“We’ve proved ourselves before now, haven’t we? We’ve always done our job. What’s he doing all this for? What’s the idea? What’s he playing these games for?”

If you have booked for performances between 4 – 16 January, we will be in touch shortly with information about your booking.

★★★★ ‘Jangles the nerves… gnaws the mind… a strong revival’ The Telegraph

★★★★ ‘Effectively atmospheric’ The Stage

★★★★ ‘The ideal play for these socially distanced times’ WhatsOnStage

★★★★ ‘Echoes of Waiting for Godot and Pulp Fiction’ The i Paper

★★★★ ‘Alec Newman and Shane Zaza are hypnotising’  Broadway World

Hitmen, Ben and Gus have a job to do. But as they await instructions in a derelict building, they start to receive strange messages via a dumb waiter…

Harold Pinter’s iconic masterpiece originally premiered as part of Hampstead Theatre’s first ever season in 1960. Sixty years on, this brilliant comedy makes a highly anticipated return home for its 60th Anniversary Production.

Pinter wrote twenty-nine plays including The Birthday Party, The Caretaker, The Homecoming and Betrayal. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005.

Alice Hamilton’s directing credits include the Olivier-nominated Every Day I Make Greatness Happen and Paradise (both Hampstead Downstairs), The Weatherman (Park Theatre) and While We’re Here (Bush).

Alec Newman returns to Hampstead following his critically acclaimed performances in Hapgood, Alligators and Uncle Vanya. TV credits include Call the Midwife and Eullenia.

Shane Zaza makes his Hampstead Theatre debut. Recent theatre credits include Europe (Donmar Warehouse) and Frankenstein (Royal Exchange Theatre). TV credits include Happy Valley, Press and Black Mirror.

 

‘The most influential, provocative and poetic dramatist of his generation’ – The Guardian

‘Pinter is one of the most important playwrights of our time’ The New York Times

‘If the Hampstead Theatre Club keeps to this standard, it not only deserves success it will command it’  – The Sunday Times on The Dumb Waiter, 1960

Covid-19 Booking Information

In the event of The Dumb Waiter being postponed, you will receive a full refund or credit to be used for any show at Hampstead.

Hampstead Theatre is delighted to open The Dumb Waiter following Government advice. As always, our audience, company and staff are our top priority. For more information about how we’re keeping you safe, please click here.