The Haystack

Neil and Zef are two twenty-something computer whizzes with questionable dress sense and a highly developed interest in video games and Netflix. They’re also the UK’s ‘National Defence Information Security Team’ - recruited by GCHQ for their sky-high IQs and ability to work quickly and discreetly, no questions asked.

With unfettered access to the world’s data and infinite powers of electronic intrusion, these unlikely agents are essential cogs in the national security machine. But when their window onto intelligence operations shows them more than they were meant to see, they begin to question their roles in a system whose reach is unlimited but whose safeguards are not…

Al Blyth’s explosive espionage thriller challenges the ‘nothing to hide, nothing to fear’ mantra and explores how we can live honestly, love freely, and stay authentic when the advances in cutting-edge technology outpace the law.

The Haystack is Blyth’s first full-length play and Roxana Silbert makes her directing debut as Hampstead Theatre’s Artistic Director.

The cast will include Lucy Black as Denise, Oliver Johnstone as Neil, Rona Morison as Cora, Enyi Okoronkwo as Zef and Sarah Woodward as Hannah.

Performance Times

Now taking bookings for performances up until Thu 12th March 2020.

Show times for each day are below.

Mon

3.00pm

Tue

2.30pm

Wed

7.30pm

Thu

7.30pm

Fri

7.30pm

Sat

7.30pm
7.30pm

Sun

Hampstead Theatre Details

Bus routes: 46, 113, 187, 268, 603

Night buses: N113

Tube lines: Jubilee Line

Nearest tube: Swiss Cottage

In congestion zone?: No

Facilities at Hampstead Theatre

Bar

Disabled toilets

Toilets

Wheelchair accessible

Hampstead Theatre Location

Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 3EU

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