The Hothouse was first presented at Hampstead Theatre, London, on 24 April 1980 in a production directed by Harold Pinter. It moved to the Ambassadors Theatre, London, on 25 June 1980. The cast was as follows:
ROOTE Derek Newark
GIBBS James Grant
LAMB Roger Davidson
MISS CUTTS Angela Pleasence
LUSH Robert East
TUBB Michael Forrest
LOBB Edward de Souza
Director Harold Pinter
Set Designer Eileen Diss
Costume Designer Elizabeth Walker
Lighting Gerry Jenkinson
Sound Dominic Muldowney
The Hothouse was revived at the Comedy Theatre, London, on 3 October 1995 in the Chichester Festival Theatre production first presented at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, on 17 August 1995. The cast was as follows:
ROOTE Harold Pinter
GIBBS John Shrapnel
LAMB Christien Anholt
MISS CUTTS Celia Imrie
LUSH Tony Haygarth
TUBB Roland Oliver
LOBB Peter Blythe
Director David Jones
Set Designer Eileen Diss
Costume Designer Tom Rand
Lighting Mick Hughes
Sound Tom Lishman
The Hothouse was revived in the Lyttelton auditorium of the National Theatre, London, on 11 July 2007. The cast was as follows:
ROOTE Stephen Moore
GIBBS Finbar Lynch
LAMB Leo Bill
MISS CUTTS Lia Williams
LUSH Paul Ritter
TUBB Henry Woolf
LOBB Peter Pacey
Director Ian Rickson
Designer Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting Designer Peter Mumford
Music Stephen Warbeck
Sound Designer Ian Dickinson