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  • Venue Hampstead Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 7 June 2025
  • Running time 1 hour 45 minutes (no interval)
  • Age guidelines 14+

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The gripping adaptation of David Mamet’s noir thriller House of Games is playing at Hampstead Theatre in London.

Starring Lisa Dillon (Cranford, Downton Abbey), House of Games is adapted from David Mamet’s thrilling screenplay by award-winning playwright Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors).

Don’t miss this startling new production.

House of Games is playing at Hampstead Theatre from 2 May to 7 June 2025.

Celebrated psychoanalyst and author Dr Margaret Ford has a new client. Billy needs help: he’s addicted to sex, drugs and, most dangerously, gambling big money at an illicit poker lounge, the House of Games. Dr Ford also happens to be in search of subject matter for her next best-seller – a search which takes her deep into Chicago’s underworld and into the path of Mike, a charismatic gambler. A complex game commences, in which even the players themselves don’t know the rules, their roles, or who will be left holding the trump card…

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Performance Information

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of House of Games?

Starring Lisa Dillon as Dr Margaret Ford, Richard Harrington as Mike, Oscar Lloyd as Billy, Joanna Brookes as Kathleen, Robin Soans as Joey, Siôn Tudor Owen as George, Kelly Price as Trudi, Laurence Ubong Williams as PJ, Andrew Whipp as Bobby

Who are the creative team of House of Games?

  • Based on the screenplay by David Mamet
  • Story by David Mamet and Jonathan Katz
  • Stage version by Richard Bean
  • Directed by Jonathan Kent
  • Designer Ashley Martin-Davis
  • Lighting Designer Peter Mumford
  • Sound Designer Paul Groothuis
  • Casting Director Juliet Horsely CDG

Important Notes

Access Performances: Captioned Performance: Tuesday 3 June, 7.30pm; Audio Described Performance: Saturday 7 June, 2.30pm

Content warnings: Thematic: Depictions of violence, gambling and guns. Use of strong language and discussions of drug use and sex; Technical: Use of herbal cigarettes and one loud gun shot

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 House of Games

● "Bean teases the material into new shapes which continue or comment on other Mamet works" - The Guardian

● "This slick revival of Richard Bean’s stage adaptation of David Mamet’s noir thriller isn’t deep, but it is fun" - TimeOut

● "Director Jonathan Kent, corrals a strong cast led by Lisa Dillon" - The Times

● "An efficient, tense piece of work" - Evening Standard

Frequently Asked Questions

House of Games is playing at the Hampstead Theatre in London
The running time of House of Games is 1 hour 45 minutes (no interval)
The age recommendations for House of Games are: 14+
Yes, House of Games has matinee performances on the following days: Thursday, Saturday
No, sorry, House of Games has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.

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