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  • Venue Hampstead Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 16 March 2024
  • Running time 1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)
  • Age guidelines 14+

★★★★ “Edge-of-seat entertainment” – Telegraph

Hampstead Theatre present the world premiere of Double Feature, a new play by Tony Award winning playwright and screenwriter John Logan (Red, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Gladiator, Skyfall).

These 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?

The cast includes Ian McNeice (Archie, Doc Martin) as Alfred Hitchcock, Joanna Vanderham (Richard III, Othello) as Tippi Hedren, Jonathan Hyde (Titanic, A Very English Scandal) as Vincent Price, and Rowan Polonski (Shakespeare in Love) as Michael Reeves.

Directed by Jonathan Kent (Aspects of Love, Gypsy, Long Day’s Journey into Night), Double Feature runs from 8 February to 16 March 2024 at Hampstead Theatre, London.

“Art and Eros are always superimposed, don’t you find? You cannot separate the two: the model naked in supplication before the artist; the artist exposing himself in trust. The beast of creation is always erect.”

1964/1967. In a rented cottage in Suffolk, a brilliant young film director, deep in making his magnum opus, confronts the ageing star that the studio has imposed on him. Vincent Price is about to walk out on the film, and Michael Reeves’ career hangs by a thread. Across the world, in a strange simulacrum of a Suffolk cottage created on a Hollywood lot, a great director and his star are engaged in a very different sort of power-game, as Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren take time off from making Marnie for one final confrontation.

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of Double Feature?

The cast includes Ian McNeice as Alfred Hitchcock, Joanna Vanderham as Tippi Hedren, Jonathan Hyde as Vincent Price, and Rowan Polonski as Michael Reeves.

Who are the creative team of Double Feature?

Written by John Logan. Directed by Jonathan Kent.

Designed by Anthony Ward; lighting design by Hugh Vanstone; sound design by Paul Groothuis; associate director Stephen Whitson; casting director is Sarah Bird CDG.

Important Notes

Content Warning:

This production contains strong language, reference to rape, sexual violence and suicide.

Access Performances:

Captioned Performance: Tuesday 12 March, 7.30pm; Audio Described Performances: Saturday 16 March, 2.30pm

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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Critics' reviews of Double Feature

★★★★ 'Edge-of-seat entertainment' The Telegraph

★★★★ 'Sex, power and Hollywood spats' The Times

★★★★ 'An exquisite production' Broadway World

Frequently Asked Questions

Double Feature is playing at the Hampstead Theatre in London
The running time of Double Feature is 1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)
The age recommendations for Double Feature are: 14+
Yes, Double Feature has matinee performances on the following days: Thursday, Saturday
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