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Oct 19 – Mar 20
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The plays
Hansard Playing until 25 Nov
The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call Playing from 31 Jan
The Seven Streams of the River Ota 6 – 22 Mar
My Brilliant FriendParts One and Two 12 Nov – 22 Feb
The Welkin Playing from 15 Jan
Three Sisters 3 Dec – 19 Feb
Death of England 31 Jan – 7 Mar
Faith, Hope and Charity Playing until 12 Oct
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 3 Dec – 25 Jan
‘Master Harold’… and the boys Playing until 17 Dec
The Antipodes 21 Oct – 23 Nov
Translations 15 Oct – 18 Dec
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It’s time to pay.
In the town of Slurry, New York, post-war recession has bitten.
Claire Zachanassian, improbably beautiful and impenetrably terrifying, returns to her hometown as the world’s richest woman.
The locals hope her arrival signals a change in their fortunes, but they soon realise that prosperity will only come at a terrible price.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s visionary revenge play is transported into mid-20th-century America by Tony Kushner (Angels in America). Jeremy Herrin (People, Places and Things, This House) directs Lesley Manville (The Phantom Thread, Long Day’s Journey into Night) as the ruthless heiress and Hugo Weaving (The Matrix) as her former love.
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Talks and events
Olivier Theatre
American Culture in the 1950s Fri 6 March, 5.30 – 6.30pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6
Making the Show: The Visit Thu 19 Mar, 10.30am – 4pm, Cottesloe Room, £60/£40/£15
Actor Lesley Manville on The Visit Fri 20 March, 3 – 4pm, Olivier Theatre, £9/£6
An Introduction to Epic Theatre Mon 23 March, 5.30 – 6.30pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6
The Visit or The Old Lady Comes to Call based on the play by Friedrich Dürrenmattadapted by Tony Kushner
Cast includes Jason Barnett Sam CoxRichard DurdenSara KestelmanLesley ManvilleJoseph MydellTony Turner Douglas Walker Hugo WeavingNicholas Woodeson
DirectorJeremy Herrin
Set DesignerVicki Mortimer
Costume DesignerMoritz Junge
Lighting DesignerPaule Constable
ComposerPaul Englishby
Sound DesignerPaul Arditti
Movement DirectorPolly Bennett
JANUARY
Fri 31 7.00 FEBRUARY
Sat 1 7.00Mon 3 7.00Tue 4 7.00Wed 5 7.00Thu 6 7.00Fri 7 7.00Sat 8 7.00Mon 10 7.00Tue 11 7.00Wed 12 7.00Thu 13 7.00Fri 14 7.00Sat 15 1.00 7.00Tue 25 7.00Wed 26 7.00Thu 27 1.00 7.00Fri 28 7.00Sat 29 1.00 7.00 MARCH
Mon 2 7.00Tue 3 7.00Wed 4 CAP 7.00Thu 5 1.00 7.00Fri 6 7.00Sat 7 1.00 7.00Tue 10 7.00Wed 11 CAP 1.00 7.00Thu 12 7.00Fri 13 AD 7.00Sat 14 AD TT 1.00 7.00Mon 16 7.00Tue 17 7.00Wed 18 1.00 7.00Thu 19 7.00Fri 20 7.00Sat 21 1.00 7.00Mon 23 7.00Tue 24 1.00 7.00Wed 25 7.00Thu 26 7.00Fri 27 7.00Sat 28 CAP 1.00 7.00Mon 30 CAP 7.00 Tue 31 7.00 APRIL
Wed 1 1.00 7.00 Thu 2 7.00 Fri 3 7.00 Sat 4 1.00 7.00
Further performances to be announced
In association with David BinderThe New American Work Programme is supported by The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Lawton W Fitt & James I McLaren Foundation and Kathleen J Yoh
One life in the hands of 12 women.
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Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley’s comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder.
When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose.
With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst.
