A Cup of Tea with... Say It With Flowers actor Sean Jackson

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We chat to actor Sean Jackson about Katie Mitchell’s ‘process’, inspirations and alternative career options.

A Cup of Tea With... Say It With Flowers actor Laura Harling

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We chat to Say It With Flowers actor Laura Harling over a cup of tea about Katie Mitchell, learning impossible lines and swimming in the Serpentine.

Say It With Flowers: Production photos

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Photos taken by Robert Day

Say It With Flowers: In rehearsals

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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’.

Hello/Goodbye: Production photos

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Taken by Jamie Sadd.

A Cup of Tea with... Hello/Goodbye's Jo Herbert

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We chat to actor Jo Herbert about Tamara Harvey, Di and Viv and Rose and not being allowed to play Joseph in her school nativity.

Hello/Goodbye: Trailer

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Hello/Goodbye: Video interview with Writer and Director

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We interview Hello/Goodbye Writer Peter Souter and Director Tamara Harvey about their inspirations, falling in and out of love and tingly arms. Click below to watch the video.

I Know How I Feel About Eve: What the audience thinks

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‘#IKnowHowIFeelAboutEve at Hamps_Theatre was amazing superb acting!

A Cup of Tea with... I Know How I Feel About Eve's Michele Austin

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We chat to actor Michele Austin about The Bill, Mike Leigh and the thrill of the studio stage.

Hello/Goodbye: In rehearsals

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Photos taken by Jamie Sadd

A Cup of Tea with... I Know How I Feel About Eve's Christopher Harper

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We caught up with I Know How I Feel About Eve actor Christopher Harper between performances to talk Hampstead Downstairs, rock music and alternative career options.

Peter Souter's Deep & Crisp & Even

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Hello/Goodbye, which runs from 1- 30 March in Hampstead Downstairs, tells the story of the meeting of an unconventional couple and the progression of their relationship, a subject that writer Peter Souter has often explored through his writing.

Competition: Whatever love is...

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Whatever love is… at Hampstead Theatre

I Know How I Feel About Eve: Production Photos

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Photos taken by Robert Day

I Know How I Feel About Eve: In Rehearsals

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Hello/Goodbye: An interview with writer Peter Souter

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We caught up with Hello/Goodbye writer Peter Souter to talk about his inspirations, Anthony Minghella and secrets to writing a great comedy.

Casting announced for I Know How I Feel About Eve

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Hampstead Downstairs and The Peter Wolff Trust present I Know How I Feel About Eve By Colette Kane Directed by Lisa Spirling Designed by Polly Sullivan with lighting by Richard Howell and sound design by Richard Hammarton

Tu i Teraz (Here and Now): Language Matters

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A Writer’s Blog: Language Matters

A Cup of Tea with... Tu i Teraz (Here and Now) actor Ania Sowinski

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We spoke to Ania Sowinski (pictured, right) about being bi-lingual, her first job and Quentin Tarantino. Ania is currently playing Marysia in Tu i Teraz (Here and Now) which runs until 19 January.

Tu i Teraz (Here and Now): Learning Polish

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Mark Strepan (pictured, left), who plays Kuba in Tu i Teraz (Here and Now), talks about the challenges of learning Polish for the play.

Hampstead Downstairs: What the audience thinks

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‘When Edward Hall started at Hampstead in 2010 he immediately set about finding a way of opening the Michael Frayn Space as a public performance space for unperformed work’ says Greg Ripley-Duggan, Executive Producer of Hampstead Theatre.

An Introduction to new voice Colette Kane

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I Know How I Feel About Eve by Colette Kane kicks off the Downstairs 2013 season.

A Cup of Tea with... Tu i Teraz actor Anna Elijasz

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We caught up with Anna Elijasz between rehearsals about moving from Poland to attend drama school, what attracted her to the play and playing a prince.

Tu i Teraz (Here and Now): A Writer's Introduction

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Inspirations: Stories told, untold and imagined

Ignorance/Jahiliyyah: What the audience thinks

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‘Just seen one of the best plays of my life – Ignorance by Steve Waters….

A Cup of Tea with... Ignorance/Jahiliyyah's Dan Rabin

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We caught up with Dan Rabin about the intimacy of Hampstead Downstairs, taking on two characters and his love of open spaces.

A Cup of Tea with... Ignorance/Jahiliyyah's Andy Apollo

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We chatted to Andy Apollo over a cup of tea between performances about his dream roles, playing a ‘bigoted jerk’ and his critically acclaimed turn as a dragon.