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The Gods Weep
The Gods Weep focuses on the life of a ruthless CEO whose entire existence fragments around him as he loses his grip on reality.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
The Gods Weep
Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, LondonThe Gods Weep focuses on the life of a ruthless CEO whose entire existence fragments around him as he loses his grip on reality.
Colm has taken a lifetime to build his empire. With brutal rigour he has shaped the world around him in his own image.
When his decision-making abilities increasingly fail him, he attempts to divide his empire but the world he has created rapidly begins to fracture. The power struggle that ensues reveals the corruption and unstoppable forces at work in a world where corporate greed and state security frighteningly overlap.
The Gods Weep author Dennis Kelly is an acclaimed and multi award-winning playwright whose recent work includes Orphans (Traverse/Birmingham Rep/Paines Plough); DNA (National Theatre); Taking Care of Baby (Birmingham Rep/Hampstead theatre); Love And Money (Manchester Royal Exchange/Young Vic) and Osama The Hero (Hampstead theatre).
The Gods Weep is directed by Maria Aberg who recently revived her Royal Shakespeare Company production of Roy Williams’s Days of Significance for a UK tour from October 2009.
For more about The Gods Weep read the First Night Feature.
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cast: Jeremy Irons, Neal Barry, Babou Ceesay, Sam Hazeldine, Stephen Noonan, Luke Norris, Laurence Spellman, John Stahl, Matthew Wilson, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Karen Archer, Joanna Horton, Sally Orrock, Helen Schlesinger
director: Maria Aberg
producer: Royal Shakespeare Company
Ticket Prices:
£15-£25
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Mats 20, 24, 27, 31 Mar, 3 Apr 14:30
- opening night:
- Box Office:
020 7722 9301
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Venue InformationHIDE
Hampstead Theatre
Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, United Kingdom, NW3 3EU
- Nearest tube: Swiss Cottage (outside theatre)
- Nearest bus: C11, 13, 31, 46, 82, 113, 187, 268 (mobility buses)
- Nearest train: South Hampstead (approx. 500m)
- Parking: Car parking near theatre is free in the evenings. Taxis drop off and pick up right outside main entrance. Patrons welcome to use a private phone to arrange pick up.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 020 7722 9301 Fax: 020 7449 4201
- Discounts: Discounts available for all disabled theatregoers and their companions.
- Limited mobility: Seats in the centre stalls have slightly better leg room. Proviing there are no wheelchair users, seats G1, G2, G3, G4 have unlimited leg room - phone first to be certain of availability. Rows F, G and H are best.
- Access description: Main entrance at ground floor level, with one door assisted and appropriately signed. Hard flooring for effective wheeled traffic, and the two glass doors and walls are marked for improved visibility. Low level Box Office/reception counter (0.95m) on the right, inside foyer. Lift with low level controls, Braille and voice announcements serving all 3 levels to the right beyond the bar in the foyer. Access to Stalls on ground level via a slight ramp (25 steps front to back) and 22 steps up to the upper foyer to access the Circle (9 steps up to back). Stairlift available.
- Hearing impaired: Infra-red system in auditorium and induction loop at Box Office and bar.
- Guide dogs policy: 2 Guide dogs allowed into auditorium, alternatively staff are happy to dog sit in the foyer.
- Wheelchairs: 5 wheelchair spaces and 4 transfer seats are available in the Stalls.
- Toilets: Men's, women's on all levels, all with level access.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilets on all 3 levels.
- Bars: Cafébar in foyer with low level counter (0.95m), induction loop and moveable seating. Menu available in large print - please ask. Drinks may be brought to disabled customers in the auditorium.