Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023, the award-winning An Interrogation comes to Hampstead Theatre.
Heralded as Summerhall’s fastest-selling show in eight years at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the entire run of An Interrogation sold out before its opening performance. This award-winning investigative drama will now transfer to London for a limited five-week run at Hampstead Theatre. The debut play from Jamie Armitage, the Tony Award-nominated co-director of SIX: The Musical; An Interrogation is a gripping piece about power, deception and our perspectives of the truth.
In an innovative exploration of technology versus reality, the production cleverly utilises live stream cameras to manipulate the audience’s point of view. It is a thrilling and claustrophobic cross-examination of society’s preconceived ideas about the kinds of people who commit crimes.
The cast will feature Rosie Sheehy as the police officer Ruth Palmer. Jamie Ballard will play the role of Cameron Andrews, the suspect, whilst Colm Gormley takes on the part of the senior investigating officer, John Culin.
An Interrogation is based on a real interview between Ontario Provincial Police Detective Staff Sergeant James Smith and a seemingly respectable man, Colonel Russell Williams. In the show, a man agrees to a voluntary interview to assist the police's enquiries into the death of a young woman and the disappearance of another. Inspired by the disturbing real-life case, Armitage’s play depicts a conversation between detective and suspect which is polite on the surface but soon escalates into an interrogation of power and class. While Cameron Andrews might initially seem the least likely person to be connected to a murder investigation, a different story begins to emerge moment by moment as he is questioned by an ambitious young detective. Leaning into relatable societal biases, the production expertly explores how our perspective affects the way we interpret a moment: does someone seem more guilty or nervous when seen from a different angle?
‘Unpredictable and tense …a must see.’ - ★★★★★ Broadway World
Listings
AN INTERROGATION: 16 Jan - 22 Feb 2025
Hampstead Theatre,, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage,, London, NW3 3EU
Tickets: AN INTERROGATION
Previews: £10 Premium: £35 Standard: £28 Seniors (matinees only): £18 (Standard) / £21 (Premium) Under 30s/Students: £10.
Further Information: AN INTERROGATION