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Posted on 10 May 2018

COMPETITION: WIN DINNER FOR TWO AND A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR GENESIS INC.

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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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Posted on 26 April 2018

READ AN EXTRACT FROM ISAAC BABEL'S 1920 DIARY

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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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Posted on 25 April 2018

THE DAVID KING COLLECTION AT HAMPSTEAD THEATRE

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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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Posted on 20 April 2018

WHO'S WHO IN DESCRIBE THE NIGHT?

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Find out more about the real life people who inspired the characters in Rajiv Joseph's darkly comic new play

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Posted on 3 April 2018

A CUP OF TEA WITH... ACCEPTANCE'S DEBBIE KORLEY

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

We chat to Debbie Korley about alternative career options, pre-show rituals and Yul Brenner.

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Posted on 29 March 2018

TRUE OR FALSE: AN INTERACTIVE GALLERY

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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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Posted on 8 March 2018

TONY KUSHNER INTRODUCES CAROLINE, OR CHANGE

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An excerpt written by Tony Kushner taken from the Caroline, or Change programme

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Posted on 15 February 2018

THE FESTIVAL: READ AN EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM SUSIE BOYT'S LOVE AND FAME

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Ahead of her appearance at The Festival, read an exclusive extract from Susie Boyt's acclaimed novel Love and Fame

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Posted on 9 February 2018

A CUP OF TEA WITH... YOUS TWO'S JOSEPH THOMPSON

Posted in: Interviews with cast and creatives

We catch up with Joseph Thompson, who is currently playing Jonny in Georgia Christou's Yous Two

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Posted on 16 January 2018

10 QUESTIONS WITH YOUS TWO DIRECTOR CHELSEA WALKER

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

We catch up with Chelsea Walker, director of Yous Two, opening Downstairs this week

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Posted on 3 January 2018

A Cup of Tea with... Mother Christmas' Diana Quick

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

We chat to actor Diana Quick about all things Mother Christmas.

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Posted on 30 November 2017

CELL MATES: THE MEN THAT INSPIRED THE PLAY

By: Pascale Giudicelli Posted in: Announcements

Find out more about the two incredible men that inspired Simon Gray's Cell Mates

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Posted on 16 November 2017

A CUP OF TEA WITH... THE FIRM'S CLINTON BLAKE

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We catch up with The Firm's Clinton Blake about nativity plays, favourite pubs and the importance of friendship

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Posted on 7 November 2017

The Blitz: The Real Start of Britain's Sexual Revolution

By: Joshua Levine Posted in: HT Blogs

The Slaves of Solitude, by Patrick Hamilton, is a wartime novel that makes virtually no mention of the war.

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Posted on 23 October 2017

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE REUNITES WITH SPHINX THEATRE COMPANY AND THEIR WOMEN CENTRE STAGE FESTIVAL FOR 2017/18

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Hampstead Theatre will continue its partnership with Sphinx Theatre's Festival for the second year

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Posted on 23 October 2017

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED FOR HAMPSTEAD THEATRE’S INSPIRE: THE NEXT PLAYWRIGHT PROGRAMME

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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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Posted on 23 October 2017

JOINT STATEMENT ON THE THEATRE INDUSTRY

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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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Posted on 18 October 2017

A Cup of Tea with... Revolution's Sophie Melville

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

We catch up with Sophie Melville about pre-show rituals, dream roles and alternative career paths.

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Posted on 17 October 2017

A Cup of Tea with... Revolution's Helen Monks

Posted in: Hampstead Downstairs

We catch up with Helen Monks and chat teenage crushes, life advice and Olivia Coleman.

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Posted on 3 October 2017

EXTRA PRISM MATINEE ADDED IN AID OF THE ROYAL THEATRICAL FUND

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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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Posted on 21 September 2017

A CUP OF TEA WITH... PRISM'S CLAIRE SKINNER

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We catch up with Claire Skinner about Jack Cardiff, mistaken identities and her first experience on stage

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Posted on 21 September 2017

Who's who in The Slaves of Solitude?

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Find out more about the characters in Nicholas Wright's new play

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Posted on 5 September 2017

TWO NEW MAIN STAGE SHOWS ANNOUNCED

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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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