Hampstead Theatre today announces the full casting for Dry Powder and Yous Two; the West End transfer of The Moderate Soprano; and the programme for The Festival at Hampstead Theatre.
• Hampstead Theatre presents the UK premiere of Sarah Burgess’ breathtakingly witty and virtuosic comedy, Dry Powder. Hayley Atwell will make her Hampstead Theatre debut as Jenny and will be joined by Joseph Balderrama, Aidan McArdle and Tom Riley.
• Hampstead Theatre Downstairs presents the world premiere of Georgia Christou’s Yous Two, directed by Chelsea Walker. The cast includes Ali Barouti, Leah Harvey, Shannon Tarbet and Joseph Thompson.
• David Hare’s critically acclaimed play The Moderate Soprano, which originally premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 2015, will make its West End premiere next spring at the Duke of York’s Theatre.
• Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce the return of The Festival at Hampstead Theatre for a fourth year running, which will take place on 17-18 February 2018.
DRY POWDER
Written by Sarah Burgess Directed by Anna Ledwich Designed by Andrew D Edwards Lighting by Elliot Griggs
Sound by Max Pappenheim Video by Ian William
Galloway
26 January – 3 March
Press Night Thursday 1 February
‘Do we work in public relations? Because I’m starting to feel like I accidentally work in public relations’
Hampstead Theatre presents the UK premiere of Sarah Burgess’ breathtakingly witty and virtuosic comedy, Dry Powder. Directed by Anna Ledwich, this production explores the vision, the vulnerability, and the vilification of those shaping - and skewing - the economy. Hayley Atwell will make her Hampstead Theatre debut as Jenny and will be joined by Joseph Balderrama, Aidan McArdle and Tom Riley.
New York City – open for business 24/7.
In the same week his private equity firm forced massive layoffs at a supermarket chain, Rick threw himself a lavish engagement party - which even featured an elephant - setting off a Public Relations nightmare. However, all’s not lost when you’re the titan of high finance – there’s still an abundance of cash in reserve and Seth, one of Rick’s partners, spots an opportunity
to salvage the company’s reputation with an investment that’s both sound and PR-friendly. But Jenny, the third partner, and Seth’s nemesis, has other ideas: she’s not in business to make friends. If there’s money to be made, she’ll do whatever it takes to generate the maximum return, irrespective of what the critics might say...
Hayley Atwell plays Jenny. Her theatre credits include The Man of Mode, Major Barbara (National Theatre) and Prometheus Bound (West End). She has been nominated for two Olivier awards for her performances in A View from the Bridge (Duke of York’s) and in The Pride (Trafalgar Studios). Her television credits include the Agent Carter series, Howards End, Pillars of the Earth for which she received a Golden Globe nomination, Black Mirror, Any Human Heart, Restless and The Line of Beauty. Her film credits include Agent Peggy Carter in the Marvel movie franchise, Christopher Robin, Cinderella, All is By My Side, The Duchess, Brideshead Revisited and Cassandra’s Dream.
Joseph Balderrama plays Jeff. His recent theatre credits include The President’s Men (NT at THE Vaudeville), Drones, Baby, Drones (Arcola), Labyrinth (Hampstead Theatre), The Rubber
Room (Old Vic New Voices), The White House Murder Case (The Orange Tree Theatre), The Miser (Royal Exchange, Manchester) and Wet Weather Cover (King’s Head, Islington and West End transfer). His film credits include Stan and Ollie, The Current War, Tad Jones: The Hero Returns, Spectre, Meet the Firm: Revenge in Rio, Jack and Jill and The Nutcracker: The Untold Story. His television credits include Press, Snatch, War on Drugs, Benidorm, Capital, I Live With Models, Not Going Out, The Armada: 12 Days To Save England, Episodes and Holby City.
Aidan McArdle plays Rick and is currently starring in The Secret Theatre (Shakespeare’s Globe). His recent theatre credits include The White Devil (Menier Chocolate Factory), There Came a Gypsy Riding (Almeida Theatre), The Shadow of a Gunman (Tricycle Theatre), Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, Henry VI Parts 1, 2 & 3, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard III (RSC), A Prayer for Owen Meaney (National Theatre), Stairs to the Roof (Chichester Festival Theatre) and Democracy (Sheffield Crucible Theatre / Old Vic). His television credits include Jane Eyre, Mr Selfridge, The Maigret Series, The Fall, Miss Marple, Sense 8 and Delicious. His film credits include Ella Enchanted, Not Only But Always, The Duchess, Borderlands, Professor and The Madman and Black 47.
