Roxana Silbert's Debut Season: Statement
‘I am excited to introduce my debut season as Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre.
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TENNIS STARS AND THEIR PARENTS
Oli Forsyth’s new play, Cash Cow, is about a couple who will stop at nothing for their child to achieve the ultimate heights of tennis. Creating a tennis champion costs a lot - time, dedication, money. Is it worth the investment? We take a look at some tennis’ biggest stars, their career achievements and the driving force behind them…
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UNCLE VANYA'S ALAN COX ON ANTON CHEKHOV
We catch up with Alan Cox who is currently starring as Uncle Vanya in Terry Johnson's new adaptation
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TERRY JOHNSON: A CAREER IN PICTURES
We take a look back at just a few of Terry Johnson's career highlights
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CHEKHOV AND ADAPTATION
An exclusive article by Donald Rayfield
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MEET AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR PLAYWRIGHT: LAUREN GUNDERSON
It was her third consecutive year on the list – but this time, she was in the number 1 spot.
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A CUP OF TEA WITH... EVERY DAY I MAKE GREATNESS HAPPEN'S ALICE HAMILTON
We caught up with Every Day I Make Greatness Happen's director Alice Hamilton to talk directing heroes, essential life advice and Regents Canal...
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JOE MANTELLO: A CAREER IN PICTURES
We take a look back at some of Joe Mantello's career highlights
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A Q&A WITH THE HUMANS TONY AWARD WINNING SET DESIGNER DAVID ZINN
‘I knew it was a really great play when Joe handed me the script but our intentions for it were blessedly small’
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A CUP OF TEA WITH...GENESIS INC.'S ARTHUR DARVILL
We caught up with Arthur Darvill to talk pre-show rituals, wayward moustaches and crucial life advice.
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COMPETITION: WIN DINNER FOR TWO AND A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR GENESIS INC.
Coming to see Describe the Night? You can be in with a chance to win tickets to our next Main Stage show
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READ AN EXTRACT FROM ISAAC BABEL'S 1920 DIARY
Read an extract from legendary Russian writer Isaac Babel's 1920 Diary, which was part of the inspiration for Rajiv Joseph's darkly comic new play Describe the Night
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THE DAVID KING COLLECTION AT HAMPSTEAD THEATRE
Throughout the run of Describe the Night, a selection of propaganda banners from the world's largest Soviet art collection will be displayed in our foyer
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WHO'S WHO IN DESCRIBE THE NIGHT?
Find out more about the real life people who inspired the characters in Rajiv Joseph's darkly comic new play
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A CUP OF TEA WITH... ACCEPTANCE'S DEBBIE KORLEY
We chat to Debbie Korley about alternative career options, pre-show rituals and Yul Brenner.
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TRUE OR FALSE: AN INTERACTIVE GALLERY
What’s real and what’s not real in the world we live in? How can we be sure that what we’re being shown, and told, is true?
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TONY KUSHNER INTRODUCES CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
An excerpt written by Tony Kushner taken from the Caroline, or Change programme
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THE FESTIVAL: READ AN EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM SUSIE BOYT'S LOVE AND FAME
Ahead of her appearance at The Festival, read an exclusive extract from Susie Boyt's acclaimed novel Love and Fame
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A CUP OF TEA WITH... YOUS TWO'S JOSEPH THOMPSON
We catch up with Joseph Thompson, who is currently playing Jonny in Georgia Christou's Yous Two
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10 QUESTIONS WITH YOUS TWO DIRECTOR CHELSEA WALKER
We catch up with Chelsea Walker, director of Yous Two, opening Downstairs this week
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A Cup of Tea with... Mother Christmas' Diana Quick
We chat to actor Diana Quick about all things Mother Christmas.
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CELL MATES: THE MEN THAT INSPIRED THE PLAY
Find out more about the two incredible men that inspired Simon Gray's Cell Mates
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A CUP OF TEA WITH... THE FIRM'S CLINTON BLAKE
We catch up with The Firm's Clinton Blake about nativity plays, favourite pubs and the importance of friendship
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The Blitz: The Real Start of Britain's Sexual Revolution
The Slaves of Solitude, by Patrick Hamilton, is a wartime novel that makes virtually no mention of the war.
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HAMPSTEAD THEATRE REUNITES WITH SPHINX THEATRE COMPANY AND THEIR WOMEN CENTRE STAGE FESTIVAL FOR 2017/18
Hampstead Theatre will continue its partnership with Sphinx Theatre's Festival for the second year
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SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED FOR HAMPSTEAD THEATRE’S INSPIRE: THE NEXT PLAYWRIGHT PROGRAMME
Destinée Bishop, Geraldine Lang, Eno Mfon and Holly Robinson announced as participants to be mentored by award-winning playwright Roy Williams
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JOINT STATEMENT ON THE THEATRE INDUSTRY
Following the reports and allegations of the last two weeks, first in America and, more recently, closer to home, we have come together to make clear that there can be no place for sexual harassment or abuse of power in our industry.
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A Cup of Tea with... Revolution's Sophie Melville
We catch up with Sophie Melville about pre-show rituals, dream roles and alternative career paths.
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A Cup of Tea with... Revolution's Helen Monks
We catch up with Helen Monks and chat teenage crushes, life advice and Olivia Coleman.
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EXTRA PRISM MATINEE ADDED IN AID OF THE ROYAL THEATRICAL FUND
Robert Lindsay, Claire Skinner, Barnaby Kay and Rebecca Night with Hampstead Theatre are proud to announce an extra performance of Terry Johnson’s sell-out show Prism in aid of The Royal Theatrical Fund on Thursday 12 October 2.30pm.
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A CUP OF TEA WITH... PRISM'S CLAIRE SKINNER
We catch up with Claire Skinner about Jack Cardiff, mistaken identities and her first experience on stage
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Who's who in The Slaves of Solitude?
Find out more about the characters in Nicholas Wright's new play
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TWO NEW MAIN STAGE SHOWS ANNOUNCED
Including the UK premiere of Sarah Burgess' Dry Powder, and Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's celebrated musical Caroline, or Change transfers from a sell-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre
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Meet the whistleblowing heroine who inspired The King of Hell’s Palace: Dr Shuping Wang
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Dr Shuping Wang, the real life whistleblower who inspired our next Main Stage production The King of Hell's Palace, talks to Hampstead in this extraordinary Q&A about her motivations for speaking out and her emotions ahead of seeing the play for the first time.
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