The Latest Breaking News from Hampstead

Russell Brand ‘treated fan he raped like a piece of meat’, trial told

Russell Brand , 51, is on trial at Southwark Crown Court charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault involving six women, allegations which he strongly denies. A complainant in her early 20s described in a recorded police interview how a…

The Independent UK · Oct 21

Stage Kiss at Hampstead Theatre: Amusing but lightweight backstage comedy

3/5 Sarah Ruhl’s theatrical comedy about two actors exes reigniting the spark entertains but lacks chemistry

Evening Standard · May 15

High Court challenge against trans access to Hampstead Ponds dismissed

Campaign group Sex Matters had claimed allowing trans people to use the facilities for the gender with which they identify amounts to sex discrimination

Evening Standard · Jan 29

Ariana Grande reveals new track Hampstead inspired by her time in London

Singer called Hampstead ‘fun’ and ‘delightful’ as she described living in the UK to film Wicked

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025

Anthropology at Hampstead Theatre review: Twilight Zone-style AI drama is polished, pacey but at times absurd

The story unfolds like a tech-savvy version of The Lovely Bones, where the ghost is in the machine

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023