Birmingham Repertory Theatre

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Director: Rachel Kavanaugh
Designer: Colin Richmond
Lighting Designer: Tim Mitchell
Composer: Catherine Jayes
Sound Designer: Dan Hoole
Dialect Coach: Sally Hague

Special Dates

After Dark : Wed 16 April
Spotlight : Thu 17 April
Theatre Day : Thu 24 April

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Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company & West Yorkshire Playhouse presents

Hapgood

Fri 11 Apr 2008 – Sat 26 Apr 2008

Main House

By Tom Stoppard

Vital information has been leaked to the Russians and female spymaster Hapgood, along with her colleagues, is under pressure to expose the culprit. With only a former Russian spy and a suspected double-crossing member of her team in the frame, the mission looks set to be brought to a quick conclusion. But will Hapgood’s elaborate scheme to expose the traitor be a success or is there more to it than meets the eye?

First produced in 1988, Artistic Director Rachel Kavanaugh revives Stoppard’s brilliant spy thriller with Josie Lawrence in the title role. With Stoppard’s trademark style and brilliant wordplay, Hapgood is guaranteed to keep audiences guessing to the very end.

As one of England’s most prolific playwrights Tom Stoppard’s writing credits include Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, Arcadia, the Academy Award-winning Shakespeare In Love, The Real Thing and most recently Rock ‘N’ Roll.

Date	Time	Date information
Fri 11th Apr	19:30
Sat 12th Apr	19:30
Mon 14th Apr	19:30
Tue 15th Apr	19:00
Wed 16th Apr	19:30	After Dark
Thu 17th Apr	19:30	Spotlight
Fri 18th Apr	19:30
Sat 19th Apr	14:30
Sat 19th Apr	19:30
Mon 21st Apr	19:30
Tue 22nd Apr	19:30
Wed 23rd Apr	19:30
Thu 24th Apr	14:30	Theatre Day
Thu 24th Apr	19:30
Fri 25th Apr	19:30
Sat 26th Apr	19:30

“Tom Stoppard’s most cunning play – a dazzling double game of physics and espionage – remarkable”
The Guardian

“Designer Colin Richmond has done a terrific job, transforming the stage into everything from Hapgood’s office to a swimming pool changing room and even a zoo. And full marks to the backstage crew who are exceptionally quick with scene changes.”
The British Theatre Guide

“Hapgood is a peach of a role for Josie Lawrence, who has a marvellous evening as the prim, acerbic spymistress.”
The Guardian