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A Cup of Tea with... State Red's Samuel Anderson
State Red’s Samuel Anderson talks to Hampstead Theatre’s Online Features Editor Faye Johnson about party tricks, reuniting with the other History Boys and Doctor Who.
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A Cup of Tea with... Elephants Director Tamara Harvey
We chat to Elephants Director and Hampstead Theatre regular Tamara Harvey between rehearsals about life advice, Alan Ayckbourn and an excess of sprouts.
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A Cup of Tea with... Elephants Writer Rose Heiney
We speak to Writer Rose Heiney about her debut play Elephants, her Christmas obsession and brussels sprouts.
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Elephants: Full cast announced
Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce that the cast for Elephants, the debut play of award-winning writer Rose Heiney, is Helen Atkinson-Wood, Adam Buchanan, Jonathan Guy Lewis, Richard Lintern, Bel Powley, Imogen Stubbs and Antonia Thomas.
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State Red: In rehearsals
Atiha Sen Gupta’s fiery family drama challenges the ‘family always comes first’ ethos and boldly confronts the fissures in our modern multicultural society that infiltrate through to the highest ranks.
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State Red: Full cast announced
The cast for State Red, Atiha Sen Gupta’s fiery family drama, is Samuel Anderson, Maxine Finch, Geoff Leesley and Toby Wharton.
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A Cup of Tea With... Four Minutes Twelve Seconds Actor Jonathan McGuiness
We chat to Jonathan McGuiness about Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, life advice and favourite London haunts.
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A Cup of Tea With... State Red Writer Atiha Sen Gupta
We talk to State Red Writer Atiha Sen Gupta about her playwriting heroes, Roy Williams and humanising headlines.
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Hampstead's Literary Manager talks about Hampstead Downstairs Autumn Season 2014
Hampstead Theatre’s Literary Manager Will Mortimer talks to Hampstead Theatre’s Online Features Editor, Susie Benson, about the Autumn Season and the ethos behind Hampstead Downstairs
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Four Minutes Twelve Seconds: Production Photos
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Four minutes twelve seconds: In Rehearsals
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Four minutes twelve seconds: Full cast announced
Hampstead Theatre is pleased to announce that the cast for its first Downstairs play of the Autumn, Four minutes twelve seconds, will be Alexander Arnold, Kate Maravan, Jonathan McGuinness and Ria Zmitrowicz.
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A brand new Foyer and Bar for Autumn 2014
In a matter of days our totally transformed Foyer and Bar will be opening to the public to coincide with Seminar, our first show of the Autumn Season.
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Downstairs Autumn Season: Interview with the Writers
We interview two of the Downstairs Autumn Season Writers to find out more about Four minutes twelve seconds and Elephants.
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Downstairs Autumn Season 2014 announced
Hampstead Theatre and The Peter Wolff Trust are delighted to announce a season of 3 new plays for Autumn 2014.
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The Glass Supper: Full cast announced
Moya Productions and tackroom theatre are delighted to announce the full cast for The Glass Supper, with Michael Feast, Michael Begley, Alex Lawther and Owen Sharpe joining Michelle Collins at Hampstead Downstairs.
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A Human Being Died That Night: ★★★★★ from the Independent
A Human Being Died That Night Reviews By Paul Taylor, Independent
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A Human Being Died That Night: ★★★★ from The Times
A Human Being Died That Night Reviews By Dominic Maxwell, The Times
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A Human Being Died That Night: ★★★★ from Guardian
A Human Being Died That Night – a scorching look at apartheid guilt By Lyn Gardner, Guardian
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A Human Being Died That Night: ★★★★ from Evening Standard
Jonathan Munby’s taut production depicts convicted murderer Eugene de Kock with bracing vividness and subtlety By Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard
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A Cup of Tea With... In The Vale Of Health's Jamie Ballard
We grabbed Jamie Ballard between a sold out run Downstairs and a transfer to the Main Stage to talk playing Hamlet, Andrew Scott and favourite cheeses.
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In The Vale Of Health rehearsal diary: Part Four
Part Three: Missing Dates By Laurence Cook, In The Vale Of Health Associate Director
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A Cup of Tea With... In The Vale of Health's Laura Rees
We chat to Laura Rees over a cup of tea about In The Vale Of Health, Maxine Peake and alternative careers.
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A Cup Of Tea With... In The Vale Of Health's Gethin Anthony
We grabbed Gethin Anthony in between performing Japes and rehearsing Japes Too to talk acting idols, life advice and that time he fell off stage.
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In The Vale Of Health rehearsal diary: Part Three
Part Three: Japes Too By Laurence Cook, In The Vale Of Health Associate Director
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The Guardian: Simon Gray and the art of rewriting
For Gray, the curtain never properly fell: forever rearranging his own plays, he had an impressive fluidity of imagination By Mark Lawson, The Guardian (Photograph: Linda Nylind)
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The Telegraph interview Tamara Harvey
The Telegraph’s Dominic Cavendish talks to Director Tamara Harvey about staging Simon Gray’s In The Vale Of Health quartet
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Evening Standard: Edward Hall interview
How artistic director Edward Hall saved Hampstead Theatre
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In The Vale Of Health: Production photos
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