A Cup of Tea with... Ignorance/Jahiliyyah's Andy Apollo
We chatted to Andy Apollo over a cup of tea between performances about his dream roles, playing a ‘bigoted jerk’ and his critically acclaimed turn as a dragon.
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'Searching for Qutb': Steve Waters writes about his Ignorance/Jahiliyyah research trips
‘Searching for Qutb’
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'The audience can expect electric performances': Nathan Curry talks about directing Ignorance/Jahiliyyah
We speak to Nathan Curry between rehearsals about directing Steve Water’s new play, his career highlights and the importance of Ignorance/Jahiliyyah in today’s political climate.
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Blue Sky: An Actor’s View
So we’re two weeks into the rehearsal process, and so far so good.
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Donny's Brain: What the audience thinks
Join the lively and sophisticated audience that avidly follows the work of Hampstead Downstairs.
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A cup of tea with... Donny's Brain actor Ryan Early
We grabbed actor Ryan Early between performances for a chat about the play, his dream roles and drying up mid-monologue.
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Blue Sky: An introduction from writer Clare Bayley
So, rehearsals started today for Blue Sky.
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A cup of tea with... Donny's Brain actor Skye Lourie
We grabbed a cup of tea and a chat with actor Skye Lourie (pictured) about her professional stage debut in Donny’s Brain.
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Interview: Anna Ledwich
We caught up with Donny’s Brain director Anna Ledwich about rehearsals, her ideal play and the recent Australian take-over of Hampstead Theatre.
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A cup of tea with... Donny's Brain actor Emily Joyce
We grabbed actor Emily Joyce between rehearsals for a chat about the play, Doctor Who and falling off stage mid-show.
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Donny's Brain: An Onstage Version of The Vow?
Our Hampstead Downstairs season kicks off with Rona Munro’s Donny’s Brain, a funny and poignant play exploring the unimaginable consequences of brain trauma on human relationships.
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Donny's Brain: In Rehearsals
Donny wakes in hospital, unable to recall the car accident, confused because the love of his life, Emma, isn’t at his bedside… and unable to recognise the strange woman in the room who can’t stop weeping.
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Interview: Rona Munro talks about returning to Hampstead with Donny's Brain
Photo: Carol Ann Crawford and Frances Tomelty in The Maiden Stone by Rona Munro (1995) taken by John Haynes
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Donny's Brain: Full Casting Confirmed
We’re excited to announce the full cast for Rona Munro’s Donny’s Brain, our first Hampstead Downstairs show this season.
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Bill Paterson nominated for The Stage Best Actor Award
We’re delighted that Bill Paterson has been nominated for The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence for his role in Tom Holloway’s And No More Shall We Part at the Traverse Theatre.
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Hampstead Downstairs Autumn Season announced
Hampstead Downstairs / The Peter Wolff Trust are excited to present two new plays by award winning writers Rona Munro and Steve Waters.
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The Peter Wolff Trust - a tribute
The Peter Wolff Trust was created in 1998 to support unknown and yet to be established British Playwrights and to encourage and nurture their talent.
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Who is PENTABUS?
Hampstead Downstairs is delighted to welcome back Pentabus Theatre following their critically acclaimed production, For Once, last summer.
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5 minutes with NICK WHITBY
The Complaint opens Downstairs 17 May.
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The Will Mortimer Interview: NIGEL GEARING
Hampstead Theatre’s Literary Manager, Will Mortimer, talks to Nigel Gearing, who has adapted Blue Heart Afternoon for the stage:
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Public booking now open for spring season
Public booking now open for spring season
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And No More Shall We Part opens this week
Hampstead Downstairs/ The Peter Wolff Trust Present
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4 Star review for West End Belongings
4 Star review for West End Belongings
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BELONGINGS transfers to the West End
BELONGINGS transfers to the West End
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2011/2012 New Season Announced
2011/2012 New Season Announced
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The first three photographs are new additions:
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THE DIARY OF AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: THE TYLER SISTERS
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Celine Dion, interpretive dance and scaling sofas, take a sneak peek behind the scenes with our Resident Assistant Director Lizzie Manwaring as she reflects back on the process of Alexandra Wood's heartening new play, The Tyler Sisters,
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