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  • Venue Hampstead Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 22 July 2023
  • Running time 1h 10minutes (no interval)
  • Age guidelines 14+

Stephen Tompkinson and Andrew Lancel star in Stumped at Hampstead Theatre

Stumped – a brilliantly witty new play by Shomit Dutta explores what the friendship between two great playwrights – Samuel Becket and Harold Pinter – both cricket enthusiasts, might have looked like.

Stephen Tompkinson (Brassed Off, Drop the Dead Donkey, DCI Banks, Wild at Heart) will play Samuel Beckett with Andrew Lancel (The Bill, Coronation Street) portraying Harold Pinter. Guy Unsworth (Bring It On, South Bank Centre; Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, UK Tour) directs.

Stumped runs from 22 June 2023 until 22 July 2023 at Hampstead Theatre London.

Before Samuel Beckett became the playwright universally known for Waiting for Godot, he was a cricketer. He is still the only Nobel prize-winner to feature in the pages of Wisden as a first-class player. His friend and fellow Nobel prize-winner, Harold Pinter, whose best-known works include The Birthday Party and Betrayal, described cricket as ‘the greatest thing that God created on earth’.

Stumped explores what the friendship between these two great playwrights, both cricket enthusiasts, might have looked like.

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Who is in the cast of Stumped?

Stephen Tompkinson (Brassed Off, Drop the Dead Donkey, DCI Banks, Wild at Heart) will play Samuel Beckett with Andrew Lancel (The Bill, Coronation Street) portraying Harold Pinter.

Who are the creative team of Stumped?

Written by Shomit Dutta with direction by Guy Unsworth.

Important Notes

This production contains strong language.

Venue Information

Hampstead Theatre , Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 3EU

Nearest Tube or Train: Swiss Cottage (Jubilee Line)

Nearest Buses: C11, 13, 31, 46, 82, 113, 187, 268

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Stumped is playing at the Hampstead Theatre in London
The running time of Stumped is 1h 10minutes (no interval)
The age recommendations for Stumped are: 14+
Yes, Stumped has matinee performances on the following days: Thursday, Saturday
No, sorry, Stumped has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.

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