posted on 20 December 2021

PEGGY FOR YOU: ★★★★ FROM THE TIMES

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Dominic Maxwell awards Alan Plater's 'Peggy For You' four stars.

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Posted on 20 December 2021

PEGGY FOR YOU: ★★★★ FROM THE TELEGRAPH

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Dominic Cavendish awards Alan Plater's 'Peggy For You' four stars.

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Posted on 16 December 2021

HAM & HIGH SPEAKS TO FOLK WRITER NELL LEYSHON

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

"My imagination is based in Somerset and seeing a stonebreaker from my village was a lightbulb moment.

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Posted on 15 December 2021

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE ANNOUNCES FULL CAST & CREATIVE TEAM FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE FOREST

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Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Florian Zeller’s new play, The Forest.

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Posted on 14 December 2021

WOMAN'S HOUR INTERVIEWS PEGGY FOR YOU'S TAMSIN GREIG

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‘It feels like a love letter from Alan Plater to his former agent...

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Posted on 8 December 2021

The Telegraph interviews Tamsin Greig

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Claire Allfree interviewed Tamsin Greig ahead of the opening of Peggy For You, where she plays the legendary theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay.

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Posted on 1 December 2021

Times Radio interviews Folk writer Nell Leyshon

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

On Tuesday 30 October, Folk writer Nell Leyshon spoke to Mariella Frostrup on Times Radio about her beautiful new play with songs.

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Posted on 29 November 2021

PEGGY FOR YOU AND TAMSIN GREIG ON THE ANDREW MARR SHOW

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On Sunday 28 November, Peggy For You star Tamsin Greig spoke to The Andrew Marr Show on BBC1 about playing this legendary theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay this festive season.

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Posted on 19 November 2021

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE RECEIVES THIRD CRUCIAL GRANT FROM GOVERNMENT’S CULTURE RECOVERY FUND

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Hampstead Theatre has received the news that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will invest another vital package of financial support into the organisation as part of the UK Government’s Culture Recovery Fund (CRF).

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Posted on 12 November 2021

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE ANNOUNCES THREE WORLD PREMIERES FOR 2022, FEATURING NEW PLAYS BY FLORIAN ZELLER (TRANSLATED BY CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON), ALEXIS ZEGERMAN AND ROY WILLIAMS

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Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce three world premieres for its Main Stage in 2022.

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Posted on 10 November 2021

iNews: Adapting little scratch for the stage

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Gwen Smith of iNews speaks to little scratch author Rebecca Watson, adaptor for the stage Miriam Battye and director Katie Mitchell about bring this radical work to the stage.

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Posted on 4 November 2021

Woman's Hour interviews Stockard Channing

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Woman's Hour speaks to Stockard Channing, currently starring in Marsha Norman's 'night, Mother on the Main Stage.

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Posted on 4 November 2021

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE ANNOUNCES FULL CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR ALAN PLATER’S PEGGY FOR YOU, DIRECTED BY RICHARD WILSON, FROM 10 DECEMBER UNTIL 29 JANUARY 2022

Posted in: Main Stage

Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce the full cast and creative team for Alan Plater’s raucously funny Peggy For You, directed by Richard Wilson and starring Tamsin Greig in the title role, from 10 December until 29 January 2022.

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Posted on 2 November 2021

Financial Times: ‘It’s inside someone’s brain’ — little scratch at Hampstead Theatre

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

Sarah Hemming of Financial Times speaks to the team bringing little scratch to life Downstairs - novelist Rebecca Watson, adapter for the stage Miriam Battye and director Katie Mitchell.

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Posted on 29 September 2021

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE ANNOUNCES THE WORLD PREMIERES OF LITTLE SCRATCH, BY REBECCA WATSON, IN AN ADAPTATION BY MIRIAM BATTYE, DIRECTED BY KATIE MITCHELL, AND NELL LEYSHON’S FOLK DIRECTED BY ROXANA SILBERT

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Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce the remaining two world premieres for its Downstairs space in 2021.

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Posted on 28 September 2021

MALINDADZIMU: REVIEWS ROUND-UP

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See what reviewers have been saying about Mufaro Makubika's 'poignant' and 'beautiful' play Malindadzimu...

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Posted on 17 September 2021

THE MEMORY OF WATER: ★★★★ FROM DAILY MAIL

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Patrick Marmion awards Shelagh Stephenson's 'The Memory of Water' four stars.

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KEEPING YOU SAFE AT HAMPSTEAD

1 Social Distanced 1

RESPECT PERSONAL SPACE

2 MASKS REQUIRED 1

FACE MASKS ENCOURAGED

4 STATE OF THE ART VENTILATION 1

STATE OF THE ART VENTILATION

5 ENHANCED CLEANING 1

ENHANCED CLEANING

7 CONTACTLESS TICKETS 1

CONTACTLESS TICKETS

8 HAND SANITIZING STATIONS 2

HAND SANITISING STATIONS

9 CASHLESS PAYMENT 1

CASHLESS PAYMENT