Tom Riley plays Seth. His theatre credits include Arcadia (Broadway) for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, My City (Almeida Theatre), Paradise Regained, The Vertical Hour, Censorship, Victory, The Entertainer and The Woman Before (Royal Court Theatre). His television credits include Angie Tribeca, Ill Behaviour, Dark Heart, The Collection, Inside No. 9, Doctor Who, Da Vinci's Demons for which he won a BAFTA Cymru, Monroe, Twenty Twelve, Bedlam, A Bouquet of Barbed Wire, No Heroics, Poirot: An Appointment with Death, Freezing, Lost In Austen, Lewis, Casualty 1906 & 1907, Miss Marple - Ordeal By Innocence,
Freezing and Paparazzi. His film credits include Extinction, Ghost Light, Starfish, Modern Life Is Rubbish, Pushing Dead, Kill Your Friends, St. Trinians 2, Happy Ever Afters, Return to House on Haunted Hill, I Want Candy and A Few Days in September.
Sarah Burgess' play Dry Powder was a 2016 recipient of the Laurents/Hatcher Award and a 2016 finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Dry Powder premiered at the Public Theater directed by Thomas Kail, starring Claire Danes, John Krasinski, Hank Azaria, and Sanjit De
Silva. Her newest play Kings will receive its world premiere in 2018 at the Public Theater. Other plays include Camdenside (Ground Floor selection; Berkeley Rep; Kilroys list 2015) and FAIL: Failures (ANT Fest). Writer for The Tenant (Woodshed Collective) and “Naked Radio,” Naked Angels’ podcast series. Burgess has been a writer-in-residence at SPACE on Ryder Farm and the Cape Cod Theatre Project. WP Lab and Ars Nova Play Group alum.
Anna Ledwich returns to Hampstead Theatre following the critically acclaimed Labyrinth. Her other Hampstead productions include Kiss Me, Donny’s Brain, The Argument and the Olivier Award nominated Four Minutes Twelve Seconds Downstairs. Her other credits include The Stick House (Raucous Collective/Bristol Old Vic) and Lulu (Gate Theatre/Headlong) for which she received the New Directions Award. She was awarded the Michael and Morvern Heller Director's Bursary at Chichester Festival and is an Associate Director at Theatre 503 and co- Artistic Director of Theatre on the Fly at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Hampstead Downstairs / Celia Atkin present
YOUS TWO
By Georgia Christou Directed by Chelsea Walker Designed by Rosanna Vize Lighting by Jamie Platt Sound by George Dennis
18 January – 24 February Press Night 31 January 7.45pm
‘You’re always gonna turn into one of your parents aren’t you, it’s basically about choosing the one who’s slightly less mental’
Fifteen year old Billie has lived with her Dad in their little flat for as long as she can remember, but all that’s about to change. She’s got big plans - get Dad a job, sort out her grades, and live in a house with five bathrooms.
But one reckless night threatens to undo all her hard work and derail her ambitions... When it’s always been just the two of you, how easy is it to get out, or to let anyone else in?
Yous Two is a moving portrayal of the conflict between personal aspiration and familial responsibility, and what happens when those you should depend on need you more than you need them.
Ali Barouti plays Fudge. His theatre credits include Goats (Royal Court) His film and television credits include Tyrant, Patrick and Daytimer.
Leah Harvey plays Rachel. Her theatre credits include The Tempest, Henry IV and Julius Caesar (Donmar Theatre). Her film credits include Fighting with My Family, On The Road and Dustbin Baby.
