THE MEMORY OF WATER: ★★★★ FROM INDEPENDENT
Isobel Lewis awards Shelagh Stephenson's 'The Memory of Water' four stars.
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THE MEMORY OF WATER: ★★★★ FROM BROADWAY WORLD
Cindy Marcolina awards Shelagh Stephenson's 'The Memory of Water' four stars.
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THE MEMORY OF WATER: ★★★★★ FROM BRITISH THEATRE
Libby Purves awards Shelagh Stephenson's 'The Memory of Water' five stars.
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THE MEMORY OF WATER: ★★★★ FROM THE TIMES
Dominic Maxwell awards Shelagh Stephenson's 'The Memory of Water' four stars.
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AUTUMN 2021 SEASON OFFER
For a limited time only, you can book all three Autumn Main Stage shows - The Memory of Water, 'night, Mother and Peggy For You - and save with our season offer.
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HAMPSTEAD THEATRE ANNOUNCES STOCKARD CHANNING AND REBECCA NIGHT IN MARSHA NORMAN’S ‘NIGHT, MOTHER AND TAMSIN GREIG IN ALAN PLATER’S PEGGY FOR YOU
Stockard Channing and Rebecca Night will perform in the Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘night, Mother by Marsha Norman, directed by the theatre’s Artistic Director Roxana Silbert. Tamsin Greig will perform in Alan Plater’s raucously funny Peggy For You, directed by Richard Wilson.
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CAST ANNOUNCED FOR MALINDADZIMU
Shyko Amos, Kudzai Mangombe, Sifiso Mazibuko, Tendai Humphrey Sitima and Natasha Williams will star in Mufaro Makubika’s new play Malindadzimu, directed by Monique Touko.
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CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE MEMORY OF WATER
Lucy Black, Kulvinder Ghir, Adam James, Lizzy McInnerny, Carolina Main and Laura Rogers will star in Shelagh Stephenson's Olivier Award-winning comedy The Memory of Water, which received its World Premier at Hampstead in 1996.
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Big Big Sky: Reviews Round-up
See what reviewers have been saying about Tom Wells' 'poignant, uplifting play' Big Big Sky...
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A CUP OF TEA WITH TOM WELLS
We caught up with 'Big Big Sky' writer Tom Wells to talk life advice, his favourite place to write and Ted Lasso...
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THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY: ★★★★ FROM FINANCIAL TIMES
Sarah Hemming awards Tennessee Williams's 'The Two Character Play' four stars.
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THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY: ★★★★ FROM INDEPENDENT
Alexandra Pollard awards Tennessee Williams's 'The Two Character Play' four stars.
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THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY: ★★★★ FROM EVENING STANDARD
Alice Saville awards Tennessee Williams's 'The Two Character Play' four stars.
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THE MEMORY OF WATER AND MALINDADZIMU ANNOUNCED
Hampstead Theatre announces two new shows for Autumn 2021: Shelagh Stephenson's The Memory of Water, directed by Alice Hamilton, on the Main Stage and the World Premiere of Malindadzimu, directed by Monique Touko, Downstairs.
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The Telegraph: The tragic sister who inspired Tennessee Williams
Claire Allfree of The Telegraph investigates the relationship between Tennessee Williams family history and his innovative thriller The Two Character Play
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HAM & HIGH INTERVIEWS THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY DIRECTOR SAM YATES
Ham and High interviews Sam Yates, director of Tennessee Williams' The Two Character Play, ahead of its opening on our Main Stage.
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Short Film: Behind the Scenes of The Two Character Play
Delve into the making of The Two Character Play with our short film featuring the cast and creative team – from direction, sound and lighting to design, movement and videography.
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THE STAGE INTERVIEWS THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY DIRECTOR SAM YATES
Sam Yates, director of Tenneessee Williams' The Two Character Play, spoke to The Stage about giving the play the airing it deserves at the very venue at which it premiered in 1967.
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A statement from Hampstead Theatre regarding The Death of a Black Man
We regret to announce that all remaining performances of The Death of a Black Man (due to run until 10 July) have been cancelled.
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RAYA: ★★★★ FROM THE ARTS DESK
Gary Naylor awards Deborah Bruce's 'Raya' four stars.
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RAYA: ★★★★ FROM THE TELEGRAPH
Claire Allfree awards Deborah Bruce's 'Raya' four stars.
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New Installation: From Page to Stage
Theatre Designers Tom Piper and Rosin Martindale have created a new installation 'From Page to Stage' for Hampstead's Lower Foyer.
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RAYA: ★★★★ FROM THE TIMES
Dominic Maxwell awards Deborah Bruce's 'Raya' four stars.
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THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY CAST ANNOUNCED
Kate O'Flynn and Zubin Varla will star in this new production of Tennessee Williams' play, which received its World Premiere at Hampstead in 1967, directed by Sam Yates (The Phlebotomist).
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BBC's Loose Ends Interviews Dawn Walton
Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice interview director Dawn Walton following the opening night of Alfred Fagon's 'The Death of a Black Man'.
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THE DEATH OF A BLACK MAN: ★★★★★ FROM WHATSONSTAGE
Oliver Ainley awards Alfred Fagon's 'The Death of a Black Man' five stars.
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THE DEATH OF A BLACK MAN: ★★★★ FROM THE INDEPENDENT
Paul Taylor awards Alfred Fagon's 'The Death of a Black Man' four stars.
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BBC News: Why Alfred Fagon's 70s play about black British life still resonates today
Vincent Dowd, Arts Correspondent for BBC News, explores the life & career of playwright Alfred Fagon, and why his The Death of a Black Man still resonates 46 years after it first premiered at Hampstead.
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Howard Brenton remembers Alfred Fagon
Howard Brenton remembers Alfred Fagon, writer of The Death of a Black Man, in this interview with Greg Ripley-Duggan, Executive Producer at Hampstead Theatre.
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The Two Character Play and Big Big Sky Announced
Hampstead Theatre announces Tennessee Williams' The Two Character Play, directed by Sam Yates, and the World Premiere of Tom Wells' Big Big Sky, directed by the theatre's new Associate Director Tessa Walker
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BIG BIG SKY CAST ANNOUNCEMENT
Acclaimed actors, Jennifer Daley, Matt Sutton, Sam Newton and Jessica Jolleys will star in Tom Wells' Big Big Sky, directed by Hampstead's new Associate Director Tessa Walker.
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'Alfred Fagon: a brilliant playwright whose work must not be forgotten' in The Guardian
Ahead of The Death of a Black Man opening on our Main Stage, Arifa Akbar in The Guardian remembers its writer Alfred Fagon and his legacy.
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CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE DEATH OF A BLACK MAN
Nickcolia King-N'da, Natalie Simpson and Toyin Omari-Kinch will star in Alfred Fagon’s darkly compelling, The Death of a Black Man, directed by Dawn Walton from 28 May until 10 July 2021.
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Hampstead's favourite Tennessee Williams quotes
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Ahead of Tennessee Williams' The Two Character Play opening on the Main Stage from 17 July, the team at Hampstead have collected their favourite quotes from one the world's greatest dramatists:
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