July 19 – Jan 20

Hansard 22 Aug – 25 Nov

My Brilliant FriendParts One and Two Playing from 12 Nov

The Secret River 22 Aug – 7 Sep

Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical! 25 July – 31 Aug

Three Sisters Playing from 3 Dec

Faith, Hope and Charity 9 Sep – 12 Oct

The Ocean at the End of the Lane 3 Dec – 25 Jan

‘Master Harold’… and the boys 21 Sep – 17 Dec

The Antipodes 21 Oct – 23 Nov

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Rutherford and Son Playing until 3 Aug

Translations 15 Oct – 18 Dec

Peter Gynt Playing until 8 Oct

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When the most important person in her life goes missing without a trace, Lenu Greco, now a celebrated author, begins to recall a relationship of more than 60 years.

First meeting on the dangerous streets of post-war Naples, friends Lila and Lenu experience turbulent social and political change, from the rise of the Camorra to the sexual revolution and the transformation of their neighbourhood, city and nation. Even as life repeatedly tries to pull them in separate directions, they remain inextricably bound to one another.

Based on the celebrated novels by Elena Ferrante – published in over 50 countries – My Brilliant Friend is an epic story of love, violence, ambition and self-destruction.

Following a sold-out run at Rose Theatre Kingston, the acclaimed two-part adaptation by April De Angelis (Jumpy) is reworked for the Olivier stage by Melly Still (Coram Boy). Niamh Cusack and Catherine McCormack return to play Lenu and Lila.

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My Brilliant Friend Parts One and Two

based on Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novelsadapted by April De Angelis

Talks and eventsLove, Honour, Jealousy and Marriage in Italy: 1945 –1970sWed 8 Jan, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe room, £9/£6

Actors Niamh Cusack and Catherine McCormackFri 10 Jan, 3 – 4pm, Olivier, £9/£6

Making My Brilliant FriendThu 16 Jan, 10.30am – 4pm, Cottesloe Room, £60/£40/£15

A Short History of Modern ItalyFri 17 Jan, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Cast includesJustin AvothAdam BurtonNiamh CusackCatherine McCormackIra Mandela SiobhanVictoria MoseleyEmily MyttonBadria TimimiEmily WachterToby Wharton

DirectorMelly Still

Set and Costume DesignerSoutra Gilmour

MusicJim Fortune

Lighting DesignerMalcolm Rippeth

Sound DesignerJon Nicholls

Movement DirectorSarah Dowling

Fight DirectorsRachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper-Brown for Rc-Annie Ltd

PuppetryToby Olié

Casting Charlotte Sutton CDG & Bryony Jarvis-Taylor

Olivier Theatre

Part One NOVEMBERTue 12 7.30 Wed 13 7.30Fri 15 7.30Tue 19 7.30Thu 21 7.30Mon 25 7.30Thu 28 7.30 DECEMBER

Wed 4 7.30Fri 20 7.30 JANUARY

Mon 6 CAP 7.30Thu 9 7.30Mon 13 7.30Tue 14 7.30Thu 16 7.30 Part Two NOVEMBERThu 14 7.30Fri 22 7.30Wed 27 7.30 DECEMBER

Fri 6 7.30 JANUARY

Tue 7 7.30Fri 10 7.30Tue 14 AD 2.00Wed 15 CAP 7.30Fri 17 7.30 Two-show days NOVEMBERSat 16 2.00Wed 20 2.00Sat 23 2.00Tue 26 1.30 DECEMBER

Thu 5 2.00Sat 7 2.00Sat 21 CAP 2.00Mon 23 2.00Fri 27 2.00Sat 28 CAP 2.00Mon 30 2.00 JANUARY

Thu 2 2.00Fri 3 2.00Sat 4 AD TT 2.00 AD 7.30Wed 8 2.00Sat 11 2.00Sat 18 2.00

Additional performances to be announced

A co-production with Rose Theatre Kingston

Chekhov’s masterpiece moves to Nigeria.

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Chekhov’s iconic characters are relocated to Nigeria in this bold new adaptation.

Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War. Lolo, Nne Chukwu and Udo are grieving the loss of their father. Months before, two ruthless military coups plunged the country into chaos. Fuelled by foreign intervention, the conflict encroaches on their provincial village, and the sisters long to return to their former home in Lagos.

Following his smash-hit Barber Shop Chronicles, Inua Ellams returns to the National Theatre with this heartbreaking retelling, directed by Nadia Fall (Home, Dara).

‘Warmth, wisdom and global reach.’ Daily Telegraph on Barber Shop Chronicles

‘Vital theatre. Funny, moving, unflinching.’ Sunday Times on The Half God of Rainfall

Hundreds of £15 ticketsfor every performance

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Three Sistersa new play by Inua Ellamsafter Chekhov

Talks and eventsTalks and events to be announced later in the year

Cast includesRonke AdekoluejoJude AkuwudikeKen NwosuRacheal Ofori Sule RimiNatalie Simpson

DirectorNadia Fall

Set and Costume DesignerKatrina Lindsay

Lighting DesignerPeter Mumford

Movement DirectorPolly Bennett

Music Director and Vocal ArrangerMichael Henry

Lyttelton Theatre

DECEMBER

Tue 3 7.30Wed 4 7.30Thu 5 7.30Fri 6 7.30Sat 7 7.30Mon 9 7.30Tue 10 7.00Wed 11 7.30Thu 12 7.30Thu 19 7.30Fri 20 7.30Sat 21 2.15 7.30Mon 23 7.30Thu 26 7.30Fri 27 7.30Sat 28 2.15 7.30Mon 30 7.30Tue 31 2.15 JANUARY

Wed 1 7.30Thu 2 7.30Fri 3 CAP 7.30Sat 4 2.15 7.30

Additional performances to be announced

A co-production with Fuel

Production supported by Leila Maw Straus

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‘An essential watch.’ Time Out on LOVE

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In a run-down community hall on the edge of town, a woman has been cooking lunch for those in need.

A choir is starting up, run by a volunteer who’s looking for a new beginning. A mother is seeking help in her fight to keep her young daughter from being taken into care. An older man sits silently in the corner, the first to arrive, the last to leave. Outside the rain is falling.

Faith, Hope and Charity is the culmination of a trilogy that began with Beyond Caring – ‘Unforgettable’ (The Times) – and followed by LOVE – ‘the National’s play of the year, and then some’ (Evening Standard ). Alexander Zeldin’s new play promises to be another uncompromising theatrical experience that goes to the heart of our uncertain times.

