HAMPSTEAD DOWNSTAIRS PRESENTS
KEN
By TERRY JOHNSON
Directed by LISA SPIRLING
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes with no interval
£5 - £12 (See ticket information)
The bad news is; we can all be done under the Public Mischief Act of 1872. The good news is; the posters are ready!
Downstairs
7 Apr - 7 May 2016
£5 - £12
Box Office: 020 7722 9301
In 1978 an aspiring young playwright, in a flat-share off the North End Road, is wrestling with a play for the Royal Court. The phone rings. The man on the other end is called Ken and he’s about to teach our hero the pleasures and perils of serendipity…
Terry Johnson treads the boards once more (having avoided them for 35 years) with his new play about the truly original and unclassifiable Ken Campbell - legendary seeker, fearsome goader, and uniquely comedic thinker. KEN is a freewheeling reminiscence of a turbulent and inspiring relationship between two theatrical mavericks.
Olivier and Tony Award-winner Terry Johnson returns to Hampstead following his critically acclaimed hit Hysteria, which starred Antony Sher. His musical Mrs Henderson Presents is currently running at the Noel Coward Theatre in London’s West End. Lisa Spirling returns to Hampstead Downstairs following the sell-out hits Pine, Deposit and Fault Lines.
Suitable for over 18s only.
Photo credit: Eamonn McCabe
Artistic team
WRITER
DIRECTOR
DESIGNER
LIGHTING
SOUND
Cast
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Terry Johnson
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Jeremy Stockwell
Ken Campbell: A career in pictures
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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
Suitable for over 18s only.
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