HAMPSTEAD DOWNSTAIRS/THE PETER WOLFF TRUST PRESENT

The Wasp

By MORGAN LLOYD MALCOLM
Directed by TOM ATTENBOROUGH

Running time: 90 minutes with no interval

£5 - £12 (See ticket information)

Look, I don’t even remember talking to you after Year Eight so whatever you think I did was probably someone else

Downstairs

29 Jan - 7 Mar 2015
£5 - £12

Box Office: 020 7722 9301

Details

Heather and Carla haven’t seen each other since school. Their lives have taken very different paths – Carla lives a hand to mouth existence while Heather has a high-flying career, husband and a beautiful home. And yet, here they are in a café having tea and making awkward conversation. That is until Heather presents Carla with a bag containing a significant amount of cash and an unexpected proposition…

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s electric new thriller asks how far beyond the playground we carry our childhood experiences and to what lengths some people are willing to go to in order to come to terms with them.

Morgan returns to Hampstead following the critically acclaimed Belongings which transferred from Downstairs to the West End in 2011. Other recent credits include You Once Said Yes (Edinburgh/The Roundhouse), Epidemic and Platform (both Old Vic).

Tom Attenborough returns to Hampstead following his role as Associate Director to Edward Hall on the award-winning Wonderland earlier this year. His previous directing credits include Richard III (East 15), The 24 Hour Plays (Old Vic) and Abigail’s Party(Theatre Royal Bath/UK Tour).

Early development of script supported by Bristol Old Vic Ferment

Cast

Artistic team

WRITER

MORGAN LLOYD MALCOLM

DIRECTOR

TOM ATTENBOROUGH

DESIGNER

DAVID WOODHEAD

LIGHTING

JOSHUA CARR

SOUND

FERGUS O'HARE

Cast

News

A Cup of Tea with... The Wasp Writer Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

Posted on 19 January 2015

We chat to Writer Morgan Lloyd Malcolm about her new play The Wasp, her playwriting heroes and life advice.

Tickets

First five performances: All tickets £5
Full price: £12
Seniors: £10 (matinee only)
Under 30s and Students: £10
Access: £6
Groups: For every 9 tickets get the 10th free

Video and Image Gallery

MyAnna Buring (Carla) MyAnna Buring (Carla)
Sinéad Matthews (Heather) Sinéad Matthews (Heather)
MyAnna Buring (Carla) MyAnna Buring (Carla)
MyAnna Buring (Carla) and Sinéad Matthews (Heather) MyAnna Buring (Carla) and Sinéad Matthews (Heather)
Sinéad Matthews (Heather) Sinéad Matthews (Heather)
MyAnna Buring (Carla) MyAnna Buring (Carla)
Sinéad Matthews (Heather) Sinéad Matthews (Heather)
Sinéad Matthews (Heather) and MyAnna Buring (Carla) Sinéad Matthews (Heather) and MyAnna Buring (Carla)

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