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Faith, Hope and Charitya new play by Alexander Zeldin

Talks and eventsPlaywriting at the NT with Alexander ZeldinSat 21 Sep, 10.30am – 1pm, Cottesloe Room, £40/£25

Director Alexander ZeldinTue 24 Sep, 6 – 6.45pm, Dorfman, £9/£6

National Debates: Are our Social Systems Broken? Mon 30 Sep, 5.45 – 6.45pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Creativity from The Choir with No NameWed 2 Oct, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Cast includesNick HolderSusan LynchCecilia NobleHind SwareldahabAlan Williams

DirectorAlexander Zeldin

Set and Costume DesignerNatasha Jenkins

Lighting DesignerMarc Williams

Movement DirectorMarcin Rudy

Sound DesignerJosh Anio Grigg

Dorfman Theatre

SEPTEMBER

Mon 9 7.30Tue 10 7.30Wed 11 7.30Thu 12 7.30Fri 13 7.30Sat 14 7.30Mon 16 7.30Tue 17 7.00Wed 18 7.30Thu 19 2.30 7.30Fri 20 7.30Sat 21 2.30 7.30Mon 23 7.30Tue 24 7.30Wed 25 2.30 7.30Thu 26 7.30Fri 27 7.30Sat 28 CAP 2.30 7.30Mon 30 7.30 OCTOBER

Tue 1 7.30Wed 2 2.30 7.30Thu 3 7.30Fri 4 AD 7.30Sat 5 AD TT 2.30 7.30Mon 7 CAP 7.30Tue 8 CAP 2.30 7.30Wed 9 7.30Thu 10 7.30Fri 11 7.30Sat 12 2.30 7.30

Production supported by The Polonsky Foundation

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‘Intensely vivid and hypnotizing.’ Time Out New York

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Following acclaimed runs of The Flick and John, Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Baker returns to the National Theatre with her latest extraordinary play.

Their phones switched off, a group of people sit around a table telling, categorising and theorising stories.

This is a world that is both familiar and fantastical. Their real purpose is never quite clear, but they continue on, searching for the monstrous.

Part satire, part sacred rite, The Antipodes asks what value stories have for a world in crisis.

‘One of the freshest voices in American theatre.’ New York Times

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Talks and eventsTelling Your ‘Own’ Story: WorkshopSat 9 Nov, 10.30am – 1pm, Cottesloe Room, £40/£25

Further talks and events to be announced later in the year

Cast includesMatt BardockArthur DarvillImogen DoelHadley FraserConleth HillStuart McQuarrieSinéad MatthewsBill Milner

DirectorsAnnie Baker Chloe Lamford

Set and Costume DesignerChloe Lamford

Lighting DesignerNatasha Chivers

Sound DesignerTom Gibbons

Dorfman Theatre

The Antipodesby Annie Baker

OCTOBER

Mon 21 7.30Tues 22 7.30Wed 23 7.30Thu 24 7.30Fri 25 7.30Sat 26 2.30 7.30Mon 28 7.30Tue 29 7.30Wed 30 7.00Thu 31 2.30 7.30 NOVEMBER

Fri 1 7.30Sat 2 2.30 7.30Mon 4 7.30Tue 5 7.30Wed 6 2.30 7.30Thu 7 7.30Fri 8 7.30Sat 9 2.30 7.30Mon 11 CAP 7.30Tue 12 7.30Wed 13 7.30Thu 14 2.30 7.30Fri 15 7.30Sat 16 2.30 7.30Mon 18 7.30Tue 19 CAP 2.30 7.30Wed 20 7.30Thu 21 7.30Fri 22 AD 7.30Sat 23 AD TT 2.30 7.30

The New American Work Programme is supported by The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Lawton W Fitt & James I McLaren Foundation and Kathleen J Yoh

Tickets for families

Half-price tickets for under-18s – see p38

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A modern myth from the brilliant imagination of Neil Gaiman.

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Talks and eventsChildhood Memories: Recall and ImaginationMon 16 Dec, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Making the Show: The Ocean at the End of the LaneTue 21 Jan, 2 – 5pm, Cottesloe Room, £35/£20/£7.50

Director Katy Rudd and Adapter Joel Horwood Fri 24 Jan, 6 – 6.45pm, Dorfman, £9/£6

Creating the Puppets for Ocean at the End of the LaneSat 25 Jan, 11.30am – 1pm, Duffield Studio, £12/£7

Cast to be announced

DirectorKaty Rudd

Set DesignerFly Davis

Costume and Puppet DesignerSamuel Wyer

Movement DirectorSteven Hoggett

ComposerJherek Bischoff

Lighting DesignerPaule Constable

Sound DesignerIan Dickinson

PuppetryFinn Caldwell

Dorfman Theatre

The Ocean at the End of the Lanebased on the novel by Neil Gaiman adapted by Joel Horwood

DECEMBER

Tue 3 7.30Thu 5 7.30Fri 6 7.30Sat 7 7.30Mon 9 7.30Tue 10 7.30Wed 11 7.00Thu 12 7.30Fri 13 7.30Sat 14 2.00 7.30Mon 16 7.30Tue 17 2.00 7.30Wed 18 7.30Thu 19 7.30Fri 20 7.30Sat 21 2.00 7.30Mon 23 7.30Thu 26 7.30Fri 27 7.30Sat 28 2.00 7.30Mon 30 7.30Tue 31 2.00 JANUARY

Wed 1 7.30Thu 2 CAP 2.00 7.30Fri 3 7.30Sat 4 2.00 7.30Mon 6 7.30Tue 7 7.30Wed 8 7.30Thu 9 2.00 7.30Fri 10 AD 7.30Sat 11 AD TT 2.00 7.30Mon 13 CAP 7.30Tue 14 7.30Wed 15 2.00 7.30Thu 16 7.30Fri 17 7.30Sat 18 ® 2.00 7.30Mon 20 7.30Tue 21 2.00 7.30Wed 22 CAP 7.30Thu 23 7.30Fri 24 7.30Sat 25 2.00 7.30

Returning to his childhood home, Alex finds himself standing beside the duck pond of the old Sussex farmhouse where he used to play. He’s transported to his 11th birthday, spring half term. When his dad was struggling to make ends meet and his friend Lettie claimed it wasn’t a pond, but an ocean…

Plunged into a magical world, Alex and Lettie’s survival depends on their ability to reckon with dark, ancient forces that threaten to destroy everything around them.

Adapted by Joel Horwood and directed by Katy Rudd, this adventure will excite, unsettle and thrill those brave enough to face its hidden depths. Bestselling author Neil Gaiman is the creator of the epic American Gods, Coraline, Stardust and the Sandman series.

Suitable for 12yrs+

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St George’s Park Tea Room, Port Elizabeth, 1950. On a long rainy afternoon, employees Sam and Willie practise their steps for the finals of the ballroom dancing championship.

Hally arrives from school to hide out in his parents’ tea room. These two men have been unlikely best friends to Hally his whole life. But it is apartheid era South Africa: he’s Master Harold, and they are the boys.

Tony Award-winning playwright Athol Fugard’s semi-autobiographical and blistering masterwork explores the nature of friendship, and the ways people are capable of hurting even those they love.

Roy Alexander Weise (Nine Night) directs Lucian Msamati (Amadeus) and Hammed Animashaun (Barber Shop Chronicles) as Sam and Willie.

