Thomas Hopkins
proudly announces
Charlie Brooks
& Max Brown
will star in the world premiere of
The Hidden Dangers of Camping
a new play by Liesl Wilke
Director Bronagh Lagan
Windsor Theatre Royal
32 Thames Street, Windsor, SL4 1PS
Friday 17 July – Saturday 25 July
Gala Night Tuesday 21 July at 7pm
Thomas Hopkins is today thrilled to announce that EastEnders legend, Queen of the Jungle and Strictly Come Dancing Christmas winner Charlie Brooks (The Ocean at the End of the Lane, A Streetcar Named Desire) will star alongside Max Brown (Downton Abbey, The Tudors, The Sister Boniface Mysteries) in the world premiere of The Hidden Dangers of Camping, a new play by Liesl Wilke, directed by Bronagh Lagan (Oliver-nominated Cruise in the West End).
One family. One weekend. Everything changes. When Casey’s life is shaken by her daughter’s choices, she’s pulled back to a childhood camping trip that wasn’t as perfect as it seemed. As past and present collide, long buried truths surface.
The Hidden Dangers of Camping is a gripping, emotional drama about family, secrets, and growing up too soon. Funny, honest, and quietly heartbreaking.
The cast also features:
Polly Allen (Hetty Feather, BBC)
Alix Dunmore (The Sister Boniface Mysteries, BBC)
Sandra James-Young (Small Island, National Theatre)
Sophie Mensah (The Cage, BBC)
Scarlett Nunes (The Crucible, Shakespeare’s Globe)
Stephen Rahman-Hughes (The King’s Speech, The Watermill Theatre)
Olivia Woolhouse (Noises Off, Stephen Joseph Theatre)
Jess Nesling (The Constant Wife, RSC)
Creative team:
Writer Liesl Wilke
Director Bronagh Lagan
Casting Director Rob Kelly
General Management: Thomas Hopkins Productions
Producer: Thomas Hopkins
Bronagh Lagan – Director
Bronagh Lagan is an award-winning theatre director who has directed across the West End, major UK regional theatres and international opera houses. Bronagh directed the Olivier-nominated Cruise by Jack Holden, the first new play to reopen the West End following the pandemic, at both the Duchess and Apollo Theatres. She later directed the filmed version at Shoreditch Town Hall, which won the ONCOMM Award for Best Recorded Show. She directed the London premiere of Flowers for Mrs Harris starring Olivier Award-winner Jenna Russell, reimagined Rags by Charles Strouse and Stephen Schwartz in collaboration with Schwartz for a new actor-musician production, and directed the world premiere of Umm Kulthum & the Golden Era, the first bilingual English-Arabic musical of its kind, staged at the London Palladium, the National Theatre of Bahrain and Dubai Opera House.
Liesl Wilke – Playwright
Liesl Wilke is a North Carolina-native writer of novels, short stories, screenplays and stage plays. She holds a sociology degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina. Her work for the stage includes Stalled the Musical (King’s Head Theatre), alongside award-winning novels Circle of Three (Writer’s Digest) and Unfurling Lily (PNWA). Her short fiction – including Ordinary Commerce, Of Crab Traps and Fisherwomen, and Stalled Symphony (winner of the 2011 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest) – has been widely recognised and published in journals such as G.W. Review, Short Story, and Narrative Magazine. Stalled Symphony has also inspired further screen and musical adaptations. She is currently developing a slate of television and film projects including her award-winning short film Lines (writer-producer). Her producing credits include Lines, as well as projects such as The Rebel Girls, One For The Team, and The Gymnast. Alongside her writing, she is an active theatre investor and producer, with credits including Rose, Drag! The Musical, Your Lie in April: The Musical, and Real Women Have Curves, and continues to support the development of new work including Missing Peace (NAMT) and Distant Thunder.
Thomas Hopkins Productions (THP) – Producer
Thomas Hopkins Productions (THP) was founded in 2019 by award winning theatre, film,television and radio producer Thomas Hopkins. Since its inception, THP has worked on hundreds of live theatrical productions, as well as numerous projects created and filmed specifically for platforms including Sky, BBC, Amazon Prime, BroadwayHD, Broadway On Demand, and Digital Theatre Plus.
THP is recognised as an industry leader, specialising in transatlantic partnerships and supporting productions through its full service organisation.
THP’s Broadway credits include Robert Icke’s Oedipus, the new musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Liberation, KENREX, Data, and Prince Faggot.
In the UK, THP’s work includes the return of the critically acclaimed tour of The Talented Mr Ripley, and Allegra starring Dame Maureen Lipman. In London, THP will produce the UK premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project. In 2025, THP produced This Bitter Earth, directed by Grammy, Emmy and three time Tony Award-winning Billy Porter at Soho Theatre in the West End, alongside the highly regarded Rose, starring Dame Maureen Lipman at the Ambassadors Theatre.
THP is passionate about creating new theatrical experiences and producing ambitious work at the highest level.
Current projects in development include a major new version of Boy George’s autobiographical musical Taboo, with a new book by Boy George and Olivier Award winner Jack Holden, planned for 2027. THP will also produce a major UK revival of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Tony nominated Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, opening at Hope Mill Theatre for a 10-week run followed by a six-week run at Liverpool Playhouse.
Thomas Hopkins
presents
THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF CAMPING
by Liesl Wilke
Directed by Bronagh Lagan
Theatre Royal, Windsor
32 Thames Street,
Windsor
SL4 1PS
Friday 17 July – Saturday 25 July
Gala Night Tuesday 21 July at 7pm
Monday – Saturday
at 7.30pm
Thursday & Saturday
at 2.30pm
Tickets from £15
The first 2 performances
are previews
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