HAMPSTEAD THEATRE AT HOME: A HAMPSTEAD THEATRE PRODUCTION FROM 2014

WONDERLAND

By BETH STEEL
Directed by EDWARD HALL

Running time: 2 hours and 35 minutes

FREE (See ticket information)

There’s 250 million years down there. A miner, he’s not just working a piece of rock, he’s working with the world…

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE AT HOME

6 - 12 Apr 2020
FREE

Box Office: 020 7722 9301

Details

Originally performed and live streamed in 2014 on The Guardian website, this unique recording of Wonderland returned as part of the Hampstead Theatre At Home series. Thank you to the whole company for kindly allowing us to share this incredible play again. Wonderland was available to watch on demand from Monday 6 April until Sunday 12 April. Find out more.


★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★ The Telegraph
★★★★ The Times
★★★★ The Independent
★★★★ Evening Standard
★★★★ Daily Mail

The Midlands, 1984. Two young lads are about to learn what it is to be a miner, to be accepted into the close camaraderie and initiated into a unique workplace where sweat, toil, collapsing roofs and explosions are all to be met with bawdy humour.

London, 1984. A conflicted Tory MP, a brash American CEO and an eccentric maverick are the face of a radical Conservative government preparing to do battle with the most powerful workforce, the miners.

As the two sides clash, the miners fight for their livelihoods and families, and the government for its vision of a free Britain. Together they change the fabric of the nation forever.

Beth Steel's Susan Smith Blackburn Prize nominated play, originally performed at Hampstead to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Miners Strike, is directed by Edward Hall.

 

    

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Cast

Artistic team

WRITER

BETH STEEL

DIRECTOR

EDWARD HALL

DESIGNER

ASHLEY MARTIN DAVIS

LIGHTING

PETER MUMFORD

CHOREOGRAPHER

SCOTT AMBLER

SOUND

MATT MCKENZIE

COMPOSER

SIMON SLATER

Cast

News

WONDERLAND LIVESTREAM: ★★★★ FROM THE ARTS DESK

Posted on 9 April 2020

Matt Wolf awards Beth Steel's Wonderland four stars.

BBC 6 MUSIC INTERVIEWS ROXANA SILBERT

Posted on 6 April 2020

Artistic Director Roxana Silbert talks to Lauren Laverne about #HampsteadTheatreAtHome

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE AT HOME: LETTER FROM ROXANA SILBERT

Posted on 28 March 2020

'Theatre has always sought to bring people together to tell stories that resonate.'

THE OBSERVER: THE GUARDIAN TO STREAM 3 HAMPSTEAD HITS

Posted on 28 March 2020

Vanessa Thorpe reports that three acclaimed Hampstead productions will be available to watch on the Guardian site as the coronavirus outbreak continues.

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GUARDIAN, TO STREAM A SERIES OF HIT PRODUCTIONS FROM ITS DIGITAL ARCHIVE, FOR FREE

Posted on 28 March 2020

Hampstead Theatre and The Guardian will re-release the live stream recordings of Mike Bartlett’s Wild, Beth Steel’s Wonderland and Howard Brenton’s Drawing the Line for free.

Wonderland to be Live-Streamed Worldwide for free

Posted on 22 July 2014

Hampstead Theatre in association with The Guardian announcesTHE LIVE-STREAMING OF BETH STEEL’S NEW PLAY WONDERLAND Directed by Edward Hall Designed by Ashley Martin Davis Lighting by Peter Mumford Music by Simon Slater Choreographed by Scott Ambler Sound by Matt McKenzie

Channel 4's Paul Mason on Wonderland

Posted on 8 July 2014

30 years on – the miners’ strike retold for a new generation By Paul Mason, Channel 4’s Economic Editor

Wonderland: ★★★★ from the Daily Mail

Posted on 4 July 2014

Wonderland, Hampstead Theatre, review By Quentin Letts, The Daily Mail

Wonderland: ★★★★ from The Times

Posted on 3 July 2014

Wonderland, Hampstead Theatre, review By Sam Marlowe, The Times

Wonderland: ★★★★ from Evening Standard

Posted on 2 July 2014

This play based on Beth Steel’s drama about the miners’ strike goes underground on an epic scale By Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard

