Posted on 8 May 2026

SARAH RUHL'S 'FIRST PERSON' ARTICLE WITH THE ARTS DESK

Posted in: Interviews with cast and creatives

Hear from Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl on theatrical intimacy and what inspired her to write Stage Kiss.

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Posted on 6 May 2026

THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS SPRINGWOOD WRITER RICHARD NELSON

Posted in: Main Stage

Richard Nelson spoke to Jarlath O’Connell & Michael Burland from The American Magazine about his new play Springwood.

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Posted on 5 May 2026

ROBERT LINDSAY AND JEMMA REDGRAVE STAR IN THE WORLD PREMIERE OF SPRINGWOOD BY RICHARD NELSON AT HAMPSTEAD THEATRE

Posted in: Main Stage

Robert Lindsay and Jemma Redgrave star in the world premiere production of Springwood by Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Nelson at Hampstead Theatre from 19 June to 25 July.

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Posted on 30 April 2026

BBC RADIO 4 TALKS TO STAGE KISS WRITER SARAH RUHL

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Playwright Sarah Ruhl spoke to Samira Ahmed for BBC Radio Four’s Front Row about her play Stage Kiss, and was joined by actress Emma Fielding to discuss what kissing on stage entails.

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Posted on 16 April 2026

MARIA FRIEDMAN TO STAR IN THE EUROPEAN PREMIERE OF KIMBERLY AKIMBO AT HAMPSTEAD THEATRE 

Posted in: Announcements

Maria Friedman will star as Kimberly in the highly anticipated European premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori’s Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo. It plays Hampstead Theatre from 28 August – 7 November in a new production directed by Michael Longhurst.

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Posted on 8 April 2026

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE ANNOUNCES FULL CASTING FOR THE UK PREMIERE OF STAGE KISS

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Full casting is announced today for the UK premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s brilliant romantic comedy Stage Kiss which opens at Hampstead Theatre in a new production directed by Blanche McIntyre from 8 May to 13 June.

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Posted on 5 February 2026

ALEX KINGSTON AND RICHARD SCHIFF STAR IN MICHAEL FRAYN’S COPENHAGEN AT HAMPSTEAD THEATRE, PLUS THE UK PREMIERE OF SARAH RUHL’S STAGE KISS

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Alex Kingston and Richard Schiff star in Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen at Hampstead Theatre in March 2026, plus the UK premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Stage Kiss.

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Posted on 7 January 2026

ELIZABETH DULAU AND OWEN TEALE STAR IN THE WORLD PREMIERE OF BIRD GROVE BY ALEXI KAYE CAMPBELL

Posted in: Main Stage

Elizabeth Dulau stars alongside Owen Teale in the world premiere of Bird Grove – Olivier Award-winning playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell’s new play about the early life of one of England’s greatest writers, George Eliot. Directed by Anna Ledwich the production plays Hampstead Theatre from 13 February to 21 March 2026 with a press night on Monday 23 February.

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Posted on 5 January 2026

PHENOMENAL DEMAND PROMPTS EXTENSION FOR TOM STOPPARD’S INDIAN INK AT HAMPSTEAD THEATRE

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Due to phenomenal demand, Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink will play an additional week at Hampstead Theatre concluding its run on Saturday 7 February, 2026.

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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