HAMPSTEAD THEATRE PRESENTS

ROCK 'N' ROLL

By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Nina Raine

If I was English I wouldn’t care if Communism in Czechoslovakia reformed itself into a pile of pig shit. To be English would be my luck.

Main Stage

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6 Dec 2023 - 27 Jan 2024

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1968: Russian tanks have rolled into Czechoslovakia, and Syd Barrett has been dumped by Pink Floyd. Jan, a visiting postgrad at Cambridge, breaks with his old professor Max, a Marxist philosopher, and heads home to Prague with his suitcase full of “socially negative music”. Rock ’n’ Roll covers the ensuing 21 years in the lives of three generations of Max’s family while Jan is caught in the spiral of dissidence in a Communist police state. But it’s a love story too - and then there’s the music…

Tom Stoppard returns to Hampstead after the triumphant revival of Hapgood (2015). Winner of eight Evening Standard, three Olivier and five Tony Awards, Stoppard’s plays include Leopoldstadt; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Arcadia.

Director Nina Raine also returns to Hampstead where her directing credits include her own play Tiger Country (2011 & 2014) and William Boyd’s Longing (2013).

“Triumphant! Rock ’n’ Roll is arguably Stoppard’s finest play.” The New York Times. 

We are grateful to the Rock n Roll Giving Circle who have kindly supported this production:
Ken & Lin Craig
Melanie J. Johnson
David & Carole Warren

 

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Cast

Artistic team

WRITER

TOM STOPPARD

DIRECTOR

NINA RAINE

DESIGNER

ANNA REID

LIGHTING

PETER MUMFORD

SOUND

TINGYING DONG

ASSOCIATE & DIRECTOR OF MOVEMENT 

JANE GIBSON

VoiCE & DIALECT

HAZEL HOLDER

COSTUME SUPERVISOR

EVELIEN VAN CAMP

CASTING DIRECTOR 

AMY BALL

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

JOANNA WOZNICKA

ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER & PROGRAMMER

DANNY VAVREČKA

Cast

News

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Posted on 18 May 2023

Hampstead Theatre today announces a full season of eight new productions beginning on 7 September 2023 and running until 16 March 2024.

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Posted on 18 May 2023

When funding was withdrawn, all seemed lost for the off-West End venue – but now star names are stepping in to save it.

Tickets

Previews

Full Price: £25/£35/£45 

Under 30s/Students: £10 

Access ½ price 

Groups: For every 9 tickets get the 10th free 

*Ages 60+ 

 

Monday – Saturday 

Full price: £35/£45/£55  

Under 30s/Students: £10 

Access ½ price 

Seniors*: (matinees only): £26/£36/£46

Groups: For every 9 tickets get the 10th free 

 

All prices are subject to change. Book early for the best price. 

 

Content Warnings

CONTENT WARNINGS - ROCK 'n' roll

This production contains:

Strobe lighting and flashing lights.

The smoking of herbal cigarettes

Strong language

Sexual references

The depiction of cancer.

Balloons made of latex are used in this production.

Please note that our content warnings evolve as the production does throughout rehearsal and previews, so there may be changes made between booking and attending the theatre. If you would like to speak to a member of our team about specific themes or concerns, please call the Box Office on 020 7722 9301 or email boxoffice@hampsteadtheatre.com

Video and Image Gallery

JACOB FORTUNE-LLOYD (JAN) & GEORGIA LANDERS (GILLIAN / MAGDA) Photo by Manuel Harlan JACOB FORTUNE-LLOYD (JAN) & GEORGIA LANDERS (GILLIAN / MAGDA)Photo by Manuel Harlan
NANCY CARROLL (ELEANOR / ESME) Photo by Manuel Harlan NANCY CARROLL (ELEANOR / ESME)Photo by Manuel Harlan
PHOEBE HORN (YOUNG ESME / ALICE) Photo by Manuel Harlan PHOEBE HORN (YOUNG ESME / ALICE)Photo by Manuel Harlan
COLIN TIERNEY (MILAN-AS-INTERROGATOR / MILAN / POLICEMAN 2 / NIGEL) Photo by Manuel Harlan COLIN TIERNEY (MILAN-AS-INTERROGATOR / MILAN / POLICEMAN 2 / NIGEL)Photo by Manuel Harlan
JACOB FORTUNE-LLOYD (JAN) & GEORGIA LANDERS (GILLIAN / MAGDA) Photo by Manuel Harlan JACOB FORTUNE-LLOYD (JAN) & GEORGIA LANDERS (GILLIAN / MAGDA)Photo by Manuel Harlan
EMILY MYTTON (CANDIDA) Photo by Manuel Harlan EMILY MYTTON (CANDIDA)Photo by Manuel Harlan
HASAN DIXON (FERDINAND) Photo by Manuel Harlan HASAN DIXON (FERDINAND)Photo by Manuel Harlan
BRENOCK O'CONNOR (THE PIPER / POLICEMAN 1 / STEPHEN / WAITER) Photo by Manuel Harlan BRENOCK O'CONNOR (THE PIPER / POLICEMAN 1 / STEPHEN / WAITER)Photo by Manuel Harlan
ANNA KRIPPA (LENKA) & NATHANIEL PARKER (MAX) Photo by Manuel Harlan ANNA KRIPPA (LENKA) & NATHANIEL PARKER (MAX)Photo by Manuel Harlan
NINA RAINE (DIRECTOR) Photo by Manuel Harlan NINA RAINE (DIRECTOR)Photo by Manuel Harlan
TOM STOPPARD (WRITER) Photo by Manuel Harlan TOM STOPPARD (WRITER)Photo by Manuel Harlan