Hapgood
a spy thriller by Tom Stoppard, 16-20 November 2010
Someone in spymaster Hapgood’s agency is leaking secret research to Moscow. Hapgood is under pressure to expose the culprit. She suspects there is a mole in her agency. CIA Agent Wates suspects Hapgood herself. Hapgood’s boss suspects Kerner (a brilliant Russian scientist who has defected to the West and is also a double agent - but is he a triple?). Will Hapgood’s elaborate scheme to expose the traitor be a success or is there more to it than meets the eye?
Originally starring Felicity Kendal, Nigel Hawthorne and Roger Rees, Hapgood has been described as “Ingenious” (Spectator) and “Dazzling” (Independent). Reviewing the play’s most recent professional outing in 2008 starring Josie Lawrence, The Guardian wrote: “Tom Stoppard’s most cunning play – a dazzling double game of physics and espionage – remarkable”.
Cast List
HAPGOOD - Chloe Faine
KERNER - Chris de Pury
BLAIR - Craig Karpel
MAGGS - Charlotte Price
RIDLEY - Daniel Goad
WATES - Kevin Shen
MERRYWEATHER - Fran Kilshaw
JOE - Tom Adams
THE RUSSIAN - Gareth Williams
Director: Matt Gould
Co-Producer: Kaytie M Lee
Co-Producer: Michael Smith
Hapgood, by Tom Stoppard
The Bridewell Theatre
Bride Lane Fleet Street
London, EC4Y 8EQ
16-20 November 2010 at 7.30pm, Saturday matinee at 3pm
