Venue: Hampstead Theatre
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Linck & Mülhahn is the fascinating new queer play by Ruby Thomas playing at the Hampstead Theatre in North London.
This epic and playful modern love story is inspired by eighteenth century court records and the extraordinary true lives of the gender pioneering couple Anastasius Linck and Catharina Mülhahn.
It follows Ruby Thomas’s two sold-out plays for Hampstead Downstairs: The Animal Kingdom (‘pure theatre’ – The Guardian) and Either (‘marks Ruby Thomas out as a daring and exciting new voice’ – The Arts Desk).
Owen Horsley directs, and the play stars Maggie Bain (Man to Man, Wales Millennium Centre; Henry V, Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre) as Linck and Helena Wilson (Jack Absolute Flies Again, National Theatre; The Lady from the Sea, Donmar) as Mülhahn, with Lucy Black (The Durrells, ITV; The Haystack, Hampstead Theatre) playing Mother.
Other cast include Daniel Abbott, David Carr, Marty Cruickshank, Kammy Darweish, Qasim Mahmood, Leigh Quinn and Timothy Speyer.
Dashing soldier Anastasius Linck has no intention of falling in love, but a chance encounter with the rebellious Catharina Mülhahn changes everything. As they begin to forge a relationship that breaks boundaries and rejects the rigid rules of their society, they find themselves confronted by a world determined to tear them apart.
Linck & Mülhahn runs at the Hampstead Theatre until 4 March 2023.
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Area: North LondonEton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 3EU
Underground & Trains: Swiss Cottage (Jubilee Line)
Buses: C11, 13, 31, 46, 82, 113, 187, 268