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‘Master Harold’… and the boysby Athol Fugard

Talks and events

Lyttelton Theatre

Director Roy Alexander Weise Mon 28 Oct, 6 – 6.45pm, Lyttelton, £9/£6

Making the Show: ‘Master Harold’… and the boysFri 8 Nov, 10.30am – 4pm, Cottesloe Room, £60/£40/£15

The Radical Nature of Black Joy in TheatreFri 15 Nov, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Actors Hammed Animashaun and Lucian MsamatiMon 18 Nov, 3 – 4pm, Lyttelton, £9/£6(Captioned)

SEPTEMBER

Sat 21 7.30Mon 23 7.30Tue 24 7.30Wed 25 7.30Thu 26 7.30Fri 27 7.30Sat 28 2.15 7.30Mon 30 7.30 OCTOBER

Tue 1 7.00Wed 2 7.30Mon 7 7.30Tue 8 2.15 7.30Wed 9 7.30Wed 16 7.30Thu 17 2.15 7.30Fri 18 7.30Sat 19 2.15 7.30Fri 25 7.30Sat 26 2.15 7.30Mon 28 7.30Tue 29 CAP 2.15 7.30 NOVEMBER

Fri 1 AD 7.30Sat 2 AD TT 2.15 7.30Fri 8 7.30Sat 9 CAP 2.15 7.30Fri 15 7.30Sat 16 CAP 2.15 7.30Mon 18 7.30Tue 19 2.15 7.30Wed 20 7.30 DECEMBER

Fri 13 7.30Sat 14 2.15 7.30Mon 16 7.30Tue 17 2.15 7.30

Cast includes Hammed AnimashaunAnson Boon Lucian Msamati

Director Roy Alexander Weise

Set and CostumeDesigner Rajha Shakiry

Lighting Designer Paule Constable

Movement Director Shelley Maxwell

Sound Designer Giles Thomas

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Peter Gynt has always set his heart on being special, on being a unique individual, on being unlike anyone else. After crashing a wedding, he sets off on a lifetime journey which will take him to Florida, to Egypt, to a mountain of trolls, and finally, only when death approaches, back to his home in Scotland.

In this radical new version, David Hare kidnaps Ibsen’s most famous hero and runs away with him into the 21st century. James McArdle takes the title role in this epic story of transformation, following his acclaimed performances in Platonov and Angels in America. He is reunited with David Hare and Jonathan Kent, the partnership behind the triumphant Young Chekhov at Chichester Festival Theatre and the National Theatre. ‘Revelatory’ Time Out on Young Chekhov ‘Translated with wit and freshness by David Hare and superbly staged by Jonathan Kent.’ Financial Times on Young Chekhov

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Talks and events

Olivier Theatre

Peer Gynt productions at the NT: 1990, 2000 and 2019 Tue 16 July, 5.30 – 6.30pm, Cottesloe Room, £7/£5

Exploring Peter Gynt Mon 23 Sep, 10.30am – 4pm, Cottesloe Room, £55/£40/£15

Designing Peter Gynt with Richard Hudson Thu 26 Sep, 6.30 – 8.30pm, Duffield Studio, £12/£7

In Conversation: Creating and Performing Peter Gynt Tue 1 Oct, 6.30 – 8.30pm, Olivier, £12/£7(Captioned)

Peter Gyntby David Hare after Henrik Ibsen

CastPhilip Cairns Tamsin CarrollAnya Chalotra Jonathan Coy Caroline DeygaTia Dutt Lauren Ellis-SteeleEzra Faroque Khan Oliver Ford Davies Andrew Fraser Guy Henry Dani Heron Ryan Hunter Isabelle Joss James McArdleRehanna MacDonald Lorne MacFadyenMarc MacKinnon Adam McNamara Martin Quinn Ann Louise Ross Nabil ShabanSonnyboy Skelton Jatinder Singh RandhawaHannah Visocchi

Director Jonathan Kent

Set and Costume Designer Richard Hudson

Lighting Designer Mark Henderson

Composer Paul Englishby

Music Director Kevin Amos

Sound Designer Christopher Shutt

Movement Director Polly Bennett

Video Designer Dick Straker

Fight Director Paul Benzing

Illusions Chris Fisher

JULY

Mon 1 7.00Tue 2 7.00Wed 3 7.00Thu 4 7.00Fri 5 7.00Sat 6 7.00Mon 8 7.00Tue 9 7.00Wed 10 7.00Fri 12 7.00Sat 13 1.00 7.00Mon 15 7.00Tue 16 7.00 AUGUST

Fri 16 7.00Sat 17 1.00 7.00 SEPTEMBER

Tue 10 7.00Wed 11 7.00Thu 12 7.00Fri 13 AD 7.00Sat 14 AD TT 1.00 7.00Mon 16 CAP 7.00Tue 17 7.00Wed 18 1.00Thu 19 7.00Fri 20 7.00Sat 21 1.00 7.00Mon 23 7.00Tue 24 7.00Wed 25 7.00Thu 26 CAP 1.00Fri 27 7.00Sat 28 1.00 7.00Mon 30 7.00 OCTOBER

Tue 1 1.00Wed 2 CAP 7.00Thu 3 7.00Fri 4 7.00Sat 5 1.00 7.00Mon 7 7.00Tue 8 7.00

Playing at Edinburgh International Festival 1 – 10 August

A co-production with Edinburgh International Festival

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A Short History of IrelandMon 28 Oct, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Lost in Translation?Fri 29 Nov, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Translations and the Irish StageTue 10 Dec, 2 – 5pm, Cottesloe Room, £35/£20/£7.50

For more talks and events see website

Talks and events

Cast includes Dermot CrowleyFra FeeCiarán Hinds Seamus O’HaraJudith RoddyRufus Wright

Director Ian Rickson

Set and Costume Designer Rae Smith

Lighting Designer Neil Austin

Music Stephen Warbeck

HHHHH ‘A flawless production. A culture-clash masterpiece.’ Guardian

Following a sold-out run in 2018, Ian Rickson’s exquisite production returns.

Ciarán Hinds reprises his critically acclaimed role of patriarch and schoolmaster, Hugh, whose livelihood and culture are at risk.

Brian Friel’s modern classic sees the turbulent relationship between England and Ireland play out in one quiet community.

OCTOBER

Tue 15 7.30Wed 16 7.30Thu 17 7.30Fri 18 7.30Sat 19 2.00 7.30Mon 21 7.00Tue 22 7.30Wed 23 7.30Thu 24 2.00 7.30Fri 25 7.30Sat 26 2.00 7.30Mon 28 7.30 NOVEMBER

Fri 29 7.30Sat 30 2.00 7.30 DECEMBER

Mon 2 7.30Tue 3 CAP 2.00 7.30Mon 9 7.30Tue 10 CAP 7.30Wed 11 2.00 7.30Thu 12 7.30Fri 13 AD 7.30Sat 14 AD TT 2.00 7.30Mon 16 7.30Tue 17 2.00 7.30Wed 18 7.30

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HHHH ‘Roger Allam is magnificent.’Guardian

In a Northern industrial town, John Rutherford rules both factory and family with an iron will. But even as the furnaces burn relentlessly at the Glassworks, at home his children begin to turn against him.

