Edward Hall introduces Race
I read David Mamet’s Race soon after joining Hampstead – it had just opened on Broadway – and immediately knew I wanted to produce it here.
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Race cast: Careers in pictures
From The Wire and Doctor Who to Othello and A Streetcar Named Desire, the cast of Race have enjoyed an incredibly varied and successful career.
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Behind the scenes with Joanna Howells for #aiww
By Features Editor, Susie Benson
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The live-streaming of #aiww has now closed
THE LIVE-STREAMING HAS NOW CLOSED.
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Thousands tune in for live-streaming of #aiww
Thousands of people tuned in across 84 countries from Friday 19 April to watch the live and free streaming of the critically acclaimed #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei.
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei: ★★★★ from The Financial Times
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Sarah Hemming, The Financial Times
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei: ★★★★ from The Independent
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Michael Coveney, The Independent
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei : ★★★★ from The Guardian
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Michael Billington, The Guardian
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei : ★★★★ from The Times
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Dominic Maxwell, The Times
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei : ★★★★ from WhatsOnStage.com
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Michael Coveney, WhatsOnStage.com
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei : ★★★★ from Time Out
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei: ★★★★ from Metro
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Robert Shore, Metro
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei: ★★★★ from The Telegraph
#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei review By Charles Spencer, The Telegraph
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The Independent: Howard Brenton interview
Sowing the seeds of change?
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei: Production photos
Taken by Stephen Cummisky
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David Mamet: A career in pictures
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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The Evening Standard: 'A thorn in the side of Beijing'
Ai Weiwei play to go global on web… but risks block by China By Louise Jury, The Evening Standard
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei to be live-streamed across the world
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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Edward Hall introduces #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
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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Weiwei-isms: A selection of quotations from Ai
They all ask: Why?
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Ai Weiwei: His Art in pictures
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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Ai Weiwei discusses Brenton's new play with The Sunday Times
‘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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Howard Brenton: My play is dangerous for Ai Weiwei
Howard Brenton: My play is dangerous for Ai WeiweiThe Telegraph published 3 April By Tom Wicker
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#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei in rehearsals
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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Rupert Everett and Scott Ambler shortlisted for an Olivier Award
Rupert Everett and Scott Ambler have both been shortlisted for an Olivier Award next month.
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Ai Weiwei: I think the most important medium of our time is Twitter
Ai Weiwei: I think the most important medium of our time is Twitter (Never Sorry, 2012)
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Longing: Press Night photos
Thursday night (7 March) was Press Night at Hampstead Theatre for Longing.
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Longing: ★★★★ from The Telegraph
Longing review By Charles Spencer, The Telegraph
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Longing: ★★★★ from WhatsOnStage
Longing review By Michael Coveney, WhatsOnStage
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Longing: ★★★★ from The Guardian
Longing review By Michael Billington, The Guardian
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'Never an ensemble to do anything by halves': Propeller are BACK
‘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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