Wonderland: ★★★★ from The Telegraph

Posted on 2 July 2014

Wonderland, review: ‘rare power’ By Charles Spencer, The Telegraph

Wonderland: ★★★★ from Guardian

Posted on 2 July 2014

Wonderland review – Scargill, strikes, solidarity and scars By Michael Billington, Guardian

Wonderland: ★★★★ from The Independent

Posted on 2 July 2014

Wonderland, Hampstead Theatre, review: ‘Moving and timely’ By Paul Taylor, The Independent

Ham & High: Beth Steel interview

Posted on 1 July 2014

Beth Steel’s Wonderland sees Hampstead Theatre venture below ground By Bridget Galton, Ham & High

Wonderland: Production photos

Posted on 25 June 2014

Photos taken by Manuel Harlan

Edward Hall introduces Wonderland

Posted on 13 June 2014

One of the occupational hazards of running a New Writing theatre is that family holidays are the sole opportunities for play reading marathons… Thus, the Christmas before last, I made my farewells at the theatre and set off for home with a huge pile of scripts under my arm.

Writing Wonderland: An interview with Beth Steel

Posted on 12 June 2014

Wonderland Writer Beth Steel talks to Hampstead Theatre’s Online Features Editor, Susie Benson, about the inspiration behind her new play and bringing such an ambitious story to stage

Wonderland: In rehearsals

Posted on 2 June 2014

Photos taken by Dominic Clemence

Video: Meet the Wonderland cast

Posted on 27 May 2014

Meet the cast of Beth Steel’s new play Wonderland and get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at their research trip which took them 140m underground down a coal mine at the National Coal Mining Museum.

Wonderland: Meet the cast

Posted on 13 May 2014

Meet the cast for Beth Steel’s epic new play Wonderland…

Video and Image Gallery

Andrew Readman (Milton Friedman) Andrew Readman (Milton Friedman)
Wonderland cast Wonderland cast
Andrew Havill (Peter Walker) Andrew Havill (Peter Walker)
Nigel Betts (Bobbo) and Paul Brennen (Colonel) Nigel Betts (Bobbo) and Paul Brennen (Colonel)
David Moorst (Malcom) David Moorst (Malcom)
Paul Brennen (Colonel) Paul Brennen (Colonel)
Nigel Betts (Bobbo), Paul Brennen (Colonel), Gunnar Cauthery (Spud) and Paul Rattray (Fanny) Nigel Betts (Bobbo), Paul Brennen (Colonel), Gunnar Cauthery (Spud) and Paul Rattray (Fanny)
Nigel Betts (Bobbo) Nigel Betts (Bobbo)
David Moorst (Malcom) David Moorst (Malcom)
Paul Cawley (Ridley) Paul Cawley (Ridley)
Michael Cochrane (MacGregor) Michael Cochrane (MacGregor)
Gunnar Cauthery (Spud) Gunnar Cauthery (Spud)
Wonderland cast Wonderland cast
Wonderland cast Wonderland cast
Wonderland cast Wonderland cast
Dugald Bruce-Lockhart (David Hart) Dugald Bruce-Lockhart (David Hart)
Paul Brennen (Colonel) Paul Brennen (Colonel)
Paul Rattray (Fanny), Ben-Ryan Davies (Jimmy), Paul Brennen (Colonel), David Moorst (Jimmy) and Nigel Betts (Bobbo) Paul Rattray (Fanny), Ben-Ryan Davies (Jimmy), Paul Brennen (Colonel), David Moorst (Jimmy) and Nigel Betts (Bobbo)
Andrew Readman (Chief of Police) Andrew Readman (Chief of Police)
Ben-Ryan Davies (Jimmy) and David Moorst (Malcom) Ben-Ryan Davies (Jimmy) and David Moorst (Malcom)