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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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

ELEANOR / ESME
NANCY CARROLL

FERDINAND
HASAN DIXON

JAN
JACOB FORTUNE-LLOYD

YOUNG ESME / ALICE
PHOEBE HORN

LENKA
ANNA KRIPPA

GILLIAN / MAGDA
GEORGIA LANDERS

CANDIDA
EMILY MYTTON

THE PIPER / POLICEMAN 1 / STEPHEN / WAITER
BRENOCK O'CONNOR

MAX
NATHANIEL PARKER

MILAN-AS-INTERROGATOR / MILAN / POLICEMAN 2 / NIGEL
COLIN TIERNEY
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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 - 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