An epic love story impressed by the extraordinary actual lifetime of an 18th Century gender pioneer has its world premiere at Hampstead Theatre in 2023. Linck & Mülhahn, written by Ruby Thomas and directed by Owen Horsley, will run at Hampstead Theatre from Friday 27 January to Saturday 4 March 2023.
Maggie Bain (Man to Man, Wales Millennium Centre; Henry V, Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre) performs the position of Anastasius Linck with Helena Wilson (Jack Absolute Flies Again, National Theatre; The Lady from the Sea, Donmar) enjoying the position of Catharina Mülhahn and Lucy Black (The Durrells, ITV; The Haystack, Hampstead Theatre) enjoying Mother. They might be joined by Daniel Abbott, David Carr, Marty Cruickshank, Kammy Darweish, Qasim Mahmood, Leigh Quinn and Timothy Speyer.
“There are things you do not know. Things that would alter your view of me entirely. Things that, were I a worthy man, should prevent me from making any claim on such a rare, intelligent woman as you.”
Prussia 1750. Dashing musketeer and expert seducer Anastasius Linck has no intention of falling in love. But when he meets passionate younger Catharina Mülhahn, so sturdy is the attraction that the match turns into inevitable. As the couple try to construct a radical sort of marriage, Catharina’s mom turns into obsessed together with her mysterious son-in-law and units out to uncover his secret – a secret that, if revealed, threatens to engulf all of them.
Ruby Thomas’ epic and playful fashionable love story takes eighteenth century courtroom data as its start line and explores the extraordinary true lifetime of this gender pioneer. It follows Ruby Thomas’ two sold-out performs 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 at Hampstead Theatre for the primary time; his credit for the RSC embody the latest double invoice of Rebellion and Wars of the Roses, in addition to Maydays and Salomé.
Linck & Mülhahn is designed by Simon Wells with lighting design by Matt Daw, sound design by Max Pappenheim and assistant route by Dewi Johnson. The battle and intimacy route is by Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper Brown of RC-Annie.