“Starring the ever-green Felicity Kendall, it’s a tremendously entertaining, enthralling and evocative play.” By John OBrien, Dec 16, 2025 · 5/5 stars
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Indian Ink
Opened Dec 15, 2025 · Closed Feb 7, 2026 · Ran for 2 months
2 Rave
12 Positive
1 Mixed
1 Negative
Critics' Take
Stoppard's lesser-known 1995 play gains poignancy opening after his recent death, with critics praising Kendal's performance and Kent's atmospheric direction, though most find the work itself second-tier—elegant but overly cerebral and emotionally distant.
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Critic Scorecard
16 reviews2 Rave
12 Positive
1 Mixed
1 Negative
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“This revival of Indian Ink was always likely to be emotional.” By Sarah Crompton, Dec 16, 2025 · 4/5 stars
“Timing has made something quietly momentous out of Indian Ink, a once-trifling Tom Stoppard play that has a mesmeric power in Jonathan Kent’s deeply felt Hampstead Theatre revival...” By Matt Wolf, Dec 16, 2025 · 4/5 stars
“The result is a gentle, amusing and often surprising gem of a play and a fitting tribute to the great man himself who was undoubtedly smiling down on opening night.” By Stuart King, Dec 16, 2025 · 4/5 stars
“Indian Ink has deep notes of grief and love, which Jonathan Kent’s production sounds perfectly from a cast in which Gavi Singh Chera is powerful as Das, who can love an Englishwoman but not the British.” By Mark Lawson, Dec 16, 2025
