HAMPSTEAD DOWNSTAIRS / CELIA ATKIN PRESENT
KING JAMES
By RAJIV JOSEPH
Directed by ALICE HAMILTON
All the time we invested. In him. All the money. All the games we went to. The basis of our entire friendship... LeBron for the win. LeBron for the win…
Downstairs
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15 Nov 2024 - 4 Jan 2025
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The fortunes of the Cavaliers are about to change: the great LeBron James, the biggest star in basketball, is coming to Cleveland. But when superfan Matt’s latest business venture turns sour, he has to sell his most prized possession – his pair of Cavs season tickets. The buyer, Shawn, just sold his first short story – so watching his team in the flesh for the first time will be a sweet reward. Now just to figure out what to do with that second ticket…
Thrown together by chance, the next 12 years prove as defining, dramatic, and sometimes heart-breaking for Matt and Shawn as they do for the Cavs – and for ‘King’ Lebron James.
Multi-award-winner Rajiv Joseph returns to Hampstead with a play-by-play look at how friendship and supporting a team intersect. His plays include Describe the Night (Hampstead), Guards at the Taj (Bush) and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Broadway).
Alice Hamilton, Hampstead Theatre’s Associate Director, directs. Her credits include The Harmony Test, Out Of Season, Every Day I Make Greatness Happen and Nineteen Gardens Downstairs, as well as The Dumb Waiter and The Memory of Water on the Main Stage.
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Artistic team
WRITER
RAJIV JOSEPH
DIRECTOR
ALICE HAMILTON
Previews: £10
Full Price: £25
Seniors* (matinees only): £15
Under 30s/Students: £10
Access ½ price
Groups: For every 9 tickets get the 10th free
*Ages 60+
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Topical: frequent strong language, racially motivated discrimination and references to death and loss.
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