Lucy Kirkwood (Mosquitoes, Chimerica) returns to the National Theatre with her new play, directed by James Macdonald. Maxine Peake (Black Mirror, Funny Cow) plays Lizzy, and Ria Zmitrowicz (The Doctor), Sally.
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Talks and events
Lyttelton Theatre
Actor Maxine Peake on The Welkin Wed 12 Feb, 3 – 4pm, Lyttelton, £9/£6
Exploring the Show: The Welkin Mon 24 Feb, 10.30am – 4pm, Cottesloe Room, £60/£40/£15
Making Dramatic Violence Thu 27 Feb, 5.30 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6
The Welkina new play by Lucy Kirkwood
Cast includesNadia AlbinaNatasha CottriallAysha KalaWendy KwehCecilia Noble Philip McGinleyMaxine PeakeDawn Sievewright Brigid Zengeni Ria Zmitrowicz
DirectorJames Macdonald
Set and Costume DesignerBunny Christie
Lighting DesignerLee Curran
Sound DesignerCarolyn Downing
Fight Directors Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper-Brownof Rc-Annie Ltd.
JANUARY
Wed 15 7.30 Thu 16 7.30Fri 17 7.30Sat 18 7.30Mon 20 7.30Tue 21 7.30Wed 22 7.00Thu 23 7.30Fri 24 7.30Sat 25 2.15 7.30 FEBRUARY
Mon 3 7.30Tue 4 7.30Wed 5 7.30Mon 10 7.30Tue 11 2.15 7.30Wed 12 7.30Fri 21 7.30Sat 22 CAP 2.15 7.30Mon 24 CAP 7.30Tue 25 2.15 7.30Wed 26 CAP 7.30Thu 27 7.30Fri 28 7.30Sat 29 2.15 7.30 MARCH
Fri 27 AD 7.30Sat 28 AD TT 2.15 7.30
Further performances to be announced
This play is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Plays Award
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A family in mourning. A man in crisis.
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After the death of his dad, Michael is powerless and angry.
In a state of heartbreak, he confronts the difficult truths about his father’s legacy and the country that shaped him.
At the funeral, unannounced and unprepared, Michael decides it is time to speak.
Rafe Spall (Hedda Gabler, Black Mirror) performs this fearless one-person play which asks explosive and enduring questions about identity, race and class in Britain. It is written for him by Roy Williams (Sucker Punch, Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads) and Clint Dyer (The Happy Tragedy of Being Woke), who becomes the first Black British artist to have performed, written and directed at the National Theatre.
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Talks and events
Dorfman Theatre
Writer Roy Williams and Writer/Director Clint Dyer Fri 14 Feb, 6.30 – 7.15pm, Dorfman, £9/£6
Designers Greenaway-Bailey and ULTZ Fri 28 Feb, 6.30 – 7.15pm, Dorfman, £9/£6
Death of Englanda new play by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams
CastRafe Spall
DirectorClint Dyer
Set and Costume DesignersSadeysa Greenaway- Bailey and ULTZ
Lighting DesignerJackie Shemesh
Sound DesignerPete Malkin
MovementLucy Cullingford
JANUARY
Fri 31 8.00 FEBRUARY
Sat 1 8.00Mon 3 8.00Tue 4 8.00Wed 5 8.00Thu 6 7.00Fri 7 8.00Sat 8 3.00 8.00Mon 10 8.00Tue 11 8.00Wed 12 3.00 8.00Thu 13 8.00Fri 14 8.00Sat 15 3.00 8.00Mon 17 8.00Tue 18 3.00 8.00Wed 19 8.00Thu 20 8.00Fri 21 8.00Sat 22 3.00 8.00Mon 24 8.00Tue 25 CAP 8.00Wed 26 3.00 8.00Thu 27 8.00Fri 28 AD 8.00Sat 29 AD TT 3.00 8.00 MARCH
Mon 2 8.00Tue 3 8.00Wed 4 8.00Thu 5 CAP 3.00 8.00Fri 6 8.00Sat 7 CAP 3.00 8.00
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‘Of all Lepage’s magic boxes, this is the masterpiece.’
