Mia is going out of her mind in a flat with a baby that won’t feed. Her son Alfie’s getting bullied at school; her husband Joe is working all hours for the police on a job he can’t talk about; the neighbour keeps blasting music at 2am; and another body has been found in the Thames.
As Mia desperately looks for something in her life she can control, Alfie’s teacher Ana proposes an unconventional route to empowerment – and suddenly the hunted becomes the hunter…
John Donnelly’s genre-busting new play is at once a sophisticated critique of the way we live now and a supernatural thriller. Donnelly’s other plays include The Knowledge (Bush) and The Pass (Royal Court).
Director Blanche McIntyre returns to Hampstead following her record-breaking production of The Invention of Love.
Show Details
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Show times
Evenings 7.30pm, Matinees 2.30pm (Thu & Sat)
- Main Stage
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Kimberly Akimbo
- BOOK AND LYRICS BY DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE
- music by JEANINE TESORI
- Directed By MICHAEL LONGHURST
28 Aug – 7 Nov 2026
Behind the scenes
Director Joe Bloggs talking to his team
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Cast
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Laura Whitmore
Tester