Roger Allam (Les Misérables, The Thick of It) plays Rutherford in this new production directed by Polly Findlay (Beginning).

Lyttelton TheatreRutherford and Sonby Githa Sowerby

JULY

Mon 1 7.30Tue 2 2.15 7.30Wed 3 7.30Thu 4 7.30Wed 10 7.30Thu 11 2.15 7.30Fri 12 7.30Sat 13 2.15 7.30Mon 15 7.30Tue 16 2.15 7.30Wed 17 7.30Thu 18 7.30Tue 23 7.30Wed 24 2.15 7.30Thu 25 7.30Fri 26 7.30Sat 27 2.15 7.30Mon 29 7.30Tue 30 7.30Wed 31 2.15 7.30 AUGUST

Thu 1 7.30Fri 2 7.30Sat 3 2.15 7.30

Talks and events

Actor Roger AllamFri 28 June, 4 – 5pm, Lyttelton, £7/£5

Director Polly Findlay Wed 3 July, 6 – 6.45pm, Lyttelton, £7/£5

Cast Roger AllamChris AndersonSue Appleby Joe ArmstrongJoe EvansNick Harris Harry Hepple

Barbara MartenNicola May-Taylor Jules Melvin Justine Mitchell Sally Rogers Sam Troughton Anjana Vasan

Director Polly Findlay

Set and Costume Designer Lizzie Clachan

Lighting Designer Charles Balfour

Sound Designer Ian Dickinson

Movement Anna Morrissey

Movement Director Polly Bennett

Sound Designer Paul Arditti

Music and Music Direction Kerry Andrew and Sarah Dacey

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Based on the hilariously anarchic, award-winning children’s books, Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical! promises to be an all-singing, all-dancing, occasionally-burping extravaganza for children and adults alike. Author Andy Stanton creates the book and lyrics, with music by Jim Fortune (Pericles).

Full of outlandish characters and joyful, utterly idiotic songs, this production is not your average family fare.

Suitable for 7yrs+

Tickets for families

Half-price tickets for under-18s – see p38

Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical!book and lyrics by Andy Stanton music by Jim Fortune

Dorfman Theatre

Cast includesRichard CantSteve FurstKeziah JosephHelena LymberyKate MalyonGary Wilmot

Director Amy Hodge

Set and Costume Designer Georgia Lowe

JULY

Thu 25 7.00Fri 26 7.00Sat 27 2.00Mon 29 7.00Tue 30 2.00 7.00Wed 31 7.00 AUGUST

Thu 1 7.00Fri 2 7.00Sat 3 2.00 7.00Tue 6 2.00Wed 7 2.00 7.00Thu 8 2.00Fri 9 2.00 7.00Sat 10 2.00 7.00Tue 13 2.00Wed 14 7.00Thu 15 2.00 7.00Fri 16 2.00 7.00Sat 17 ® 2.00 7.00Tue 20 2.00Wed 21 2.00 7.00Thu 22 2.00Fri 23 2.00 7.00Sat 24 2.00 7.00Tue 27 CAP 2.00Wed 28 2.00 7.00Thu 29 7.00Fri 30 2.00 AD 7.00Sat 31 AD TT 2.00 7.00

Music Director Tarek Merchant

Lighting Designer Lee Curran

Choreographer Fleur Darkin

Sound Designer Carolyn Downing

Puppetry Jimmy Grimes

Family activities

Take part in free activities one hour before every 2pm performance (from 30 July) or book in for a family workshop to create your own songs and stories.

See website for details.

Simon Godwin (Antony & Cleopatra) directs Simon Woods’ witty and devastating portrait of the governing class.

Lindsay Duncan and Alex Jennings, both two-time Olivier Award winners, return to the National Theatre to play Diana and Robin.

Hansarda new play by Simon Woods

Lyttelton Theatre

Exploring Hansard Tue 15 Oct, 10.30am – 4pm, Cottesloe Room, £60/£40/£15

Inside the Hansard Rehearsal RoomFri 8 Nov, 7.45 – 9pm, Rehearsal Room, £12/£7

Actors Lindsay Duncan and Alex Jennings Wed 13 Nov, 3 – 4pm, Lyttelton, £9/£6 (captioned)

Talks and events

AUGUST

Thu 22 7.30Fri 23 7.30Sat 24 7.30Mon 26 7.30Tue 27 7.30Wed 28 7.30Thu 29 7.30Fri 30 7.30Sat 31 7.30 SEPTEMBER

Mon 2 7.30Tue 3 7.00Wed 4 7.30Wed 11 7.30Thu 12 7.30Fri 13 7.30Sat 14 2.15 7.30 OCTOBER

Thu 3 7.30Fri 4 7.30Sat 5 2.15 7.30Thu 10 7.30Fri 11 AD 7.30Sat 12 AD TT 2.15 7.30Mon 14 CAP 7.30Tue 15 7.30Mon 21 7.30Tue 22 CAP 7.30Wed 23 7.30Thu 24 7.30Wed 30 7.30Thu 31 2.15 7.30 NOVEMBER

Mon 4 7.30Tue 5 7.30Wed 6 7.30Thu 7 7.00Mon 11 7.30Tue 12 2.15 7.30Wed 13 CAP 7.30Thu 14 7.30Thu 21 7.30Fri 22 7.30Sat 23 2.15 7.30Mon 25 7.30

National Theatre Live broadcast on Thu 7 Nov

CastLindsay DuncanAlex Jennings

Director Simon Godwin

Set and Costume Designer Hildegard Bechtler

Lighting Designer Jackie Shemesh

Music Michael Bruce

Sound Designer Christopher Shutt

Movement Director Shelley Maxwell

Production supported by Marcia Grand in loving memory of Richard Grand, and by Leila Maw Straus

This play is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Plays Award

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22 Aug – 7 Sep

‘A stunning and shattering piece of theatre.’ Sunday Telegraph (Australia)

A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia’s dark history. Adapted from Kate Grenville’s acclaimed novel, this multi-award-winning production from Sydney Theatre Company tells the story of two families divided by culture and land.

Tour is supported by Ian Narev & Frances Allan, Gretel Packer and commissioning patrons Catriona Mordant AM & Simon Mordant AM and David Gonski AC & Orli Wargon OAM.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and The Centenary of Canberra.

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HHHHH ‘A once-in-a-lifetime staging. Poignant and awesome. Caryl Churchill’s feminist masterpiece is given the widescreen production it’s always deserved.’ Evening Standard

Don't miss this landmark production of Caryl Churchill’s wildly innovative play about a country divided by its own ambitions. Churchill’s work includes Far Away, A Number and Escaped Alone. Lyndsey Turner (Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, Chimerica) directs.

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HHHHH ‘One of the most important plays of the year. Superb production. Outstanding performances. Andrea Levy’s epic makes momentous theatre.’ Guardian

Access to tickets for Small Island

Friday RushEvery Friday at 1pm a limited number of £20 tickets for the following week’s performances are released to buy online.

