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Two actors laugh whilst hugging each other.
Two actors laugh whilst hugging each other.

Hymn

By Lolita Chakrabarti, Directed by Blanche McIntyre

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26 Jul — 13 Aug 2021

★★★★★
“Tremendous”
The Observer

★★★★★
“Both actors are on blazing form”
Mail on Sunday

★★★★★
“Mind-blowingly excellent”
WhatsOnStage

“Sometimes it takes a long time to sound like yourself”
Miles Davis

Two men meet at a funeral.
Gil knew the deceased. Benny did not.
Before long their families are close.
Soon they’ll be singing the same tune.

Benny is a loner anchored by his wife and children. Gil longs to fulfil his potential. They form a deep bond but as cracks appear in their fragile lives, they start to realise that true courage comes in different forms.

Following a sold-out run of live streamed shows in February, Hymn returns to the Almeida for the first time in front of a live audience.

Written by award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti, best known for her internationally acclaimed play Red Velvet and her recent stage adaptation of the novel Life of Pi, this soulful new play, filled with music, asks what it takes to be a good father, brother or son.

Directed by Blanche McIntyre (The Writer), Hymn features Adrian Lester (Hustle) and Danny Sapani (Killing Eve), ‘two actors at the top of their game’ (Evening Standard).

Artwork photography by Zeinab Batchelor

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CREATIVES
Writer Lolita Chakrabarti
Direction Blanche McIntyre
Set and Costume Miriam Buether
Light Prema Mehta
Sound Gregory Clarke
Musical Director D.J. Walde
Movement Director Robia Milliner
Assistant Direction Simeon Blake-Hall
Associate Designer Amy Hayden-Wason
Associate Lighting Designer Sally Ferguson
Associate Sound Designer Michael Woods

 

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CAST
Adrian Lester
Danny Sapani