Posted on 19 April 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei: ★★★★ from The Financial Times

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Sarah Hemming, The Financial Times

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Posted on 19 April 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei: ★★★★ from The Independent

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Michael Coveney, The Independent

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Posted on 18 April 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei : ★★★★ from The Guardian

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Michael Billington, The Guardian

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Posted on 18 April 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei : ★★★★ from The Times

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Dominic Maxwell, The Times

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Posted on 18 April 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei : ★★★★ from WhatsOnStage.com

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Michael Coveney, WhatsOnStage.com

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Posted on 18 April 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei : ★★★★ from Time Out

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out

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Posted on 18 April 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei: ★★★★ from Metro

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Robert Shore, Metro

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Posted on 18 April 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei: ★★★★ from The Telegraph

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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Charles Spencer, The Telegraph

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Posted on 17 April 2013

The Independent: Howard Brenton interview

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Sowing the seeds of change?

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Posted on 16 April 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei: Production photos

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Taken by Stephen Cummisky

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Posted on 11 April 2013

David Mamet: A career in pictures

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Pulitzer Prize winner, and writer of RACE coming to Hampstead June 2013, David Mamet has contributed an incredible amount to the industry over the last 40 years, including plays, screen adaptations and novels.

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Posted on 11 April 2013

The Evening Standard: 'A thorn in the side of Beijing'

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Ai Weiwei play to go global on web… but risks block by China By Louise Jury, The Evening Standard

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Posted on 10 April 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei to be live-streamed across the world

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The performance of #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei on Friday 19 April will be live-streamed over the Internet worldwide and free.

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Posted on 8 April 2013

Edward Hall introduces #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

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In June last year Barnaby Martin wrote to Greg and me with his extraordinary story of the time he had spent with Ai Weiwei.

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Posted on 5 April 2013

Weiwei-isms: A selection of quotations from Ai

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They all ask: Why?

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Posted on 5 April 2013

Ai Weiwei: His Art in pictures

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From Beijing’s Olympic Stadium, the ‘Bird’s Nest’, to millions of ceramic Sunflower Seeds in the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, Ai Weiwei’s Art is incredibly powerful and poignant.

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Posted on 2 April 2013

Ai Weiwei discusses Brenton's new play with The Sunday Times

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‘We are here to let people know what a bad man you are’The Sunday Times published 31 March By Leo Lewis

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Posted on 2 April 2013

Howard Brenton: My play is dangerous for Ai Weiwei

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Howard Brenton: My play is dangerous for Ai WeiweiThe Telegraph published 3 April By Tom Wicker

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Posted on 28 March 2013

#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei in rehearsals

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On 3 April 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, the Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Airport.

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Posted on 26 March 2013

Rupert Everett and Scott Ambler shortlisted for an Olivier Award

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Rupert Everett and Scott Ambler have both been shortlisted for an Olivier Award next month.

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Posted on 15 March 2013

Ai Weiwei: I think the most important medium of our time is Twitter

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Ai Weiwei: I think the most important medium of our time is Twitter (Never Sorry, 2012)

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Posted on 11 March 2013

Longing: Press Night photos

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Thursday night (7 March) was Press Night at Hampstead Theatre for Longing.

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Posted on 8 March 2013

Longing: ★★★★ from The Telegraph

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Longing review By Charles Spencer, The Telegraph

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Posted on 8 March 2013

Longing: ★★★★ from WhatsOnStage

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Longing review By Michael Coveney, WhatsOnStage

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Posted on 8 March 2013

Longing: ★★★★ from The Guardian

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Longing review By Michael Billington, The Guardian

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Posted on 4 March 2013

'Never an ensemble to do anything by halves': Propeller are BACK

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‘Propeller is all about how we approach a show, how we treat our audience, how we bring life to the words and stories we put across, how the camaraderie of the company spreads to the people who are watching…’ Edward Hall, Artistic Director of Propeller and Hampstead Theatre

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Posted on 4 March 2013

Propeller: Video trailers

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Not familar with Propeller?

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Posted on 4 March 2013

The Independent: William Boyd interview

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The celebrated author, set to publish a 007 novel in September, feels ‘like a new boy on his first day at school’ as his theatrical debut, based on short stories by Anton Chekhov, is staged in London – by Matilda Battersby in The Independent

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Posted on 1 March 2013

Casting announced for #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

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A Hampstead Theatre Production/World Premiere

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Posted on 25 February 2013

The Observer: Tamsin Greig interview

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Photograph: Eamonn Mccabe

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Posted on 21 February 2013

Edward Hall introduces Longing

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We’ve been planning this production of Longing for over two years.

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Posted on 18 February 2013

Video: Who is Ai Weiwei?

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TED Talks presents a fascinating insight into who Ai Weiwei is and why he’s one of China’s most famous living Artists.

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Posted on 18 February 2013

New season now on sale - see both shows for only £50

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‘This spring, Hampstead Theatre is proud to present two extraordinary plays – one World Premiere by Howard Brenton and one UK Premiere by David Mamet.

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Posted on 18 February 2013

The story behind #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

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Photo: Benedict Wong as Ai Weiwei for #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

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