Costume Designer

1930, India. Flora Crewe, a noted Bloomsbury Group poet, undertakes a journey through India for her health. Free-spirited and without social inhibitions she unsettles most people she meets, but secretly captivates Nirad Das, a handsome Indian painter. 

1980s England. Flora’s sister, Mrs Swan, is visited by an American biographer trying to uncover exactly what took place on the trip – and then Das’ son appears in her garden with a painting of Flora by his father – a nude…

Satirising the self-importance of both academia and the ruling class, Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink is an evocative meditation on art and love, exploring how creativity can bridge even the most profound cultural barriers.

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Indian Ink

Hampstead Theatre

Framed as a TV sitcom episode, this warm-hearted story of unrequited love unfolds with the arrival of a love potion salesman on a beautiful English country house estate staffed by Land Girls and locals.

Costume Designer

Nicky Shaw

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 3, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026

Indian Ink · Hampstead Theatre

Past events

Dec 3, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026

Indian Ink · Hampstead Theatre

Nov 15 - Dec 5, 2024

The Elixir of Love · English National Opera

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