The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism at the Hampstead Theatre

Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner makes a highly anticipated return to Hampstead with The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures.

Shot through with characteristic wit and searing passion, Kushner’s latest play is at once the story of a family grappling to find meaning in a landscape they no longer recognise and an epic exploration of humanity’s compulsive search for Utopias, both personal and political.

The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures runs from 15 October 2016 until 26 November 2016 at the Hampstead Theatre.

STORY

New York, 2007. Gus Marcantonio, retired longshoreman, former trade union organiser, renaissance man, feels that the world has turned its back on everything he has fought for in life.

With his sister, he summons his three grown children home, trailing the appendages of their chaotic lives, to their Brooklyn brownstone for the most unusual family reunion yet…

CAST

Tamsin Greig will play the role of Empty alongside David Calder who plays Gus, Daniel Flynn as Adam, Jessica Hynes as Maeve.

Other casting includes Sara Kestelman (Clio), Katie Leung (Sooze), Matt McGrath (Pill), Luke Newberry (Eli), Lex Shrapnel (V), Katy Stephens (Shelle) and Rhashan Stone (Paul).

CREATIVE TEAM

Written by Tony Kushner and directed by Michael Boyd with design by Tom Piper, lighting by Wolfgang Goebbel, and sound by David Paul Jones.

Tony Kushner work include Pulitzer Prize winning Angels in America, Slavs and Oscar nominated screenplays Lincoln and Munich.

Olivier Award winner Michael Boyd’s recent directing credits include Orfeo (Royal Opera House/Roundhouse) and Marlowe’s Tamburlaine (Broadway). Boyd was the Artistic Director of The RSC from 2002 until 2012.

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In rehearsal: Tony Kushner’s The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism

Rehearsal images have been released of Hampstead Theatre's upcoming production of Tony Kushner’s The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures. The UK premiere of Kushner's Pulitzer prize winning play is directed by Michael Boyd and features Tamsin Greig, David Calder, Richard Clothier, Daniel Flynn, Sara Kestelman, Katie Leung, Luke Newberry, Sirine Saba, Lex Shrapnel, Katy Stephens and Rhashan Stone. The play is the story of a family grappling to find meaning in a political and personal landscape they no longer recognise. The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures runs from 15 October 2016 until 26 November 2016 at the Hampstead Theatre. BOOKING

Casting announced for The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism at Hampstead Theatre

Casting has been announced for the UK premiere of The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures at Hampstead Theatre. Tamsin Greig will play the role of Empty alongside David Calder who plays Gus, Daniel Flynn as Adam, Jessica Hynes as Maeve. Other casting includes Sara Kestelman as Clio, Katie Leung as Sooze, Matt McGrath as Pill, Luke Newberry as Eli, Lex Shrapnel as V, Katy Stephens as Shelle and Rhashan Stone as Paul. The production will be directed by Michael Boyd. Tony Kushner's latest play is about a retired longshoreman who feels the world has turned its back on him and decides to call his three children back to Brooklyn for a reunion. The piece is set in New York in 2007 and is about a family trying to find meaning in the world. The production is directed by Michael Boyd, with design by Tom Piper, lighting by Wolfgang Goebbel, and sound by David Paul Jones. The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures will run from 15 October to 26 November at Hampstead Theatre. BOOKING