Philosophy Farce Revival

Tom Stoppard’s philosophy farce Jumpers arrives at Hampstead Theatre, for its first major London revival in over two decades! This new production of the modern classic is led by director Blanche McIntyre, following on from her critically acclaimed staging of Stoppard’s The Invention of Love. The 1972 play is a comical, satirical look at the field of philosophy and academics, with collisions of thought and morals playing out with witty timing, while a death at a party adds a whodunnit spin to a comedy as brilliant today as when it premiered.

What Is The Story?

In an alternate reality, a radical political landslide has reshaped the nation, and Britain has succeeded in its own lunar exploration mission. In this version of the world, university philosophy professor George is up all night drafting a thought-provoking paper on human morals, but is incessantly distracted by the party his wife Dotty is throwing for the election. When George tries to break up the chaos by anonymously calling the police to report the party, he triggers a response far beyond that of a noise complaint; officers arrive to investigate a murder at the party, which George had no knowledge of…