1968: Russian tanks have rolled into Czechoslovakia, and Syd Barrett has been dumped by Pink Floyd. Jan, a visiting postgrad at Cambridge, breaks with his old professor Max, a Marxist philosopher, and heads home to Prague with his suitcase full of “socially negative music”. Rock ’n’ Roll covers the ensuing 21 years in the lives of three generations of Max’s family while Jan is caught in the spiral of dissidence in a Communist police state. But it’s a love story too - and then there’s the music…
Tom Stoppard returns to Hampstead, after the triumphant revival of Hapgood (2015). Winner of eight Evening Standard, three Olivier and five Tony Awards, Stoppard’s plays include Leopoldstadt; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Arcadia.
“Triumphant! Rock ’n’ Roll is arguably Stoppard’s finest play.” The New York Times
Proceeds from this event will provide essential funds for DAUK’s get-out-the-vote work, including a campaign office, phone- and text-banking, postcarding and voting assistance throughout the critical 2024 election cycle, with democracy itself at stake.
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Silver Patron: £125
Gold Patron: £250
Platinum Patron: £500
Concession: £75(Please contact [email protected] for the very limited number of tickets)
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and must be booked by 16th January 2024.
All tickets include a drinks voucher and Gold and Platinum tickets include a programme voucher.
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Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 07:30 PM London Time