RECENT AWARDS
Indian Ink wins Best Production at the Eastern Eye Arts Culture & Theatre Awards (ACTAs) 2026
Ruby Ashbourne-Serkis wins Best Newcomer Award at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards 2026 for Indian Ink
Hannah Schmidt wins Best Designer for Personal Values at The Stage Debut Awards 2025
April De Angelis’ The Divine Mrs S is a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2023
Blackout Songs by Joe White nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre Olivier Awards 2023
Folk by Nell Leyshon nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre Olivier Awards 2022
Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s Caroline, or Change nominated for Best Musical Revival Olivier Awards 2019
Sharon D. Clarke wins Best Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change Olivier Awards 2019
Ella Road’s The Phlebotomist nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre Olivier Awards 2019
Moe Bar-El in Every Day I Make Greatness Happen nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre Olivier Awards 2019
Dry Powder by Sarah Burgess nominated for Best New Comedy Olivier Awards 2018
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins wins the Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright 2018 for Gloria
Sunny Afternoon wins Best New Musical at Olivier Awards 2015
Sunny Afternoon wins Best Actor at Olivier Awards 2015
Sunny Afternoon wins Best Supporting Actor at Olivier Awards 2015
Sunny Afternoon wins Outstanding Achievement in Music Award at Olivier Awards 2015
WHAT THEY’VE RECENTLY SAID ABOUT US
★★★★★ “Easily my favourite musical of the year” Time Out on Kimberly Akimbo, 2026
★★★★ “Genuine, hilarious and utterly endearing…one for the ages” The Guardian on Kimberly Akimbo, 2026
★★★★ “A quietly magnificent, richly human bit of theatre” The Times on Springwood, 2026
★★★★ “It’s thrilling to see a play that engages in big, contemporary themes, and that really goes for it.” The Standard on R.O.I. (Return on Investment), 2026
★★★★ “This crackling new play is definitely an investment on which Hampstead Theatre should expect a good return.” Financial Times on R.O.I. (Return on Investment), 2026
★★★★ “A production of utmost delicacy and understanding” WhatsOnStage on Indian Ink, 2025
★★★★ “The originality of the staging, the invigorating writing and even the oddness of the structure makes this a wonky gem of a first play” The Guardian on Fatherland, 2025
★★★★ “An unabashed delight” The Times on The Assembled Parties, 2025
★★★★ “Genuinely entertaining” The Times on The Habits, 2025
★★★★ “A powerful revival” Financial Times on The Invention of Love, 2024
★★★★ “A richly, even bravely old-fashioned play” The Telegraph on Reykjavik, 2024
★★★★★ “A stunning revival” The Times on Rock ‘n’ Roll, 2023
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