Shannon Tarbet plays Billie. Her theatre credits include Rapture, Blister, Burn (Hampstead Theatre) Skåne (Hampstead Theatre Downstairs), Hotel (National Theatre), Circle Mirror Transformation, Spur Of The Moment (Royal Court), To Kill A Mockingbird,
Mogadishu (Manchester Royal Exchange/Lyric Hammersmith), The Iphigenia Quartet, The Edge Of Our Bodies (Gate Theatre), Mary Shelley (Shared Experience), A View From The
Bridge (Liverpool Playhouse) and 66 Books, The Flooded Grave (Bush Theatre). Her television credits include Rellik, Genius: Einstein, River, Virtuoso, Lewis, Inspector George Gently, Monroe and Silk. Her film credits include Colette, Beast, Look Away and A Promise Joseph Thompson plays Jonny. His theatre credits include The Odd Couple (Perth Theatre), Earthquakes in London (Headlong Theatre tour), The Cherry Orchard, Framm, The Voysey Inheritance (National Theatre), Fuenteovejuna (Oran Mor Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Royal Exchnage Theatre) and Undertow (Bristol Old Vic Studio). His film and television credits include The Royal Matchmaker, Falling Water, Time After Time, Casualty, Elementary, Hollyoaks, She Stoops to Conquer, Eastenders, Trafalgar ER and Invitation to a Hanging.
Georgia Christou is a previous member of the Royal Court Young Writers' Group. Yous Two is her debut full-length play which was originally shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award in 2015. She has also been selected as part of Channel 4’s 4Stories scheme and is writing an original single drama which will shoot in 2018.
Chelsea Walker returns to Hampstead having been the assistant director for Mike Bartlett’s Wild last year. Winner of the RTST Director Award 2017, Chelsea’s theatre credits include Low Level Panic (Orange Tree Theatre), P'yonyang (Finborough Theatre) and Klippies (Southwark Playhouse).
Playful Productions presents Hampstead Theatre’s THE MODERATE SOPRANO
Glyndebourne’s Original Love Story
By David Hare
Directed by Jeremy Herrin Duke of York’s Theatre, London
5 April – 30 June 2018
Press Night Thursday 12 April 7pm
David Hare’s critically acclaimed play The Moderate Soprano will make its West End premiere next spring at the Duke of York’s Theatre, with performances from 5 April to 30 June 2018 and opening night for press on 12 April 2018.
Jeremy Herrin, whose celebrated production enjoyed a sold out run at Hampstead Theatre in 2015, will return to direct the play with brand new set and costume designs by the multi award- winning theatre and opera designer, Bob Crowley.
Olivier Award winners Roger Allam and Nancy Carroll will reprise the roles of Glyndebourne founder John Christie and soprano Audrey Mildmay. Further casting for the West End is still to be announced.
The Moderate Soprano is produced in the West End by Matthew Byam Shaw, Nia Janis and Nick Salmon for Playful Productions, Caro Newling for Neal Street Productions, Karl Sydow and Greg Ripley-Duggan for Hampstead Theatre, in association with Raymond Gubbay and Bob Bartner.
A two day Drama and Literary Festival 17 and 18 February 2018
Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce the return of The Festival at Hampstead Theatre for a fourth year running, which will take place on 17 and 18 February 2018. The Festival will showcase unique events including workshops and panel discussions featuring stage, television and film figures, such as Christopher Biggins, Kate Mosse, Ryan Craig and Victoria Saxton. The full Festival programme is outlined below.
The first Festival at Hampstead Theatre was hosted in March 2015 and was an overwhelming success, attracting a 2,500 footfall. Since then, David Hare, Alison Steadman, Meera Syal, Mike Leigh and Thandie Newton, to name a few, have taken part in Hampstead’s festivals over the years, giving audiences a behind the scenes insight into the arts and entertainment industry.
Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, London, NW3 3EU
HAMPSTEAD THEATRE LISTINGS
MAIN STAGE
CELL MATES
By Simon Gray
Directed by Edward Hall
30 November 2017 – 20 January 2018
DRY POWDER
By Sarah Burgess Directed by Anna Ledwich 26 January – 3 March
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
Book and lyrics by Tony Kushner Music by Jeanine Tesori Directed by Michael Longhurst Starring Sharon D. Clarke
12 March – 21 April
Previews, Mondays and matinees
Full Price: £30/£27/£18
Under 30s/Students: £15/£10*
Seniors (matinees only): £22/20
Groups For every 9 tickets get the 10th free Access: £16
Tuesday – Saturday evenings
Full price: £37/£32/£25
Under 30s/Students: £15/£10*
Groups For every 9 tickets get the 10th free Access: £16
*Under 30s and Student concession seats are available in row A (£15) & Band C (£10)
DOWNSTAIRS
MOTHER CHRISTMAS
By David Lewis
Directed by Donnacadh O’Briain 8 December – 13 January
Jo Allan PR 6
YOUS TWO
By Georgia Christou Directed by Chelsea Walker 18 January – 24 February
ACCEPTANCE
By Amy Ng
Directed by Anna Ledwich 2 March – 7 April
THE PHLEBOTOMIST
By Ella Road
Directed by Sam Yates 12 April – 19 May
Mon-Sat 7.45pm; Wed Mats 2.45pm; Sat Mats 3.15pm First Five Previews: All tickets £5
First twelve performance thereafter: £12
Remaining performances: £14
U30/students: £10
THE MODERATE SOPRANO
Glyndebourne’s Original Love Story By David Hare
Directed by Jeremy Herrin
Duke of York’s Theatre, St Martin’s Lane, London, WC2N 4BG
First performance: Thursday 5 April Opening Night: Thursday 12 April at 7pm Final performance: Saturday 30 June
Monday – Saturday at 7.30pm
Thursday and Saturday at 2.30pm (first Thursday matinee 19 April)
Box office details
www.themoderatesoprano.com
0844 871 7623 Prices from £15
The Festival at Hampstead Theatre Listings
SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY
How to... Write a Musical
Explore how to start writing a musical and go from scene into song
Time: 10.15am
Location: Hampstead’s Rehearsal Room
Participants: Victoria Saxton, Sarah Travis and Tim Sutton Ticket prices: £18 (full price)/£15 (concession)
Casting: Seeing Beyond the Obvious
How to juggle multiple trades in one career – and get noticed for each discipline, at the right time
Jo Allan PR 7
Time: 10.30am
Location: Hampstead’s Main Stage
Participants: Edward Hall (Chair), Dave Johns, Susie Parriss and Christopher Biggins Ticket prices: £10 (full price)/£8 (concession)
In Conversation with Susie Boyt and Tessa Hadley
Novelists Susie Boyt and Tessa Hadley will discuss their inspirations, ideas and aims and read from their latest works
Time: 11am
Location: Hampstead Downstairs Participants: Susie Boyt and Tessa Hadley Ticket prices: £10 (full price)/£8 (concession)
How to... Speak in Public (16-19 years old)
Learn the tricks of the trade in public speaking with this fun and practical workshop for young adults Time: 12pm
Location: Hampstead’s Main Stage Participants: Charlie Simpson Ticket prices: £12
Frankenstein at 200: with Kate Mosse
Award-winning writer Kate Mosse explores why the story of Frankenstein continues to fascinate modern imaginations today on the page, stage and screen
Time: 12.45pm
Location: Hampstead Downstairs Participants: Kate Mosse
Ticket prices: £10 (full price)/£8 (concession)
How to... Write a Book
Crafting compelling storylines for your characters with best-selling author, S.J Parris Time: 1pm
Location: Hampstead’s Rehearsal Room Participants: Stephanie Merritt (aka S.J Parris) Ticket prices: £18 (full price)/£15 (concession)
How to... Write a Children’s Book
Practical tips in writing for a young reader Time: 2.30pm
Location: TBC
Participants: Cas Lester
Ticket prices: £18 (full price)/£15 (concession)
How to...Write a Play, Screenplay or Radio Play
Exploring the differences in writing styles for different media platforms with acclaimed writer, Ryan Craig Time: 3.45pm
Location: Hampstead’s Rehearsal Room Participants: Ryan Craig
Ticket prices: £18 (full price)/£15 (concession)
The Ashes at Hampstead Theatre
Take your seat and watch the best English and Australian writers vie for the coveted ‘Play Of The Day’ – it’s sure to bowl you over. Who will win? You decide.
Time: 7pm and 8.45pm
Location: Hampstead’s Rehearsal Room
Participants: Brendan Cowell, Tanika Gupta, Kathy Lette, Greg Mosse and Simon Williams Ticket prices: £10 (full price)/£8 (concession)
SUNDAY 18 FEBRUARY
Film Script Reading
A live reading of an iconic film, to be confirmed shortly, featuring a host of Britain’s finest stars
Time: 6pm
Location: Hampstead’s Main Stage
Ticket prices: £15 (full price)/£12 (concession)
Also available Caroline, Or Change at Hampstead Theatre, London with tickets on sale through
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