Mix of old and new for the Hampstead's 50th
London's Hampstead Theatre is to mark its 50th anniversary in 2009 with a season balancing a mix of old and new plays.The new season will begin with a revival of Noel Coward's Private Lives, a play which received a notable revival at the Hampstead Theatre in 1962.
Other revivals include Michael Frayn's Alphabetical Order, which premiered at the venue in 1975 and Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, a play by Frank McGuinness which debuted at the theatre in 1986.
Meanwhile, Ian Kennedy Smith, a writer best known for television series The Sweeney and Juliet Bravo sees the world premiere of his first play as part of Hampstead's 2009 season.
The Berlin Handover Express will run at the venue from March 5th until April 4th 2009 and will be directed by the former artistic director of the Hampstead, Michael Rudman.
