Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Hayley Atwell and the Cast of DRY POWDER

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.

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Hayley Atwell, currently starring in BBC's Howards End, will make her Hampstead Theatre debut as Jenny and will be joined by Tom Riley and Aidan McArdle.

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...

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Photo Credit: Alastair Muir

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