Posted on 29 April 2021

WHO WAS ALFRED FAGON? BY ROY WILLIAMS

Posted in: Main Stage

Who was Alfred Fagon? Read this exclusive article by award-winning playwright Roy Williams about the extraordinary writer behind The Death of a Black Man.

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Posted on 10 December 2020

THE DUMB WAITER: ★★★★ FROM THE I PAPER

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Sam Marlowe awards Alice Hamilton's 60th Anniversary production of The Dumb Waiter four stars.

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Posted on 10 December 2020

THE DUMB WAITER: ★★★★ FROM THE TELEGRAPH

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Claire Allfree awards Alice Hamilton's 60th Anniversary production of The Dumb Waiter four stars.

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Posted on 10 December 2020

THE DUMB WAITER: ★★★★ FROM THE STAGE

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Dave Fargnoli awards Alice Hamilton's 60th Anniversary production of The Dumb Waiter four stars.

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Posted on 10 December 2020

THE DUMB WAITER: ★★★★ FROM WHATSONSTAGE

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Theo Bosanquet awards Alice Hamilton's 60th Anniversary production of The Dumb Waiter four stars.

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Posted on 10 December 2020

THE DUMB WAITER: ★★★★ FROM BROADWAY WORLD

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Cindy Marcolina awards Alice Hamilton's 60th Anniversary production of The Dumb Waiter four stars.

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Posted on 28 October 2020

CAST AND EXTENSION ANNOUNCED FOR THE DUMB WAITER

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Acclaimed stage and screen actors Alec Newman and Shane Zaza to star in Alice Hamilton's 60th Anniversary production of The Dumb Waiter - Now extended due to popular demand.

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Posted on 7 October 2020

Harold Pinter and the 1950s British Stage

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Mark Taylor-Batty explores how Harold Pinter's playwriting career developed against the effervescent backdrop of the 1950s British Stage.

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Posted on 7 October 2020

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE RE-OPENS FOR A LIMITED PERIOD WITH THE DUMB WAITER

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Hampstead Theatre re-opens for a limited period with Alice Hamilton's 60th Anniversary production of 'The Dumb Waiter'

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Posted on 31 March 2020

WILD: ★★★★ FROM BROADWAY WORLD

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Jonathan Marshall awards the #HampsteadTheatreAtHome's live stream of Mike Bartlett's Wild four stars.

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Posted on 28 March 2020

THE OBSERVER: THE GUARDIAN TO STREAM 3 HAMPSTEAD HITS

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

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Posted on 27 March 2020

I AND YOU: ★★★★ FROM BROADWAY WORLD

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Shane Morgan awards the IGTV stream of Lauren Gunderson's I and You four stars

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Posted on 25 March 2020

THE DUMB WAITER FEATURED ON RADIO 4'S TODAY PROGRAMME

Posted in: Interviews with cast and creatives

As part of the segment 'The Show Must Go On', dedicated to performances postponed due to COVID-19, actors Philip Jackson and Harry Lloyd spoke to Mishal Husain and performed an extract from the 60th anniversary production of The Dumb Waiter on what would have been its opening night.

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Posted on 20 March 2020

I AND YOU, STARRING MAISIE WILLIAMS, STREAMING FOR FREE FROM MONDAY 23 ON IGTV

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For a week, Monday 23 March 10am – Sunday 29 March 10pm GMT, anyone with an Instagram account will be able to watch the full production by following @hampstead_theatre or @lalatellsastory (playwright Lauren Gunderson).

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Posted on 17 March 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Statement from Hampstead Theatre: Postponement of performances and building closure

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In the light of yesterday’s official comments, the presentation of the Hampstead Classics and Downstairs season is suspended, until further notice.

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Posted on 2 March 2020

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY

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Full cast and creative team announced for Tennessee Williams'' personal and innovative The Two Character Play, the second play in the Hampstead Classics season.

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Posted on 28 February 2020

THE HAYSTACK: ★★★★ FROM THE DAILY MAIL

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Patrick Marmion awards Al Blyth's 'The Haystack' four stars.

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Posted on 25 February 2020

LONDON LIVE INTERVIEWS THE CAST OF THE HAYSTACK

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On 24 February, actors Oliver Johnstone, Enyi Okoronkwo and Rona Morison appeared on London Live to discuss their roles in the 'engrossing' The Haystack.

