Felicity Kendal, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis & Gavi Singh Chera to star
Full casting has been announced for Hampstead Theatre’s revival of Tom Stoppard’s play Indian Ink starring Felicity Kendal.
Directed by Jonathan Kent, Indian Ink is playing at Hampstead Theatre from 3 December 2025 to 31 January 2026.
The show will also tour to Theatre Royal Bath, playing its main theatre from 10 to 14 February 2026.
The first major UK staging since 1995, Indian Ink will star Felicity Kendal (Noises Off, The Good Life) as Mrs Swan. Kendal returns to the play, which Tom Stoppard wrote for her, 30 years after originating the role of Flora Crewe in the world premiere production.
Joining her in the cast will be Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (Grace Pervades) as Flora Crewe, and Gavi Singh Chera (Pins and Needles, The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power) as Nirad Das.
The cast will also include Sagar Arya (The Father and the Assassin) as Coomaraswami, Mark Carlisle (Once) as Resident, Neil D’Souza (Out of Season) as Dilip, Tom Durant-Pritchard (The Tempest) as David Durance, Aaron Gill (East is South) as Anish Das, Irvine Iqbal (The Father and The Assassin) as Rajah / Politician, Evan Milton (Edward II) as Englishman / Eric, Bethany Muir (Water Under The Bridge) as Englishwoman / Nell, Donald Sage Mackay (Girl From The North Country) as Eldon Pike and Sushant Shekhar (Sophia) as Nazrul.
The story is set in 1930s India and 1980s Britain. In Thirties India, Flora Crewe, a noted Bloomsbury Group poet, undertakes a journey through India for her health. Free-spirited and without social inhibitions she unsettles most people she meets, but secretly captivates Nirad Das, a handsome Indian painter.
In 1980s England, Flora’s sister, Mrs Swan, is visited by an American biographer trying to uncover exactly what took place on the trip – and then Das’ son appears in her garden with a painting of Flora by his father – a nude…
Satirising the self-importance of both academia and the ruling class, Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink is billed as an evocative meditation on art and love, exploring how creativity can bridge even the most profound cultural barriers.
Joining Jonathan Kent in the creative team is set designer Leslie Travers, costume designer Nicky Shaw, lighting designer Peter Mumford, sound designer Christopher Shutt, composer Kuljit Bhamra and assistant director Finlay Glen. The casting director is Amy Ball.
Currently playing at Hampstead Theatre is Richard Greenberg’s Tony Award-nominated play The Assembled Parties (17 October – 22 November 2025) starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders, The Merchant of Venice 1936).
More about Indian Ink at Hampstead Theatre London
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