The production will run at the theatre from the 3rd December until the 31st January 2026, with official opening night set for the 15th December.
Directed by Jonathan Kent and joining the previously announced Felicity Kendal (Rosemary and Thyme, The Good Life) as Mrs Swan is Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (Grace Pervades, Theatre Royal Bath; Shardlake; I, Jack Wright) as Flora Crewe and Gavi Singh Chera (Behind the Beautiful Forevers, National Theatre; Lord of the Rings; Blitz) as Nirad Das.
The cast is also set to include: Sagar Arya (The Father and the Assassin, National Theatre ) as Coomaraswami, Mark Carlisle (Once, Phoenix Theatre) as Resident, Neil D’Souza (Out of Season, Hampstead Theatre) as Dilip, Tom Durant-Pritchard (The Tempest, Shakespeare’s Globe ) as David Durance, Aaron Gill (East is South, Hampstead Theatre) as Anish Das, Irvine Iqbal (The Father and The Assassin, National Theatre) as Rajah / Politician, Evan Milton (Edward II, RSC ) as Englishman / Eric, Bethany Muir (Water Under The Bridge, Soho Theatre ) as Englishwoman / Nell, Donald Sage Mackay (Girl From The North Country, West End) as Eldon Pike and Sushant Shekhar (Sophia, Mercury Theatre) as Nazrul.
1930, India. Flora Crewe, a noted Bloomsbury Group poet, undertakes a journey through India for her health. Free-spirited and without social inhibitions she unsettles most people she meets, but secretly captivates Nirad Das, a handsome Indian painter.
1980s England. Flora’s sister, Mrs Swan, is visited by an American biographer trying to uncover exactly what took place on the trip – and then Das’ son appears in her garden with a painting of Flora by his father – a nude…
Tom Stoppard returns to the Hampstead Theatre, following productions of Hapgood, Rock ‘n’ Roll and The Invention of Love. Jonathan Kent’s production of Indian Ink is the first major revival of the play since 1995, when Felicity Kendal originated the role of Flora Crewe.
The creative team behind the production includes: set designer Leslie Travers, costume designer Nicky Shaw, lighting designer Peter Mumford, sound designer Christopher Shutt, composer Kuljit Bhamra and assistant director Finlay Glen. The casting director is Amy Ball.
To book tickets visit: https://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/whats-on/2025/indian-ink/