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Posted on 21 February 2020

THE HAYSTACK EXTENDS RUN AND RELEASES 800 EXTRA £10 TICKETS FOR UNDER £30S

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Hampstead Theatre’s world premiere of Al Blyth's The Haystack extends booking due to popular demand to Thursday 12 March 2020 and releases 800 extra ‘Under 30s’ tickets

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Posted on 18 February 2020

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE DUMB WAITER

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Full cast and creative team announced for Harold Pinter's iconic The Dumb Waiter, which opens the Hampstead Classics season.

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Posted on 17 February 2020

THE HAYSTACK: ★★★★ FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES

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David Jays awards Al Blyth's The Haystack four stars.

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Posted on 9 February 2020

THE HAYSTACK: ★★★★ FROM THE TELEGRAPH

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Dominic Cavendish awards Al Blyth's The Haystack four stars.

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Posted on 7 February 2020

THE HAYSTACK: ★★★★ FROM THE STAGE

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Theo Bosanquet awards Al Blyth's The Haystack four stars.

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Posted on 7 February 2020

THE HAYSTACK: ★★★★ FROM THE GUARDIAN

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Mark Lawson awards Al Blyth's 'The Haystack' four stars.

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Posted on 7 February 2020

THE HAYSTACK - PRESS NIGHT PHOTOS

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Thursday 6 February brought Press Night for Al Blyth's explosive espionage thriller The Haystack, directed by Roxana Silbert.

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Posted on 3 February 2020

THE UPCOMING INTERVIEWS THE HAYSTACK'S OLIVER JOHNSTONE AND RONA MORISON

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The Upcoming interviews The Haystack actors Oliver Johnstone and Rona Morison about their roles in Al Blyth's explosive espionage thriller.

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Posted on 31 January 2020

HAMPSTEAD CLASSICS SEASON ANNOUNCED

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Celebrating 60 years of original theatre with the restaging of four major plays from our archive.

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Posted on 31 January 2020

HAMPSTEAD CLASSICS SEASON OFFER

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For a limited time only, you can see all four new Main Stage productions in the Hampstead Classics season for the price of three - yes, see one show entirely for free!

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Posted on 24 January 2020

HAM AND HIGH INTERVIEW THE HAYSTACK'S AL BLYTH

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Bridget Galton interviewsThe Haystack writer Al Blyth.

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Posted on 23 December 2019

TALKRADIO INTERVIEWS RONAN RAFTERY

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On Saturday 21 December, actor Ronan Raftery appeared on talkRADIO to discuss the 'riveting' Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer.

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Posted on 16 December 2019

THE HAYSTACK FULL CAST ANNOUNCED

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Full casting for the world premiere of The Haystack by Al Blyth, directed by Roxana Silbert in her directorial debut as Artistic Director.

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Posted on 10 December 2019

BBC WORLD SERVICE INTERVIEWS ROBERT EMMS AND RONAN RAFTERY

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Vincent Dowd featured Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer on the Global News Podcast for the BBC World Service.

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Posted on 9 December 2019

RAVENS: SPASSKY VS. FISCHER ACTORS MAKE THE CEREMONIAL FIRST MOVES AT THE LONDON CHESS CLASSIC

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Robert Emms (Bobby Fischer) and Ronan Raftery (Boris Spassky) recreated moves from the 1972 championship depicted in the play, to kick off a game between world no.1 Magnus Carlsen and world no.6 Levon Aronian.

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Posted on 6 December 2019

RAVENS: SPASSKY vs. FISCHER: ★★★★ FROM BROADWAY WORLD

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Gary Naylor awards Tom Morton-Smith's 'Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer' four stars.

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KEEPING YOU SAFE AT HAMPSTEAD

1 Social Distanced 1

RESPECT PERSONAL SPACE

2 MASKS REQUIRED 1

FACE MASKS ENCOURAGED

4 STATE OF THE ART VENTILATION 1

STATE OF THE ART VENTILATION

5 ENHANCED CLEANING 1

ENHANCED CLEANING

7 CONTACTLESS TICKETS 1

CONTACTLESS TICKETS

8 HAND SANITIZING STATIONS 2

HAND SANITISING STATIONS

9 CASHLESS PAYMENT 1

CASHLESS PAYMENT