As a new play tells the story of one of our greatest female astronomers Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin The Observer Science Editor Robin McKie celebrates the women whose profound and crucial discoveries were hidden by the male elite of science. theguardian.com/science/articl…

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: the woman who defied the experts. Times Higher Education MatthewReisz talks to playwright Stella Feehily about the pioneering astronomer who discovered what stars are made of timeshighereducation.com/news/cecilia-p…

🌟 Have you heard of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin? She was the first person to work out what stars are made of, but struggled to get recognition. Her story is explored in The Lightest Element at Hampstead Theatre. Actor Maureen Beattie & writer Stella Feehily join anita rani ⬇️

"I think it is harder than ever for actors from all walks of life to survive in the industry". John Hollingworth (John Hollingworth) talks to Fergus Morgan about often being cast as posh characters and his dream roles 👇 thestage.co.uk/features/john-…

On tonight's BBC Front Row: Pedro Almodovar on The Room Next Door, Richard Bean on Reykjavik at Hampstead Theatre and Virginia Nicholson on a new exhibition of Vanessa Bell's paintings. 715pm R4 or link below: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Playing the Last Post is almost a job for life - I’ve managed a mere 30 years this year playing for my local village Royal British Legion but 50 years is mightily impressive - well done, Niall.

Yass Queen! One of the nicest actors I’ve ever worked with… 💪 “I’d love for my age not to be commented on, for it to be accepted that women are amazing and don’t need to be limited, when men seem to be allowed to do things without any comment” thetimes.com/article/5cd779…

Simon Russell Beale, star of House Of The Dragon, discusses Tom Stoppard’s The Invention Of Love on the London Theatre Review podcast 🎙️ Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/8NsFE9-9qQw

Simon Russell Beale - how I do love thee. Let me count the ways.. (future BBC Front Row)

Simon Russell Beale: ‘I could stop acting now and it would be fine’. The modern great on impostor syndrome, the joys of the job and the challenges of starring as AE Housman in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention of Love ⁦Hampstead Theatre⁩ thetimes.com/article/b0d823…

Simon Russell Beale is playing AE Housman on stage and Edward Elgar in Alan Bennett’s latest film, but he still has impostor syndrome | ✍ Dominic Maxwell Tap for the full interview 👇 thetimes.com/culture/theatr…

In this week’s Big Interview, Simon Russell Beale talks about his experiences performing many of theatre’s greatest parts and the roles he still wants to play, as he stars in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention of Love Hampstead Theatre 👇 thestage.co.uk/big-interviews…

The end of a bracing new year walk with A E Housman’s Blue Remembered Hills (Shropshire’s Clee Hills) in the distance

A thrillingly brilliant Hamlet...the rest is silence

Waiting for Jazz Sabbath last night. Awesome jazzy heavy metal vibes, kinder on the ears. 🤘🎸

Our members had so much fun with this, and it provided a much-needed space for them to connect with others and get creative. Thank you so much to Hampstead Theatre and Camden Council for facilitating this amazing programme.

.Hampstead Theatre has launched a community programme to tackle isolation in London’s “loneliest borough” 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/hampstead…

How do you bring people together in London’s ‘loneliest borough’? Jennifer Davis told BBC Radio 4 Today how Hampstead Theatre and other local charities are giving adults living in Camden the chance to connect through theatre. (Listen in from 2:46:01) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Everyone at Hampstead Theatre is devastated by the news of Tom Stoppard’s passing. Tom has been an unwavering friend of our theatre in difficult times, and as we prepare to open our third consecutive Christmas season of a Stoppard play we all feel a personal loss. [1/2]

Tom Stoppard remembered so beautifully and honestly by Patrick Marber theguardian.com/stage/2025/dec…