Details
1949. Small town Colorado. A group of regular American students struggle to accept a foreigner in their midst; their unthinking behaviour will have terrible consequences that are to change world history. In London, sixty years later, a university professor’s work analysing those consequences takes on a frightening personal dimension when Layla Ahmad walks into his office…
Steve Waters is one of the most highly respected playwrights in the UK today and no stranger to Hampstead. He returns after the hugely successful and critically acclaimed English Journeys (1998), After the Gods (2002) and Fast Labour (2008) all produced on Hampstead Theatre Main Stage. His many other plays include Capernaum (The Bush), The Contingency Plan (The Bush and Radio 3) and World Music (Sheffield Crucible & Donmar). Steve is currently under commission to Cowboy Films for Channel 4 Films, Out of Joint and Birmingham Rep.
Nathan Curry reunites with Waters after directing Little Platoons at The Bush. He is currently Co-Artistic Director of theatre company Tangled Feet and his previous credits include Where’s My Seat?, An Affair to Remember (both The Bush) and as assistant director on A Moon for the Misbegotten (Broadway, NYC).
Running time: Approx 2 hours and 20 minutes including 20 minute interval
Dates & Times
Past Performances
| Thu 15 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Fri 16 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Sat 17 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Mon 19 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Tue 20 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Wed 21 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Thu 22 Nov | 7:45pm | Downstairs Conversation evening for Friends & Patrons | Archived |
| Fri 23 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Sat 24 Nov | 3:15pm | Archived | |
| Sat 24 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Mon 26 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Tue 27 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Wed 28 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Thu 29 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Fri 30 Nov | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Sat 1 Dec | 3:15pm | Archived | |
| Sat 1 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Mon 3 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Tue 4 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Wed 5 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Thu 6 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Fri 7 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Sat 8 Dec | 3:15pm | Archived | |
| Sat 8 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Mon 10 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Tue 11 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Wed 12 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Thu 13 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Fri 14 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived | |
| Sat 15 Dec | 3:15pm | Archived | |
| Sat 15 Dec | 7:45pm | Archived |
News & Blogs
Ignorance/Jahiliyyah: What the audience thinks
Our social media followers review Ignorance/Jahiliyyah
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A Cup of Tea with... Ignorance/Jahiliyyah's Dan Rabin
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A Cup of Tea with... Ignorance/Jahiliyyah's Andy Apollo
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Ignorance/Jahiliyyah: Production Photos
Ignorance/Jahiliyyah production photos take by Bob Workman
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'Searching for Qutb': Steve Waters writes about his Ignorance/Jahiliyyah research trips
Steve Waters blogs on visiting Colorado and Egypt
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'The audience can expect electric performances': Nathan Curry talks about directing Ignorance/Jahiliyyah
We talk to Ignorance/Jahiliyyah director Nathan Curry
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Ignorance/Jahiliyyah: In Rehearsals
Ignorance/Jahiliyyah rehearsal photos
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Hampstead Downstairs Autumn Season announced
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The Peter Wolff Trust - a tribute
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Cast & Crew
Artistic Team
Writer
Director
Designer
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Cast
Nasir/Qutb
Layla
Wayne
Myrna
