On the main stage – Double Feature – From 8th February
Alfred Hitchcock – the world’s most celebrated filmmaker
Tippi Hedren – Hitchcock’s muse and leading lady
Michael Reeves – brilliant new director trying to prove his worth
Vincent Price – seasoned hero of the horror genre
Two stories splice together seamlessly, exploring the glamour – and the grit – associated with the silver screen. Where does the power in Hollywood truly sit: with the star on screen, or in the director’s chair? John Logan is an American playwright and screenwriter with first-hand experience of the movie world having written the screenplays for The Aviator, Skyfall and Gladiator. His stage work includes the Tony Award-winning play Red (West End and Broadway), Peter and Alice (West End) and the book for Moulin Rouge (West End and Broadway)
Jonathan Kent returns to Hampstead where his previous productions include Good People, The Slaves of Solitude and The Forest.
Next on Downstairs – Out of Season – From 16th February
The band is back in town! Michael, Chris and Dev are returning to Ibiza and the hotel where it all began thirty years ago… But Michael’s stuck in London, Dev’s got a bad back and Chris… well, he’s just Chris. And it turns out that none of them are in their twenties anymore! As this middle-aged trip down memory lane is about to hurtle off the tracks, Holly and Amy arrive, so down-to-earth they might just save our feckless heroes from really humiliating themselves…
Neil D’Souza’s comedy picks over the gulf between past aspirations and present realities – how we can come to terms with the past and find a way to face the future. D’Souza’s other plays include Small Miracle (Colchester) and Coming Up (Watford).
Alice Hamilton is Hampstead Theatre’s Associate Director. Her credits include the Downstairs productions of Every Day I Make Greatness Happen and Paradise, and The Dumb Waiter and The Memory of Water on Hampstead’s Main Stage.