Latest casting announcement: 55 Days
We’re delighted to announce that Mark Gatiss will play King Charles I in the premiere of 55 Days, Howard Brenton’s new play about the events leading up to the execution of a king.
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Full casting announced for The Judas Kiss
Rupert Everett and Freddie Fox will be joined by Alister Cameron, Tom Colley, Ben Hardy, Cal Macaninch and Kirsty Oswald in The Judas Kiss, David Hare’s powerful portrait of the fall from grace of Oscar Wilde.
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★★★★ for Propeller's Henry V from Time Out
Henry V Review By Rachel Halliburton, Time Out
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★★★★ for Propeller's Henry V from the Financial Times
Henry V Review By Sarah Hemming, Financial Times
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★★★★ for Propeller's Henry V and The Winter's Tale from the Metro
Henry V and The Winter’s Tale Review By Claire Allfree, Metro
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★★★★ for Propeller's Henry V from the Evening Standard
Henry V Review By Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard
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A cup of tea with... Propeller's Gary Shelford
We grabbed actor Gary Shelford between rehearsals for a chat about being part of the Propeller cast.
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Discover The Real Chariots of Fire: Video
‘The Olympics are just around the corner.
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★★★★★ for DruidMurphy from The Financial Times
DruidMurphy Review By Alexander Gilmour, The Financial Times
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★★★★★ for DruidMurphy from The Telegraph
DruidMurphy Review By Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph
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PROPELLER COMPETITION: What's your favourite 'Spine-Tingling Line'?
To celebrate Propeller’s visit to Hampstead Theatre we’re launching a competition to win a pair of tickets to see both of their critically acclaimed productions of Henry V and The Winter’s Tale – giving you the full Propeller experience.
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Edward Hall talks about Propeller’s latest Double Bill
Hampstead Theatre is delighted to welcome back Propeller after their sell-out success with The Comedy of Errors and Richard III last summer.
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★★★★★ for DruidMurphy from whatsonstage.com
DruidMurphy Review By Michael Coveney – whatsonstage.com
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★★★★ for DruidMurphy from The Guardian
DruidMurphy Review By Micheal Billington – The Guardian
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★★★★ for DruidMurphy from The Times
DruidMurphy Review By Sam Marlowe – The Times
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DruidMurphy: Garry Hynes explains why Tom Murphy's writing offers a story of the Irish nation
Getting under the skin of emigration
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An Introduction to Propeller by Edward Hall
Propeller is an all-male Shakespeare company, which mixes a rigorous approach to the text with a modern physical aesthetic.
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Irish novelist and playwright Colm Tóibín talks about DruidMurphy
In the three plays Conversations on a Homecoming, A Whistle in the Dark and Famine, the stage is filled with trapped emotion, trapped hopes, trapped characters.
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Garry Hynes' director's notes on DruidMurphy
The idea of DruidMurphy—of bringing three plays of Tom Murphy’s together in one production—has been in gestation for more than three years, and yet, as I write this during the first previews in Galway, something of its audacity and outlandishness still strikes me.
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DruidMurphy: Colm Tóibín interviews writer Tom Murphy
In Ireland in the 1980s, when I was starting to write, there was a relationship between the Irish theatre and its audience that was raw, visceral and immediate.
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Autumn season now on sale
Hampstead Theatre moves into its third year under the artistic leadership of Edward Hall with a new season of work from some of the UK’s most outstanding writers, directors and performers.
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Chariots of Fire to transfer to the West End
Following its sell-out run at Hampstead Theatre, Edward Hall’s five star production will open at The Gielgud Theatre on 23 June 2012 where it is currently booking to 10 November 2012.
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5 Stars from The Sunday Times for Chariots of Fire
The Sunday TimesReview by Christopher Hart, 27 May 2012
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4 Stars from the Financial Times for Chariots of Fire
The Financial Times Review by Ian Suttleworth, 24 May 2012
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4 Stars from The Times for Chariots of Fire
The TimesReview by Libby Purves, 24 May, 2012
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4 Stars from The Guardian for Chariots of Fire
The GuardianReview by Michael Billington, 23 May 2012
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5 Stars from The Daily Mail for Chariots of Fire
The Daily MailReview by Quentin Letts, 23 May 2012
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4 Stars from the Evening Standard for Chariots of Fire
Evening StandardReview by Henry Hitchings, 23 May 2012
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Chariots of Fire comes to the stage...
By Sarah Hemming, The Financial Times
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Chariots of Fire: this one will run and run
As seen in The Guardian 5 May 2012 By Lyn Gardner
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Chariots of Fire...The British are coming...again.
As seen in The Telegraph(), 3 May 2012 By Jasper Rees
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When sport was fun: Chariots of Fire is back
When I run, I hear the same soundtrack I heard when I was 10.
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The Will Mortimer Interview: MIKE BARTLETT
Hampstead Theatre’s Literary Manager, Will Mortimer, talks to Mike Bartlett, who has adapted Chariots of Fire for the stage:
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