Independent on Sunday
First staged at the National Theatre in 1996, Robert Lepage’s masterpiece returns to London for just nine performances. Presented as part of a world tour, this new staging marks 75 years since the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
Tracing survivors and their descendants across five decades, this giant theatrical journey through time and space explores the way in which a few kilograms of uranium falling on Japan changed the course of human history.
‘Lepage’s shows have dazzled a global audience. His profound theatrical experiences explore history and the tiny humans swept up within it.’ Guardian
The performance will last 7 hours and includes two intervals plus a 45-minute dinner break and two pauses.
Dialogue is presented in English, French, German and Japanese with English subtitles.
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Lyttelton Theatre
Text Éric Bernier Gérard Bibeau Normand Bissonnette Rebecca Blankenship Marie Brassard Anne-Marie Cadieux Normand Daneau Richard Fréchette Marie Gignac Patrick Goyette Robert Lepage Macha Limonchik Ghislaine Vincent
CastRebecca BlankenshipLorraine CôtéChristian EssiambreRichard FréchetteTetsuya KudakaMyriam LeblancUmihiko MiyaAudrée SouthièrePhilippe Thibault-DenisDonna Yamamoto
Director and DesignerRobert Lepage
Creative DirectorSteve Blanchet
DramaturgGérard Bibeau
Music and Sound DesignerMichel F. Côté
Set Designer (Original)Carl Fillion
Set Designer (Adaptation)Ariane Sauvé
Lighting DesignerSonoyo Nishikawa
Images DesignerKeven Dubois
Costumes DesignerVirginie Leclerc
Properties Designer Claudia Gendreau
MARCH
Fri 6 3.00Sat 7 3.00Sun 8 3.00Fri 13 3.00Sat 14 3.00Sun 15 3.00Fri 20 3.00Sat 21 AD 3.00Sun 22 CAP 3.00
An Ex Machina production
The Seven Streams of the River Otaby Ex Machina / Robert Lepage
A co-production with Chekhov International Theatre Festival, Moscow, the National Theatre, London, and Le Diamant, Québec
Love and longing in 1960s 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 Inua Ellams' 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 eventsWriter Inua Ellams and Director Nadia Fall Fri 7 Feb, 6 – 6.45pm, Lyttelton, £9/£6
The Three Sisters Actors in Conversation Fri 14 Feb, 3 – 4pm, Lyttelton, £9/£6
Exploring Three Sisters and Chekhov Fri 7 Feb, 2 – 5pm, Cottesloe Room, £35/£20/£7.50
Three Sisters Student Conference Fri 31 Jan, 10.30am – 3.30pm, Lyttelton, £45/£30/£7.50
CastRonke AdekoluejoJonathan AjayiJude AkuwudikeTobi BamtefaPeter BankoleAnni DomingoLola May Sarah NilesJerome NgonadiKen NwosuRacheal OforiJoseph OgelekaNasa Ohalete Offue OkegbeChloe OkoraSule RimiNatalie SimpsonDiana Yekinni
DirectorNadia Fall
Set and Costume DesignerKatrina Lindsay
Lighting DesignerPeter Mumford
Movement DirectorPolly Bennett
Composer Femi Tomowo
Sound DesignerDonato Wharton
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 7.30Mon 6 7.30Tue 7 7.30Mon 27 7.30Tue 28 CAP 7.30Wed 29 CAP 2.15 7.30Thu 30 7.30Fri 31 AD 7.30 FEBRUARY
Sat 1 AD TT 2.15 7.30Thu 6 7.30Fri 7 7.30Sat 8 2.15 7.30Thu 13 7.30Fri 14 7.30Sat 15 2.15 7.30Mon 17 7.30Tue 18 2.15 7.30Wed 19 7.30
A co-production with Fuel
Production supported by Leila Maw Straus and Cockayne – Grants for the Arts and The London Community Foundation
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HHHHH ‘A flawless production.
