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Review Roundup: THE LIGHTEST ELEMENT at Hampstead Theatre

See what the critics are saying about The Lightest Element at Hampstead Theatre. Read the reviews and learn more about the production.
SPITFIRE GIRLS Will Embark on UK Tour

SPITFIRE GIRLS, a new play by Katherine Senior, will premiere at MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton on Thursday 20 March 2025.
Review: THE LIGHTEST ELEMENT, Hampstead Theatre

Stella Feehily's new play examines the life of pioneering astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Review: THE HARMONY TEST, Hampstead Theatre

Good writing doesn’t have to explode off the stage, but can gently lull you with buckets of charm and laser point focus.
Joseph Marcell Will Lead the UK Tour of A SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL This Spring

Stage, film and TV star Joseph Marcell will head the cast of Seán Aydon's new production of The School For Scandal, which begins a major UK tour this spring.
Review: NINETEEN GARDENS, Hampstead Theatre

Nineteen Gardens is one of those layered pieces. Some will see a callous attempt at arbitrary retaliation, others will find an extremely detailed representation of English society. An excellent chance for discussion.
Magdalena Miecznicka to Make Playwriting Debut at Hampstead Theatre

Magdalena Miecznicka is set to make her playwriting debut at Hampstead Theatre with Nineteen Gardens, an intimate two-hander directed by Alice Hamilton and starring Olivia Le Andersen and David Sturzaker. 
Photos: First Look at THE MERCHANT OF VENICE at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

All new photos have been released for The Merchant of Venice, performed in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, directed by Abigail Graham and designed by Sarah Beaton.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For THE MERCHANT OF VENICE at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

All new rehearsal photos have been released for The Merchant of Venice, performed in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, directed by Abigail Graham and designed by Sarah Beaton.
Globe Announces Cast For THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the full cast of The Merchant of Venice, performed in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, directed by Abigail Graham and designed by Sarah Beaton.
VIDEO: First Look at MUM, Beginning Performances at Theatre Royal Plymouth This Week

A trailer has been released today for the world premiere of MUM starring Sophie Melville, Denise Black and Cat Simmons. 
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For MUM, Starring Sophie Melville, Denise Black and Cat Simmons

Images have been released from the rehearsal room today for the world premiere of MUM starring Sophie Melville, Denise Black and Cat Simmons.
Sophie Melville, Denise Black and Cat Simmons Will Lead MUM at Soho Theatre and Theatre Royal Plymouth

The production will run at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 30 September – 16 October before transferring to Soho Theatre from 20 October – 20 November where it will have a press night on Tuesday 26 October.
MUM Will Be Performed at Theatre Royal Plymouth and Soho Theatre This Fall

MUM, an urgent new play by Olivier award-winning playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, and directed by Abigail Graham, will run at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 30 September – 16 October before transferring to Soho Theatre, London from 20 October – 20 November.
Francesca Moody Productions, Soho Theatre and Theatre Royal Plymouth Popcorn Group Present MUM

Francesca Moody Productions, Soho Theatre and Theatre Royal Plymouth in association  with Popcorn Group will present MUM an urgent new play by Olivier  award-winning playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Emilia, The Globe/ West End), directed by Abigail Graham (The Tyler Sisters, Hampstead Theatre; soon to direct Aladdin at Lyric Hammersmith). MUM will run at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 30  September – 16 October before transferring to Soho Theatre, London from 20 October – 20 November. Press Night will take place at Soho Theatre on 26 October. Casting will  be announced in due course.  
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Comes to Darlington

Tilted Wig Productions present an exciting and bold new production of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. Co-produced with Malvern Theatres and Churchill Theatre, Bromley, it will be showing in Darlington between 26 and 30 March as part of its national spring tour.
Casting Update For Young Vic's Productions Of JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN and WILD EAST

With the Young Vic's recent run of critical-success including The Convert currently running at Young Vic, The Inheritance at the Noel Coward Theatre and The Jungle now playing at St Ann's Warehouse in New York, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, Kwame Kwei-Armah, today announces the full cast for Stephen Adly Guirgis' Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, directed by Kate Hewitt in the Main House, and April de Angelis' Wild East, directed by recipient of Genesis Future Directors Award, Lekan Lawal, in The Clare.
Cast Announced For The World Premiere Of GREAT APES

Casting has been announced for the World Premiere of Great Apes from the novel by Will Self; reimagined for the stage by Patrick Marmion. Great Apes is a new play by Patrick Marmion directed by RSC and Donmar actor Oscar Pearce (Wolf Hall, Real Thing), based on the novel by Will Self opening at the Arcola Theatre on Monday 19th March.
Arcola Theatre and Stepping Out Theatre Present GREAT APES

Great Apes is a new play by Patrick Marmion directed by RSC and Donmar actor Oscar Pearce (Wolf Hall, Real Thing), based on the novel by Will Self. It is a raucous, surreal modern satire that mixes Self's famously rich language with subtle simian movement and vocalisations to create a theatrical 'Planet of the Apes' crossed with 'Gulliver's Travels'. With set and costume design by Sarah Beaton, movement by Jonnie Riordan, lighting by Matt Haskins and sound by Dan Balfour.
Engineer Theatre's Psychological Horror THE GAP IN THE LIGHT to Plunge New Diorama Into Darkness

One week today, Engineer Theatre Collective, who have turned heads and earned critical praise for bringing real-life issues to the stage in verbatim, Lecoq-influenced human dramas, will turn their attention to a brand new genre, psychological horror, with their latest production The Gap in the Light, which premieres at New Diorama in May.

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