Day TicketsA limited number of £15 tickets are available in person on the day of the performance

NT LiveBroadcast to cinemas from Thu 27 June. Find your nearest venue: ntlive.com

Small Islandadapted by Helen Edmundsonbased on the novel by Andrea Levy

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Experience an intimate, immersive performance using cutting-edge virtual reality and holographic technology.

Inspired by the influence of West Indian culture on UK music, singer Nubiya Brandon takes us on a new journey through classical, grime, reggae and calypso.

Running time approx. 20 minutes

Open 12pm – 9.30pm. See website for performance times and to book.

All tickets £5

All Kinds of LimboRaffy Bushman & Nubiya Brandonwith NuShape Orchestra

A Sydney Theatre Company Production

All Kinds of Limbo has been developed with the NT’s Partner for Innovation, Accenture.

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Authors on Stage

12 Aug – 10 Sep

In a series of unique events across August and September, the Lyttelton stage hosts a diverse range of contemporary voices in conversation.

In dialogue with our world today and highlighting a number of major new publications, authors include Adam Kay and Rob Delaney, Mae Martin and Deborah Frances-White, Nigella Lawson and Yotam Ottolenghi, Edna O’Brien, Elif Shafak, Matt Haig, Stacey Dooley, Candice Carty-Williams and Fatima Bhutto, culminating in the already announced evening with Margaret Atwood on the launch of The Testaments. More guests to be announced.

See the website for schedule and prices.

24 – 27 Aug

Following Pericles in summer 2018, the next Public Acts production, a musical adaptation of As You Like It, heads to Hornchurch.

Forced from their homes, Orlando, Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind and niece Celia, escape to the Forest of Arden, a fantastical place where all are welcomed and embraced. Lost amidst the trees, they find community and acceptance under the stars…

Public Acts is inspired by Public Works, the Public Theater’s ground-breaking programme in New York.Supported by Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Hertz, Mr & Mrs A Mosawi, Simon & Sue Ruddick and Garfield Weston Foundation. As You Like It is presented by arrangement with The Musical Company, LP.

As You Like Itadapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery music and lyrics by Shaina Taub

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A Queen's Theatre Hornchurch production, in partnership with the National Theatre

A Cartwright Productions Ltd. production A co-production with Fane Productions

Festival weekends | 5 July – 4 Aug

Our five-week summer party on the South Bank is back.

Each weekend, our River Stage partners take over the stage and offer a full line-up of events for all ages, from family workshops and theatre, to club nights and DJs. And it’s all free!

5 – 7 July: The Glory

12 – 14 July: Shubbak Festival

19 – 21 July: National Park City Festival

26 – 28 July: Frantic Assembly

2 – 4 August: National Theatre

For more info visit:nationaltheatre.org.uk/riverstage

River Stage

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HHHH ‘Heartening, important, thoughtful and unsettling.’ Evening Standard

Following a sold-out run at the Bush Theatre last year, Sarah Gordy returns to play Kelly for a limited run of this funny and tender new play.

Jellyfish is the story of a first kiss, chips by the beach and coming of age with Down’s Syndrome in a seaside town. It’s a unique romance across uncharted waters which asks: does everyone really have the right to love as they choose? All performances of Jellyfish will play in a more relaxed performance environment. For more information, visit the website.

Jellyfishby Ben Weatherill

Preferred Card Partner

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West End Piccadilly TheatrePlaying until 31 Aug

HHHHH ‘What an astonishing evening! An engrossing play and an acting masterclass.’Guardian

HHHHH ‘This is a modern classic.’Daily Telegraph

Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, the NT and Neal Street Productions’ critically acclaimed The Lehman Trilogy is now playing in the West End.

The story of a family and a company that changed the world – told in three parts on a single evening.

Sam Mendes directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles* who play the Lehman brothers, their sons and grandsons.

On a cold September morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world, he is joined by his two brothers, and an American epic begins.

National Theatre LiveBroadcast live to cinemas on Thu 25 July.Find your nearest venue: ntlive.com

The Lehman Trilogyby Stefano Massini adapted by Ben Power

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A co-production with Neal Street Productions

London Roundhouse

18 July – 24 Aug

HHHHH ‘Joyous. Brilliantly acted. Life-affirming. Go.’Independent

HHHHH ‘Rich and exhilarating. A fascinating peek into the barber shop.’The Stage

Following two sell-out runs at the National Theatre and a world tour, Inua Ellams’ acclaimed Barber Shop Chronicles returns to London this summer for a strictly limited season at the Roundhouse, London’s most iconic in-the-round performance space, as part of an ongoing UK tour.

Newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always telling.

A heartwarming, hilarious and insightful new play that leaps from a barber shop in Peckham to Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos, and Accra over the course of a single day.

Also on tour across the UK. See website for details.

Barber Shop Chroniclesa new play by Inua Ellams

A co-production with Fuel and Leeds Playhouse, in association with the Roundhouse

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Co-commissioned by Fuel and the National Theatre. Development funded by Arts Council England with the support of Fuel, National Theatre Studio, Leeds Playhouse, The Binks Trust, British Council ZA, Òran Mór and A Play, a Pie and a Pint.

*Performing until 3 August. From 5 August, Dominik Tiefenthaler will play the role of Emanuel Lehman alongside Simon Russell Beale and Adam Godley

Preferred Card Partner

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HHHHH ‘World class in every way.’The Times

HHHHH ‘A remarkable achievement. An astonishing piece of theatre.’Time Out

War Horse returns to London this autumn for a limited season at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, an exciting new venue located just steps away from Wembley Stadium.

Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.

Suitable for 10yrs+

War Horsebased on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Staffordpresented in association with the award-winning Handspring Puppet Company

London Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

18 Oct – 23 Nov

HHHHH ‘Spellbindingly imaginative. An edgy and dazzling production that lights up the theatre.’Radio Times

HHHH ‘Superb. Inventive.’Daily Telegraph

All children grow up. Except one.

Get set for an awfully big adventure as the National Theatre’s ‘unforgettable and delightful’ (Guardian) re-telling of JM Barrie’s classic tale takes flight at Troubadour White City Theatre, a brand new venue only minutes away from Westfield London.

When leader of the Lost Boys, Peter Pan, loses his shadow during a visit to London, headstrong Wendy helps him reattach it. In return she is invited to Neverland – where Tinker Bell the fairy, Tiger Lily and the vengeful Captain Hook await.

Bursting with magic, mischief, music and make-believe, Sally Cookson’s wondrously inventive Peter Pan is a funny and moving version of a much-loved story for audiences of all ages.

Suitable for 7yrs+

Peter Panby J.M. Barriedevised by the Companies

London Troubadour White City Theatre

From 20 July

A co-production with Bristol Old Vic

*Repeat encore screenings available in selected cinemas

National Theatre Live

The Lehman Trilogyby Stefano Massini adapted by Ben Powera co-production with Neal Street Productions

Sam Mendes directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles who play the Lehman brothers, their sons and grandsons.