A culture-clash masterpiece.’Guardian
HHHHH ‘A true modern classic. Directed with immense sensitivity.’ Sunday Times
Following a sold-out run in 2018, Ian Rickson’s exquisite production returns.
Owen, the prodigal son, returns to rural Donegal from Dublin. With him are two British army officers. Their ambition is to create a map of the area, replacing the Gaelic names with English. It is an administrative act with radical consequences.
Brian Friel’s modern classic is a powerful account of nationhood, which sees the turbulent relationship between England and Ireland play out in one quiet community.
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Talks and events
Olivier Theatre
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
Actors Ciarán Hinds and Fra Fee Mon 16 Dec, 3 – 4pm, Olivier, £9/£6
Translationsby Brian Friel
Cast Jack Bardoe Gareth Clarke Adam Collier Dermot Crowley Liadán Dunlea Fra Fee Ciarán Hinds Paul Lloyd Sarah Madigan Michael-David McKernan Julian Moore-Cook Amy Molloy Seamus O’Hara Judith Roddy Rufus Wright
Director Ian Rickson
Set and Costume Designer Rae Smith
Lighting Designer Neil Austin
Composer Stephen Warbeck
Sound Designer Ian Dickinson
Movement Anna Morrissey
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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Courage and friendship in apartheid South Africa.
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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)
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 Hammed Animashaun Mensah BediakoAnson Boon Jake Lampert Lucian Msamati Obi Opara
Director Roy Alexander Weise
Set and CostumeDesigner Rajha Shakiry
Lighting Designer Paule Constable
Movement Director Shelley Maxwell
Sound Designer Giles Thomas
Production generously supported by the 'Master Harold'...and the Boys Production Syndicate
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HHHH ‘As addictive as the books.’
Time Out
HHHH ‘As if Ferrante has materialised in front of us.’ Observer
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 eventsActors 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
Adapter April De Angelis and Director Melly Still Tue 18 Feb, 6 – 6.45pm, Olivier, £9/£6
CastJustin AvothAdam BurtonNiamh CusackAmiera DarwishTrevor FoxDanielle HenryMartin HyderKezrena JamesDavid JudgeCatherine McCormackIra Mandela SiobhanWela MbusiVictoria MoseleyEmily Mytton Al NedjariMary Jo RandleJonah RussellColin RyanJohn SandemanBadria TimimiBen TurnerEmily WachterToby Wharton Elizabeth Mary (Em) Williams
DirectorMelly Still
Set and Costume DesignerSoutra Gilmour
ComposerJim Fortune
Lighting DesignerMalcolm Rippeth
Sound DesignerJon Nicholls
Movement DirectorSarah Dowling
Video DesignerTal Yarden
Fight DirectorJohn Sandeman
Puppetry Designer and DirectorToby Olié
Casting Charlotte Sutton CDG & Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Olivier Theatre
A co-production with Rose Theatre Kingston
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 7.30Mon 20 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 2.00Tue 21 2.00
Extra performances added in Feb. See p32 – 33
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‘In-all-ways fabulous. An endlessly fascinating work. Deeply funny.’
New York Times
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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.
