
A Human Being Died That Night returns to Hampstead Downstairs
Eric Abraham presents a Fugard Theatre production of A HUMAN BEING DIED THAT NIGHT A play by Nicholas Wright Based on the book by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
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Q&A with Good People's Angel Coulby
Official London Theatre’s Charlotte Marshall interviews Good People’s Angel Coulby
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Sunny Afternoon Director announces exciting new staging plans
Edward Hall has announced his plans to transform the Hampstead Theatre stage into a thrust layout for the highly anticipated Sunny Afternoon.
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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: Full cast announced
A Hampstead Theatre Production World Premiere
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The FT interview with Imelda Staunton
The Financial Times Interview with Imelda StauntonBy Sarah Hemming
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Video: The Mystae Behind the Scenes Trailer
Director Tim Carroll, Designer Georgia Lowe and cast members Adam Buchanan, Alex Griffin-Griffiths and Beatrice Scirocchi give an exclusive insight into The Mystae’s incredible cave – the most ambitious set Downstairs has ever seen.
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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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Video: A backstage tour of The Mystae with Edward Hall
Hampstead Theatre’s Artistic Director, Edward Hall, takes a tour of The Mystae cave, meets the cast in their dressing room and even takes a dip in the ‘sea’….
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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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Edward Hall speaks to The Guardian about Simon Gray plays
Hampstead Theatre to stage Gray’s hit with three unperformed plays exploring different outcomes for Japes characters
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4 plays by Simon Gray now on sale - see 3 for £20
Hampstead Downstairs present
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Lyn Gardner: Simon Gray Obituary
Simon Gray: Playwright, diarist and novelist bridged the gulf between intellectual and popular dramaBy Lyn Gardner Written for The Guardian in 2008
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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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Hampstead Theatre awarded The Stage's London Theatre of the Year
Hampstead Theatre are delighted to have been awarded London Theatre of the Year at The Stage Awards 2014.
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: ★★★★ from Metro
Rapture, Blister, Burn reviewMetro
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: ★★★★ from Independent
Rapture, Blister, Burn, theatre review: ‘Emilia Fox sparkles as sexy fortysomething’ By Emily Jupp, Independent
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: ★★★★ from The Times
Rapture, Blister, Burn review By Kate Bassett, The Times
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: ★★★★ from Telegraph
Emilia Fox stars in the latest play by American dramatist Gina Gionfriddo – a witty, absorbing look at gender politics today, says Charles Spencer By Charles Spencer, Telegraph
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: ★★★★ from WhatsOnStage
Gina Gionfriddo’s satirical play starring Emilia Fox and Emma Fielding opened at Hampstead Theatre last night By Michael Coveney, WhatsOnStage
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Full cast anounced for The Mystae
We are delighted to announce the that the cast of Nick Whitby’s The Mystae will be Adam Buchanan, Alex Griffin-Griffiths and Beatrice Scirocchi.
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: ★★★★ from Evening Standard
Gina Gionfriddo’s sure-footed study of feminism has us gripped as sparks fly in the sisterhood By Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: ★★★★ from Time Out
Rapture, Blister, Burn Review By Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: Press Night photos
Taken by Jon Holloway
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Rapture, Blister, Burn: Production photos
Taken by Alastair Muir
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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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