Hampstead Theatre announces cast of The Assembled Parties, including Jennifer Westfeldt

Hampstead Theatre has now revealed casting for the upcoming European premiere of The Assembled Parties.

Written by Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out), who passed away earlier this year, and directed by Blanche McIntyre (The Invention of Love), the play was previously staged on Broadway in 2013, earning two Tony Award nominations and a Tony win for cast member Judith Light. It explores a Jewish family’s shifting fortunes over the course of two decades.

Joining previously announced Tracy-Ann Oberman (The Merchant of Venice 1936) will be Tony Award nominee Jennifer Westfeldt (Wonderful Town, Friends With Kids), marking her London stage debut. They will be joined by Daniel Abelson (In Praise of Love), Julia Kass (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), David Kennedy (Days of Significance), Alexander Marks (making his professional stage debut) and Sam Marks (The Fever Syndrome). Rex Bamber and Maxwell Rich will share the role of young Timmy.

Westfeldt commented: “I can’t possibly express how honoured I feel to be playing Julie in Richard Greenberg’s brilliant, beautiful play, The Assembled Parties. To have the opportunity to dig into a character with as much light and ebullience and wit and compassion and deep, visceral humanity as she has… is a precious gift.

“Richard Greenberg’s gorgeous play – and indeed, his entire body of work – is filled with sparkling wit, a symphony of glorious words and rhythms, and an uncanny depth of feeling that somehow never becomes maudlin. He had an utterly original, singularly brilliant voice, yet somehow he simultaneously conjured the greatest playwrights of the modern era: he had the wit of Noël Coward, the verbal dexterity of Shaw, the poetry of Tennessee Williams, and the bittersweet pathos and searing humanity of Chekhov.

“Working on this play feels like an absolute dream come true for me. And to be a small part of bringing this play to London for the first time feels like a double blessing.”

Alongside McIntyre, the creative team includes designer James Cotteril, lighting designer Malcolm Rippeth, sound designer John Leonard and casting director Anna Cooper.

McIntyre said: “I am thrilled to be able to direct this exquisite, sparkling, profound masterpiece by one of America’s most brilliant and insightful playwrights. At a time when the world feels increasingly unstable, it is a pleasure to work on a piece that speaks so tenderly about the bonds of family and the passing of time, and beyond exciting to have our dazzling, internationally renowned cast bringing it to life. I look forward enormously to presenting its European premiere.”

The Assembled Parties plays the Main Stage at Hampstead Theatre from 17 October to 22 November 2025, with a press night set for 23 October. Tickets are on sale below.