‘An intensely vivid hypnotizing act.’ Time Out New York
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Talks and eventsAnnie Baker and Chloe Lamford Tue 29 Oct, 6 – 6.45pm, Dorfman, £9/£6
How Many Stories in the World? Fri 1 Nov, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6
Telling Your ‘Own’ Story: WorkshopSat 9 Nov, 10.30am – 1pm, Cottesloe Room, £40/£25
Cast Fisayo AkinadeMatt BardockArthur DarvillImogen DoelHadley FraserConleth HillStuart McQuarrieSinéad MatthewsBill Milner
DirectorsAnnie Baker and Chloe Lamford
Set and Costume DesignerChloe Lamford
Lighting DesignerNatasha Chivers
Sound DesignerTom Gibbons
Movement DirectorSasha Milavic Davies
Illusion DesignerSteve Cuiffo
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 CAP 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
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Dorfman TheatreThe Ocean at the End of the Lanebased on the novel by Neil Gaiman adapted by Joel Horwood
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Creating the Puppets for The Ocean at the End of the LaneSat 25 Jan, 11.30am – 1pm, Duffield Studio, £12/£7
Making the Show: The Ocean at the End of the LaneTue 21 Jan, 2 – 5pm, Cottesloe Room, £35/£20/£7.50
Talks and eventsReturning 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 thirteenth 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…
This adventure will excite 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 ages 12+
Cast includesSamuel BlenkinJade CrootFred DavisOwain GwynnJustin SalingerJeffrey SangalangMarli Siu
Josie WalkerJess Williams
DirectorKaty Rudd
Set DesignerFly Davis
Costume and Puppet DesignerSamuel Wyer
Movement DirectorSteven Hoggett
ComposerJherek Bischoff
Lighting DesignerPaule Constable
Sound DesignerIan Dickinson
Puppetry DirectorFinn Caldwell
Tickets for families
Half-price tickets for under-18s – see p34
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‘An essential watch’ Time Out on LOVE
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.
Alexander Zeldin’s new play promises to be another uncompromising theatrical experience that goes to the heart of our uncertain times.
Production supported by The Polonsky Foundation
Faith, Hope and Charitya new play by Alexander Zeldin
Lyttelton Theatre | Playing until 25 Nov
HHHH ‘Touching and illuminating all at once’ The Times
Access to tickets for Hansard
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 £20/£15 tickets are available in person on the day of the performance.
National Theatre LiveBroadcast to cinemas from Thu 7 Nov. Find your nearest venue: ntlive.com
Production supported by Marcia Grand in loving memory of Richard Grand, and by Leila Maw Straus
This play is a recipient of an Egerton Foundation New Plays Award
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
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
A Taste of Honeyby Shelagh Delaney
London Troubadour Wembley Park TheatreOn a UK tour
18 Oct – 23 NovUntil 16 Nov
Also in London On Tour and in New York
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HHHH ‘A tough, tenacious play with an emotional bite.’Guardian
When her mother Helen runs off with a car salesman, feisty teenager Jo takes up with Jimmy, a sailor who promises to marry her, before he heads for the seas.
Also on a UK tour until Nov: A Fuel, National Theatre and Leeds Playhouse co-production
Barber Shop Chroniclesa new play by Inua Ellams
HHHHH ‘Joyous. Brilliantly acted. Life affirming. Go.’Independent
In New York from March 2020: A co-production with Neal Street Productions
The Lehman Trilogyby Stefano Massini adapted by Ben Power
Now playing in New York:
Hadestownmusic, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell developed with Rachel Chavkin
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.
Bijan Sheibani (Barber Shop Chronicles), directs Jodie Prenger (Oliver!, One Man, Two Guvnors) as Helen in this new production.
Also on an international tour
*Repeat encore screenings available in selected cinemas
National Theatre Live Coming Soon
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 Henshall 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 a National Theatre production
Simon Godwin directs Olivier Award-winners Lindsay Duncan and Alex Jennings in Simon Woods’ witty and devastating portrait of the governing class, set against the political backdrop of Britain in 1988.
Broadcast live 7 November*
Present Laughterby Noël Coward From The Old Vic
Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott in this provocative comedy: a surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.