Broadcast live 25 July*

One Man, Two Guvnorsby Richard Bean, based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with songs by Grant Olding

James Corden’s hilarious Tony Award-winning performance as Francis Hensall returns to cinemas only in celebration of our 10th birthday.

In cinemas 26 September*

A Midsummer Night’s Dreamby William Shakespeare a Bridge Theatre production

Nicholas Hytner directs Gwendoline Christie, Oliver Chris, David Moorst and Hammed Animashaun as Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom.In cinemas 17 October*

Hansarda new play by Simon Woods

Simon Godwin directs Olivier Award-winners, Lindsay Duncan and Alex Jennings in this witty and devastating portrait of the governing class.

In cinemas 7 November*

Just announced: Present Laughter from the Old Vic Theatre with Andrew Scott on 28 November

Sponsor of NT Live in the UKFor ten years, National Theatre Live has brought the best of British theatre to cinema screens all over the UK and beyond. Since our first broadcast in 2009, we’ve released more than 75 titles and been seen by more than 9,000,000 people around the world. Find your nearest venue: ntlive.com

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On Tour and in New York

A Taste of Honeyby Shelagh Delaney

HHHH ‘A tough, tenacious play with an emotional bite.’Guardian

One of the great taboo-breaking plays of the 1950s, offering an explosive celebration of the vulnerabilities and strengths of the female spirit in a deprived and restless world.

On a UK tour from Sep

A co-production with Fuel & Leeds Playhouse

Barber Shop Chroniclesa new play by Inua Ellams

HHHHH ‘Joyous. Brilliantly acted. Life affirming. Go.’Independent

A heart-warming, hilarious and insightful new play that leaps between barber shops around the world.On a UK tour until Nov

War Horsebased on the novel by Michael Morpurgo adapted by Nick Stafford, in association with the award-winning Handspring Puppet Company

HHHHH ‘World class in every way.’The Times

This powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs is a show of phenomenal inventiveness.

On a UK, Ireland and international tour

Hadestownmusic, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell developed with Rachel Chavkin

HHHH ‘A haunting musical feast.’Evening Standard

A multi Tony Award-nominated new musical.

Now playing in New York

National Theatre UK Touring is supported by The Thompson Family Charitable Trust and Jacqueline & Richard Worswick. Assisted performances at some tour venues. Visit venue websites for more information.

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From craft beer takeovers at the Otherstudy, to seasonal cocktails at Apothecary and organic wines at Wine Box, our NT pop-up bars on the riverfront have something for everyone. On the other side of the building, find a relaxing oasis at the Green Room Garden Bar.

Our pop-ups are open for summer on the riverside, offering all your favourite summertime treats. Order up delicious ice cream, share a wood-fired pizza with friends or savour a grilled cheese toastie.

Looking to make a pre-theatre reservation? Try one of our restaurants. House Restaurant & Bar offers stylish fine dining and at Terrace you can enjoy a menu of small sharing plates complemented by riverside views.

To book call 020 7452 3600

Play in the Post is our book subscription for theatre-lovers.

Every month receive a brilliant new playtext, hand-picked by people who love theatre as much as you do.

Fiction and children’s book subscriptions are also available.

Find out more at shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk

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Free exhibitions about the work on our stages, the NT Archive or theatre design and history.

Currently in the Lyttelton Lounge are newly commmissioned photographs by Ronan Mckenzie, inspired by Small Island.nationaltheatre.org.uk/exhibitions

Discover the secrets that bring our work to the stage and visit unseen areas in our backstage tours.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tours

Exhibition and Tours

Join us for pre-show talks with writers, directors and actors; talks from experts that add context to shows; full-day sessions exploring the themes and making process of productions; and ten-week playwriting courses.

New events include a conversation with legendary theatre director Peter Brook, the annual Theatre Quiz, illustrator Jim Kay explains how he brought the world of Harry Potter to life, and a five-week History of Theatre course covering Greek Theatre to modern day.nationaltheatre.org.uk/talks

Talks and Events

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Talks and Events

Explore the history of the National Theatre through costume bibles, photographs, press reviews, recordings, scripts and much more.

Free. Open to all, including groups, by appointment.nationaltheatre.org.uk/archive

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KEY AD Audio-Described CAP Captioned TT Touch Tour

July 19 – Jan 20 P Preview PerformancePRESS Press Night

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Mon 1 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 New Views 4.30+7.30Tue 2 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 New Views 1.00

Wed 3 TALK: Polly Findlay 6.00Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30

Thu 4 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30Fri 5 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Top Girls 7.30 Jellyfish P1 7.30

Sat 6 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish P2 7.30Sun 7 Mon 8 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Top Girls CAP 7.30 Jellyfish P 7.30Tue 9 Peter Gynt PRESS 7.00 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish PRE-PRESS 7.30

Wed 10 Peter Gynt 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Jellyfish PRESS 7.00Thu 11 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish 2.30+7.30

Fri 12 Peter Gynt 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Jellyfish AD 7.30Sat 13 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish AD TT 2.30+7.30

Sun 14 Mon 15 Peter Gynt 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Jellyfish CAP 7.30Tue 16 Peter Gynt 7.00 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish LAST CAP 2.30+7.30

Wed 17 Rutherford and Son 7.30Thu 18 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30Fri 19 Small Island AD 7.30 Top Girls 7.30

Sat 20 Small Island AD TT 2.00+7.30 Top Girls LAST 2.15+7.30Sun 21 Mon 22 Small Island 7.30Tue 23 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30

Wed 24 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30Thu 25 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P1 7.00

Fri 26 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P2 7.00Sat 27 Small Island CAP 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Mr Gum P 2.00Sun 28 Mon 29 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P 7.00Tue 30 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P 2.00+7.00

Wed 31 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Mr Gum PRESS 7.00

Aug Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Thu 1 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum 7.00Fri 2 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum 7.00

Sat 3 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son LAST 2.15+7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sun 4Mon 5 Small Island 7.30Tue 6 Small Island 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00

Wed 7 Small Island 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Thu 8 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Mr Gum 2.00

Fri 9 Small Island 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sat 10 Small Island LAST 2.00+7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sun 11Mon 12 Elif Shafak 7.30Tue 13 Adam Kay & Rob Delaney 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00

Wed 14 Mae Martin & Deborah Frances-White7.30 Mr Gum 7.00Thu 15 Nigella Lawson & Yotam Ottolenghi 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00

Fri 16 Peter Gynt 7.00 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sat 17 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Mr Gum ® 2.00+7.00Sun 18Mon 19 Tue 20 Mr Gum 2.00

Wed 21 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Thu 22 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P1 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00

Fri 23 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P2 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sat 24 The Secret River 1.00+7.00 Hansard P 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sun 25Mon 26 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P 7.30

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Tue 27 The Secret River OPENING NIGHT 7.00 Hansard P 7.30 Mr Gum CAP 2.00Wed 28 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Thu 29 The Secret River 1.00+7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30 Mr Gum 7.00

Fri 30 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+ AD 7.00Sat 31 The Secret River 1.00+7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30 Mr Gum LAST AD TT 2.00+7.00

