The Kinks: Meet the Band
The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential British groups of all time, with millions of record sales and countless awards and accolades to their name.
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Sunny Afternoon: The Kinks Playlist
Get in the mood for Sunny Afternoon with The Kinks playlist, with classic songs including You Really Got Me and Waterloo Sunset to Days and Lola
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: The Spotify Soundtrack
Relive Rapture, Blister, Burn, from Iggy Pop and PJ Harvey to Arcade Fire and Stevie Nicks, with our Spotify Soundtrack.
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Building The Mystae: An interview with Designer Georgia Lowe
Georgia Lowe speaks to Hampstead Theatre’s Online Features Editor, Susie Benson, about designing the most ambitious (and wettest) set Hampstead Downstairs has ever seen
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Getting To Know You: Jess Woodward, Head of Marketing
We find out what a day in the life of Jess Woodward, Hampstead’s Head of Marketing, looks like, from Press Nights and photo shoots to live-streaming and falling off her chair.
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Simon Gray: A career in pictures
Playwright Simon Gray had many West End hits, including Butley (1971), Otherwise Engaged (1975), Quartermaine’s Terms, (1981), Melon (1987), The Common Pursuit (first produced in 1984 and revived in 1988), Hidden Laughter (1990), The Late Middle Classes (1999), Japes (2000), The Holy Terror (2004) and, on the radio earlier this year, Missing Dates, a sequel to Japes.
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A Cup of Tea With... The Blackest Black's Charity Wakefield
Multi-talented stage and screen actress Charity Wakefield’s impressive acting CV includes an appearance at the National Theatre (The Cherry Orchard, 2011) and roles in the BBC’s Sense and Sensibility (2008) and the 2012 re-imagining of The Munsters, Mockingbird Lane.
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Di and Viv and Rose: The Spotify Soundtrack
‘There are moments here that made me cry with laughter, nor least when all three girls dance wildly in their sitting-room to Prince’s Let’s Go Crazy pumped up to max on their sound system.’ – Charles Spencer, The Telegraph
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An exclusive interview with Rapture, Blister, Burn Director Peter DuBois
Interview with Peter DuBois, director of Rapture, Blister, Burn: A unique perspective on working with acclaimed playwright, Gina Gionfriddo
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Video: An interview with The Blackest Black writer Jeremy Brock
‘In theatre your lines are learnt by the actors and spoken by the actors and, this may sound odd, but in film that’s not always so.
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An interview with The Blackest Black writer Jeremy Brock
Writer Jeremy Brock discusses his new play The Blackest Black, returning to theatre after 20 years and having fish and chips with Judi Dench with Hampstead’s Online Features Editor, Susie Benson.
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North London's Top 10 Festive Treats
As the season of good will gets underway, we thought we’d share with you our top 10 recommendations for what to do in North(ish) London this December…
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: Behind the scenes
Get an exclusive insight into the Rapture, Blister, Burn publicity shoot with our behind-the-scenes photo gallery of Emma Fielding and Emilia Fox.
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Edward Hall introduces Drawing the Line
This production is the second of the historical dramas that we have commissioned from Howard Brenton: the first, 55 Days, was one of the theatrical events of 2012.
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Exclusive interview with Howard Davies
Howard Davies discusses Drawing the Line, his theatre career and his most meaningful award with Hampstead’s online features Editor, Susie Benson.
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A Cup of Tea with... Godchild's Chook Sibtain
We chat to Chook Sibtain over a cup of tea about embarrassing moments, Michael Attenborough and being a grown up.
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Imelda Staunton: A career in pictures
A winner of two Olivier Awards, Imelda Staunton’s career has spanned over three decades and includes memorable starring roles in three mediums; film, television, and theatre.
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Emilia Fox: A career in pictures
After being away from the stage for ten years, Emilia Fox, whose vibrant career has included television, film, and theatre, makes her debut at Hampstead Theatre in Rapture, Blister, Burn.
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A brief introduction to spring’s writers
RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN By Gina Gionfriddo
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Fault Lines: A writer's introduction
We chat to writer Ali Taylor, who makes his Hampstead Theatre debut with Fault Lines, about inspiration, Joe Orton and bad gags.
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Edward Hall introduces Raving
I vividly recall reading Simon Paisley Day’s lively first play, Spike which I thought a really exciting debut.
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YOUR interview with Raving's Robert Webb
We gave our online followers the opportunity to ask Robert Webb any questions they wanted – and the tweets came in thick and fast!
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A Cup of Tea with... Godchild's Tracy-Ann Oberman
We chat to Tracy-Ann Oberman, who returns to Hampstead after a sell-out run in Old Money on the Main Stage earlier this year, about Hysteria, Mary Beard and being a grown up.
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'I’m going to write and I’m going to act' - interview with Simon Paisley Day
Hampstead Theatre’s Features Editor, Susie Benson, talks to Raving Writer Simon Paisley Day about new writing, acting and and sheer bloody-mindedness…
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A Cup of Tea with... The Empty Quarter's Gunnar Cauthery
We chat to Gunnar Cauthery about the intimacy of Hampstead Downstairs, embarrassing on stage moments and Mark Rylance.
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Hampstead's green success continues
For the third year running, Hampstead Theatre has achieved Julie’s Bicycle Industry Green certification in recognition of its commitment to reduce its carbon footprint.
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'I love making worlds' - interview with Designer Lez Brotherston
Hampstead Theatre’s Features Editor, Susie Benson, talks to Hysteria Designer Lez Brotherston on melting clocks, and those famous macho swans…
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Edward Hall introduces Hysteria
When Terry Johnson was rehearsing Race for us, which proved one of the most attended successes in Hampstead’s history, we at last had a chance to talk in earnest about the possibility of bringing Hysteria to Hampstead.
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Raving: Behind the scenes at the photo shoot
We go behind the scenes at the Raving marketing shoot to see Robert Webb, Sarah Hadland, Issy van Randwyck and Nicholas Rowe in action and speak to Head of Marketing, Jess Woodward, and Creative Director, Shaun Webb, about the the thought and process towards capturing the perfect picture.
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The Empty Quarter: An interview with writer Alexandra Wood
We chat to Alexandra Wood about her Hampstead debut, the inspiration behind her new play The Empty Quarter and her playwriting heroes.
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Hysteria: Win with Hampstead Theatre and The Freud Museum
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND A WINNER HAS BEEN SELECTED
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Video: 21 Questions with... Propeller's Finn Hanlon and Arthur Wilson
We challenge Propeller’s Finn Hanlon (Lucentio/Antonio) and Arthur Wilson (Bianca/Curio/Priest) to answer 21 questions on everything from touring with an all-male company and favourite lines to passing out on stage and Elton John.
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Video: Responsible Other cast interviews
Alice Sykes (Daisy) and Candassaie Liburd (Alice) talk about Responsible Other
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