Enlightenment
From Theatre Breaks
ENLIGHTENMENT
Running 30 September - 30 October 2010
Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, London NW3 3EU
www.hampsteadtheatre.com | 020 7722 9301
Edward Hall - son of former Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre artistic director Sir Peter Hall - launches his inaugural season in charge at Hampstead with his own UK premiere production of this modern mystery by Shelagh Stephenson (the Olivier-winning author of The Memory of Water).
A gap-year student travelling in the Far East disappears, and his parents are suddenly in limbo. Unsure who to turn to, or even whether he’s alive or dead, they frantically seek clues. But as the truth emerges, a net of lies and deceit begins to close in around them. The cast includes Daisy Beaumont, Julie Graham and Richard Clothier.
Following in his father’s footsteps, Edward Hall has become one of the best-known directors of his generation, with London and Broadway credits including The Deep Blue Sea (with Greta Scacchi), Macbeth (with Sean Bean), Edmond (with Kenneth Branagh) and A Streetcar Named Desire (with the late Natasha Richardson).
Enlightenment, is a mesmeric psychological thriller by Shelagh Stephenson, directed by Edward Hall - the new Artistic Director.
Enlightenment Reviews
Linda from London Theatre Breaks: http://usefulwiki.com/londontheatre/enlightenment.html
Andy at Theatre Breaks Magazine: http://theatrebreaksmag.co.uk/london-breaks-plays-enlightenment-at-hampstead-theatre/
Charles Spencer, Telegraph : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8055558/Enlightenment-Hampstead-Theatre-review.html "yet another dud" !
What's On Stage http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E8831286442233/Enlightenment.html
Michael Billington, Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/oct/07/englightenment-review-hampstead-theatre-london
West Hampstead Life : http://westhampsteadlife.blogspot.com/2010/10/review-enlightenment-at-hampstead.html
Aleks Sierz, The Arts Desk : http://www.theartsdesk.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2351:enlightenment-theatre-review&Itemid=25
Hampstead and Highgate Express : http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/what-s-on/theatre/review_enlightenment_at_hampstead_theatre_1_675227
There Ought To Be Clowns : http://oughttobeclowns.blogspot.com/2010/10/review-enlightenment-hampstead-theatre.html
The Stage : http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/29866/enlightenment
British Theatre Guide : http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/enlightenment-rev.htm
A Younger Theatre : http://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-enlightenment-hampstead-theatre-edward-hall/
Bazzfazz : http://bazzfazz.blogspot.com/2010/10/unsolicited-theatre-review.html
Evening Standard : http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23885646-tale-of-imposter-leaves-us-waiting-for-the-real-thing-in-enlightenment.do
Distant Aggravation : http://distantaggravation.blogspot.com/2010/10/52-weeks-52-fringe-venues-venue-11.html
Interval Drinks : http://intervaldrinks.blogspot.com/2010/10/enlightenment-at-hampstead-theatre.html
TheatreJunki : http://theatrejunki.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/review-enlightenment/