Sep Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sun 1Mon 2 The Secret River CAP 7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30Tue 3 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard PRESS 7.00

Wed 4 The Secret River CAP 1.00+7.00 Hansard 7.30Thu 5 The Secret River 7.00 Edna O'Brien 7.30Fri 6 The Secret River AD 7.00

Sat 7 Stacey Dooley & Fiona Campbell 1.00Candice Carty-Williams 4.00

The Secret River LAST AD TT 1.00+7.00 Matt Haig 8.00Sun 8Mon 9 Fatima Bhutto & Gary Younge 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity P1 7.30Tue 10 Peter Gynt 7.00 Margaret Atwood 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity P2 7.30

Wed 11 Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity P 7.30Thu 12 TALK: Godwin and Woods 6.00

Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity P 7.30Fri 13 Peter Gynt AD 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity P 7.30

Sat 14 Peter Gynt AD TT 1.00+7.00 Hansard 2.15+7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity P 7.30Sun 15 Ian McKellen On Stage 6.00Mon16 Peter Gynt CAP 7.00 Faith, Hope & Charity P 7.30Tue 17 Peter Gynt 7.00 Faith, Hope & Charity PRESS 7.00

Wed 18 Peter Gynt 1.00TALK: NT Live: Behind the Cameras 7.00 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30

Thu 19 Peter Gynt 7.00 Faith, Hope & Charity 2.30+7.30Fri 20 Peter Gynt 7.00 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30

Sat 21 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Master Harold P1 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 2.30+7.30Sun 22Mon 23 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P2 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30Tue 24 TALK: Alexander Zeldin 6.00

Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30Wed 25 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 2.30+7.30Thu 26 Peter Gynt CAP 1.00 Master Harold P 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30

Fri 27 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30Sat 28 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Master Harold PRE-PRESS 2.15+7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity CAP 2.30+7.30Sun 29Mon 30 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold PRE-PRESS 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30

Oct Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Tue 1 Peter Gynt 1.00TALK: James McArdle CAP 6.30TALK: Hare and Kent CAP 7.40 Master Harold PRESS 7.00 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30

Wed 2 Peter Gynt CAP 7.00 Master Harold 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 2.30+7.30Thu 3 Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30Fri 4 TALK: David Suchet 6.00

Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity AD 7.30Sat 5 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Hansard 2.15+7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity AD TT 2.30+7.30Sun 6Mon 7 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity CAP 7.30Tue 8 Peter Gynt LAST 7.00 Master Harold 2.15+7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity CAP 2.30+7.30

Wed 9 TALK: Harry Potter Illustrations 6.00Master Harold 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30

Thu 10 Hansard 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30Fri 11 Hansard AD 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity 7.30

Sat 12 Hansard AD TT 2.15+7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity LAST 2.30+7.30Sun 13Mon 14 Hansard CAP 7.30Tue 15 Translations P1 7.30 Hansard 7.30

Wed 16 Translations P2 7.30 Master Harold 7.30Thu 17 Translations P 7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30

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Fri 1 Master Harold AD 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30Sat 2 Master Harold AD TT 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes 2.30+7.30Sun 3 Mon 4 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30Tue 5 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30

Wed 6 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes 2.30+7.30Thu 7 Hansard NT LIVE 7.00 The Antipodes 7.30 Fri 8 Master Harold 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30Sat 9 Master Harold CAP 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes 2.30+7.30

Sun 10 Mon 11 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes CAP 7.30Tue 12 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P1 7.30 Hansard 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes 7.30

Wed 13 TALK: Duncan & Jennings CAP 3.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P2 7.30 Hansard CAP 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30

Thu 14 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 P1 7.30 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes 2.30+7.30Fri 15 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30

Sat 16 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 2.00 Master Harold CAP 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes 2.30+7.30My Brilliant Friend Part 2 P2 7.30

Sun 17 Mon 18 TALK: Animashaun & Msamati CAP 3.00

Master Harold 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30Tue 19 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes CAP 2.30+7.30

Wed 20 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 2.00My Brilliant Friend Part 2 P 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30

Thu 21 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 7.30 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30Fri 22 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 P 7.30 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes AD 7.30

Sat 23 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 2.00My Brilliant Friend Part 2 P 7.30 Hansard 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes LAST AD TT 2.30+7.30

Sun 24 Mon 25 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 7.30 Hansard LAST 7.30Tue 26 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 PRESS 1.30

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 PRESS 7.00Wed 27 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30Thu 28 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30

Fri 29 Translations 7.30Sat 30 Translations 2.00+7.30

Dec Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sun 8 Mon 9 Translations 7.30 Three Sisters P 7.30 The Ocean P 7.30Tue 10 Translations CAP 7.30 Three Sisters PRESS 7.00 The Ocean P 7.30

Wed 11 Translations 2.00+7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean PRESS 7.00Thu 12 TALK: Christmas Quiz 5.30

Translations 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Fri 13 TALK: Private Eye 5.30

Translations AD 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Sat 14 Translations AD TT 2.00+7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30

Sun 15 Mon 16 Translations 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 The Ocean 7.30

Tue 17 Translations 2.00+7.30 Master Harold LAST 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30Wed 18 Translations LAST 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Thu 19 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30

Fri 20 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Sat 21 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 CAP 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 CAP 7.30 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30Sun 22 Mon 23 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Tue 24 BUILDING CLOSED

Wed 25 BUILDING CLOSED

Thu 26 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Fri 27 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Sat 28 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 CAP 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 CAP 7.30 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30Sun 29 Mon 30 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Tue 31 Three Sisters 2.15 The Ocean 2.00

Dec Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sun 1 Mon 2 Translations 7.30Tue 3 Translations CAP 2.00+7.30 Three Sisters P1 7.30 The Ocean P1 7.30

Wed 4 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 Three Sisters P2 7.30Thu 5 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters P 7.30 The Ocean P2 7.30Fri 6 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters P 7.30 The Ocean P 7.30

Sat 7 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters P 7.30 The Ocean P 7.30

Jan Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Wed 1 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Thu 2 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean CAP 2.00+7.30Fri 3 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters CAP 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Sat 4 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 AD TT 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 AD 7.30 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30Sun 5 Mon 6 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 CAP 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Tue 7 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Ocean 7.30

Wed 8 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Ocean 7.30

Thu 9 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30Fri 10 TALK: Cusack & McCormack 3.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Ocean AD 7.30Sat 11 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Ocean AD TT 2.00+7.30Sun 12 Mon 13 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Ocean CAP 7.30Tue 14 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 AD 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Wed 15 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 CAP 7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30Thu 16 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Ocean 7.30

Fri 17 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Sat 18 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00

My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Ocean ® 2.00+7.30Sun 19 Mon 20 The Ocean 7.30Tue 21 The Ocean 2.00+7.30

Wed 22 The Ocean CAP 7.30Thu 23 The Ocean 7.30

Fri 24 TALK: Horwood and Rudd 6.00 The Ocean 7.30

Sat 25 The Ocean LAST 2.00+7.30

Oct Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Fri 18 Translations P 7.30 Master Harold 7.30Sat 19 Translations PRE-PRESS 2.00+7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30Sun 20Mon 21 Translations PRESS 7.00 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes P1 7.30Tue 22 TALK: Peter Brook CAP 6.00

Translations 7.30 Hansard CAP 7.30 The Antipodes P2 7.30Wed 23 Translations 7.30 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes P 7.30Thu 24 Translations 2.00+7.30 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes P 7.30

Fri 25 Translations 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 The Antipodes P 7.30Sat 26 Translations 2.00+7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes P 2.30+7.30Sun 27Mon 28 TALK: Roy Alexander Weise 6.00

Translations 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 The Antipodes P 7.30Tue 29 Master Harold CAP 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes PRE-PRESS 7.30

Wed 30 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes PRESS 7.00Thu 31 Hansard 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes 2.30+7.30

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Book early for the best seats Prices may change according to demand. Book early to ensure the best seats.