In cinemas 28 November*
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In April 2020, Thea Sharrock directs Jack Absolute Flies Again, written by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris, based on Sheridan’s The Rivals – with the action relocated to the Battle of Britain. Lyricist, novelist, poet and playwright, Kate Tempest makes her NT debut with Paradise, a potent and dynamic reimagining of Philoctetes by Sophocles. Lesley Sharp will play the title role with Ian Rickson directing.
In the Lyttelton Theatre
Moira Buffini’s timely new play Manor, with Nancy Carroll and Ben Daniels, directed by Fiona Buffini, opens in April 2020.
In the Dorfman Theatre
Francesca Martinez debuts at the NT with her new play, All of Us, which explores life and love during a time of austerity. Martinez herself plays the lead role; Ian Rickson directs. Welcome to Iran, a new play written and directed by Nadia Fall, will play a limited run opening in May. This is a Theatre Royal Stratford East and National Theatre co-production.
Membership
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Free exhibitions about the work on our stages, the NT Archive or theatre design and history.
Costume at the National Theatre invites you into the fascinating world of one of the most complex backstage departments at the National Theatre. Concrete Reality explores the architecture of the National Theatre and the Sherling Backstage Walkway allows you to see set and props being created. 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 playwriting courses.
New events include Inua Ellams and Nadia Fall on Three Sisters, April De Angelis and Melly Still on My Brilliant Friend, and Roy Williams (pictured) and Clint Dyer on Death of England. Actor Maxine Peake discusses her role in The Welkin, and our playwriting courses return. nationaltheatre.org.uk/talks
Talks and Events
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Opening up theatre for students and teachers across the UK with inspiring creative projects covering a range of skills from performance to playwriting to technical theatre.
NT On Demand In Schools allows UK students to watch NT productions for free in their classrooms. For teachers, we offer an exciting programme of professional development, curriculum-linked resources and networking events. nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning
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KEY AD Audio-Described CAP Captioned TT Touch Tour
Oct 19 – Mar 20 P Preview PerformancePRESS Press Night
Relaxed Performance
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Oct Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman
Tue 1 Peter Gynt 1.00TALK: McArdle, Hare and Kent CAP 6.30 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 7.30
Fri 4 TALK: David Suchet 6.00Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Faith, Hope & Charity AD 7.30
Sat 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
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 TALK: Baker and Lamford 6.00
Master Harold CAP 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes PRE-PRESS 7.30Wed 30 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes PRESS 7.00Thu 31 Hansard 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes 2.30+7.30
Nov Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman
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 CAP 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 TALK: Shakespeare for Every Day 6.00
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 2.00My Brilliant Friend Part 2 P2 7.30 Master Harold CAP 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes 2.30+7.30
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Mon 18 TALK: Animashaun & Msamati CAP 3.00 Master Harold 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30
Tue 19 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes CAP 2.30+7.30Wed 20 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 2.00
My Brilliant Friend Part 2 P 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30Thu 21 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 7.30 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes 7.30
Fri 22 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 P 7.30 Hansard 7.30 The Antipodes AD 7.30Sat 23 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 P 2.00
My Brilliant Friend Part 2 P 7.30 Hansard CAP 2.15+7.30 The Antipodes LAST AD TT 2.30+7.30Sun 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 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
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: Theatre 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 TALK: Hinds and Fee 3.00
Translations 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Tue 17 Translations 2.00+7.30 Master Harold LAST 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30
Wed 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
