Hampstead Theatre’s 2025 season has brought together a range of new writing, contemporary drama and inventive adaptations. The current revival of Indian Ink, which runs through early 2026, rounds off a year defined by varied storytelling and strong creative collaborations.

Indian Ink (Nov 2025 – Jan 2026)

Directed by Jonathan Kent, this new staging of Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink revisits a story that spans two periods, tracing a poet’s life through memories, shifting perspectives and unanswered questions. The cast is led by Felicity Kendal, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Gavi Singh Chera, with the production lit by Peter Mumford.

The design work supports the play’s movement between 1930s India and 1980s England, using light, colour and careful transitions to guide the audience through its emotional landscape. PRG has provided lighting fixtures and technical support for the production.

Credit: Johan Persson

Earlier Productions in the 2025 Season

East is South (Jan – Mar 2025)

Directed by Ellen McDougall, East is South examined how rapidly evolving technology shapes relationships and personal identity. The production starred Kaya Scodelario and Luke Treadaway, with Alex Eales designing the set and Azusa Ono leading the lighting design to create a sharp, contemporary visual world.

Credit: Manuel Harlan

The Habits (Feb – Apr 2025)

Jack Bradfield’s debut play, directed by Ed Madden, explored the pull between daily routine and personal expectation. The cast featured Ruby Stokes, Paul Thornley, Sara Hazemi and Jamie Bisping, while Alys Whitehead’s design and Laura Howard’s lighting guided the show through its shifts in tone and tempo.

Credit: Genevieve Girling

Personal Values (Apr – May 2025)

Directed by Lucy Morrison, Personal Values centred on familial pressure and private tensions. Performances by Holly Atkins, Rosie Cavaliero and Archie Christoph-Allen were framed within Naomi Dawson’s detailed domestic set, supported by Holly Ellis’s lighting design.

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House of Games (Apr – Jun 2025)

Richard Bean’s stage adaptation of the Mamet thriller, directed by Jonathan Kent, reimagined a world of deception and psychological manoeuvring. Starring Lisa Dillon and Richard Harrington, the production featured Ashley Martin-Davis’s set design and Peter Mumford’s lighting, which emphasised the tension and shifting alliances within the story.

Credit: Manuel Harlan

Showmanism (Jun – Jul 2025)

Created and directed by Jan Willem Van Den Bosch, Showmanism explored performance itself, blending movement, imagery and spoken narrative. The production embraced a collage-like approach, using lighting and staging as principal storytelling elements, lighting design by Martin Landthorne.

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Supporting the Work

Across the 2025 season, Hampstead Theatre has showcased a wide range of creative voices, each shaped by the vision of its directors, designers and production teams. PRG has supported these productions with lighting fixtures and technical resources, working closely with the theatre’s in-house staff and incoming lighting designers to meet the needs of each project.

Over the year, Hampstead Theatre’s Head of Lighting, Sam Dudley, and his team have established a powerful working partnership with PRG Account Manager Jason Hodgetts. Built on trust and a shared commitment to high standards, this collaboration has supported a diverse programme of shows, with Jason overseeing each project from PRG’s side and ensuring the team had everything they needed throughout the season.

Reflecting on the partnership, Jason commented “Supporting Sam Dudley and his team throughout the season has genuinely been one of the highlights of my year. Hampstead Theatre has a special way of nurturing new writing and new voices, and it’s been great to play even a small part in that. My thanks to everyone at the theatre for making the collaboration so enjoyable.”

It has been a pleasure to collaborate with everyone at Hampstead Theatre throughout the year, and we look forward to supporting more of their inspiring work in the seasons ahead.