No booking fee online or in person £3 fee per transaction for phone bookings. Excludes Members at Priority level and above, and Access list subscribers.

Ticket prices

*Some of the best seats in the house are premium priced. They help to ensure we can continue to offer low price seats for all our productions; the National Theatre is a charity and only 17% government-funded. This year nearly 30% of our tickets are available for £20 or less.

More ways to save

Friday Rush Every Friday at 1pm a limited number of £20 tickets for the following week’s performances are released to buy online.

Day TicketsA limited number of £20/£18/£15 tickets are available in person on the day of the performance. Seat location varies.

£20/£18/£15 TicketsIn the Olivier and Lyttelton theatres these stalls seats are narrower and may offer a restricted view. In the Dorfman theatre these seats are restricted view. Two per customer per production.

GroupsCall 020 7452 3010 for discounts on groups of 8+ for selected productions. nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups

Concessions

Entry Pass 16 – 25-year-olds can access £7.50 tickets by joining Entry Pass. nationaltheatre.org.uk/entrypass

Under-18sHalf price for Monday – Friday evenings and all matinees (all performances of Mr Gum, Top Girls and The Ocean at the End of the Lane). Excludes tickets under £30.

UK Schools, Colleges and Universities Under-19s £12; 19 – 25s £15 for groups of 10+ on selected performances. Call 020 7452 3010 for availability. nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups

Senior Citizens – save on midweek matinees For Hansard, Master Harold, Peter Gynt, Rutherford and Son, The Secret River, Top Girls and Translations save £20 on £55 and £45 tickets. For Small Island and Three Sisters save £15 on £50 and £42 tickets. For My Brilliant Friend save £40 on £110 and £90 combined tickets on two-show weekdays. £30 tickets available for midweek matinees in the Dorfman.

Disabled People £16 tickets at the South Bank plus £16 companion tickets (£15 tickets for Small Island and Three Sisters) are available for Access list subscribers. nationaltheatre.org.uk/accesslist

Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Previews

£15 Ticket Season: Small Island, Three Sisters

*£70, £50, £42, £38, £30, £15 *£75, £55, £48, £42, £32, £15 £37 – £15

Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Previews

Hansard, Master Harold,My Brilliant Friend, Peter Gynt, Rutherford and Son, The Secret River,Top Girls,Translations

*£86, £66, £57, £46, £32, £15 *£89, £69, £60, £52, £35, £20 *£69, £49 – £15

My Brilliant Friend: Combined tickets are available on two-show days (see page 5).

Dorfman Theatre Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Previews

Jellyfish *£50, £40, £30, £25, £15 *£55, £45, £35, £30, £18 *£47, £37 – £15Faith, Hope and Charity *£56, £41, £35, £26, £15 *£61, £46, £37, £26, £20 *£50, £35 – £15The Antipodes *£66, £51, £40, £29, £15 *£71, £56, £45, £30, £20 *£53, £38 – £15The Ocean *£60, £40, £34, £25, £15 *£65, £45, £36, £25, £20 *£54, £34 – £15

All performances Previews

Mr Gum *£45, £35, £30, £20, £15 *£40, £30 – £15

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Information

Opening times For a full list of individual outlets and building opening times, visit nationaltheatre.org.uk The entire building will be closed on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 December.

Guidance on suitability We don’t publish specific age recommendations for all our shows. For guidance on content and suitability please call 020 7452 3000. Children under four are welcome in the foyers, however they cannot be admitted to the auditoriums.

For your safety and comfort Strobe lighting, smoke effects and gunshots are sometimes used in productions. Details are available from the Box Office after the first preview.

Latecomers may not be admitted. All bulky items such as bags and rucksacks must be left at the free cloakrooms.

Ticket exchange There are no refunds on tickets, but you can exchange them for another performance or for credit. Terms and conditions and a small administration fee apply, call the Box Office for details: 020 7452 3000.

All discounts are subject to availability and at the discretion of the Box Office.

Car park Car spaces in the NT car park are £8.50 for cars entering after 5pm or if you attend a daytime ticketed event and leave before 7pm. Combined matinee/evening show rate: £15. Sunday/public holidays: £8.50 all day. Free parking for Blue Badge holders attending a performance – validate at the Box Office. For details on accessible parking please visit nationaltheatre.org.uk/travel

Programme changesProgramme details are published in good faith, but changes may occasionally be necessary.

Cardmembers have exciting ticket benefits for National Theatre shows. For details visit nationaltheatre.org.uk/amex

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Cover photography by Graham Pearson.

With thanks to the National Theatre Live team.

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Access

Audio-Described ADPerformances for blind and visually impaired people.

Touch Tour TTFor blind and visually impaired people. An opportunity to visit the stage, handle the props and meet members of the company.

Captioned CAPCaptioned performances for deaf, deafened and hard-of-hearing people.

Relaxed Performance Aimed at anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed performance environment including people with an autistic spectrum condition, sensory or communication disorders or a learning disability. The next Relaxed Performances will be Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical! on Saturday 17 August at 2pm and The Ocean at the End of the Lane on Saturday 18 January at 2pm. All performances of Jellyfish will play in a more relaxed performance environment.

Smart caption glasses A revolutionary new way for people with hearing loss to experience theatre. For more information see the website.

Infrared audio system Available in all theatres for every performance. Free headsets and neck loops are essential and available from the Box Office.

Loop System There is a loop system installed in the Olivier and Lyttelton theatres to support people using hearing aids with a T-setting.

Large-print, CD and Braille versions of this rep brochure are available on request from access@nationaltheatre.org.uk

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National Theatre Live have broadcast plays and musicals from more than 20 stages across the UK which have been watched by more than 9 million people in cinemas around the world. They work closely with theatre directors and screen directors to bring stage productions to cinema screens, making sure it’s the next best thing to being in the theatre.

Now in their 10th year, National Theatre Live have released over 75 titles since their first live broadcast of Phedre in 2009, including Hamlet featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and the adaptation of Andrea Levy’s novel Small Island.