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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 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Tue 7 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 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 Welkin P1 7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30Thu 16 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Welkin P2 7.30 The Ocean 7.30
Fri 17 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Welkin P3 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Sat 18 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00
My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Welkin P 7.30 The Ocean ® 2.00+7.30Sun 19 Mon 20 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Welkin P 7.30 The Ocean 7.30Tue 21 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00
My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Welkin P 7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30Wed 22 The Welkin PRESS 7.00 The Ocean CAP 7.30Thu 23 The Welkin 7.30 The Ocean 7.30
Fri 24 TALK: Horwood and Rudd 6.00 The Welkin 7.30 The Ocean 7.30
Sat 25 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 The Ocean LAST 2.00+7.30Sun 26Mon 27 Three Sisters 7.30Tue 28 Three Sisters CAP 7.30
Wed 29 Three Sisters CAP 2.15 +7.30Thu 30 Three Sisters 7.30
Fri 31 Student Conference 10.30The Visit P1 7.00 Three Sisters AD 7.30 Death of England P1 8.00
Feb Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman
Sat 1 The Visit P2 7.00 Three Sisters AD TT 2.15+7.30 Death of England P2 8.00Sun 2Mon 3 The Visit P 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England P 8.00Tue 4 The Visit P 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England P 8.00
Wed 5 The Visit P 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England P 8.00Thu 6 The Visit P 7.00 Three Sisters 7.30 Death of England PRESS 7.00
Fri 7 The Visit P 7.00 TALK: Ellams and Fall 6.00Three Sisters 7.30 Death of England 8.00
Sat 8 The Visit PRE-PRESS 7.00 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00Sun 9
Mon 10 The Visit PRE-PRESS 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England 8.00Tue 11 The Visit PRE-PRESS 7.00 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 Death of England 8.00
Wed 12 TALK: Maxine Peake 3.00The Visit PRE-PRESS 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00
Thu 13 The Visit PRESS 7.00 Three Sisters 7.30 Death of England 8.00Fri 14 TALK: Actors in Conversation 3.00 TALK: Dyer and Williams 6.30
The Visit 7.00 Three Sisters 7.30 Death of England 8.00Sat 15 The Visit 1.00+7.00 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00Sun 16Mon 17 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 Death of England 8.00Tue 18 TALK: De Angelis and Still 6.00
My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00
Apr Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman
Wed 1 The Visit 1.00+7.00Thu 2 The Visit 7.00
Fri 3 The Visit 7.00Sat 4 The Visit 1.00+7.00
Feb Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman
Wed 19 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters LAST 7.30 Death of England 8.00
Thu 20 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 Death of England 8.00Fri 21 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England 8.00
Sat 22 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00My Brilliant Friend Part 2 LAST 7.30 The Welkin CAP 2.15+7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00
Sun 23Mon 24 The Welkin CAP 7.30 Death of England 8.00Tue 25 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 Death of England CAP 8.00
Wed 26 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin CAP 7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00Thu 27 The Visit 1.00+7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England 8.00Fri 28 TALK: Greenaway-Bailey and ULTZ 6.30
The Visit 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England AD 8.00Sat 29 The Visit 1.00+7.00 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 Death of England AD TT 3.00+8.00
Mar Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman
Sun 1Mon 2 The Visit 7.00 Death of England 8.00Tue 3 The Visit 7.00 Death of England 8.00
Wed 4 The Visit CAP 7.00 Death of England 8.00Thu 5 The Visit 1.00+7.00 Death of England CAP 3.00+8.00
Fri 6 The Visit 7.00 Seven Streams 3.00 Death of England 8.00Sat 7 The Visit 1.00+7.00 Seven Streams 3.00 Death of England LAST CAP 3.00+8.00Sun 8 Seven Streams 3.00Mon 9Tue 10 The Visit 7.00
Wed 11 The Visit CAP 1.00+7.00Thu 12 The Visit 7.00
Fri 13 The Visit AD 7.00 Seven Streams 3.00Sat 14 The Visit AD TT 1.00+7.00 Seven Streams 3.00Sun 15 Seven Streams 3.00Mon 16 The Visit 7.00Tue 17 The Visit 7.00
Wed 18 The Visit 1.00+7.00Thu 19 The Visit 7.00
Fri 20 TALK: Lesley Manville 3.00The Visit 7.00 Seven Streams 3.00
Sat 21 The Visit 1.00+7.00 Seven Streams AD 3.00Sun 22 Seven Streams LAST CAP 3.00Mon 23 The Visit 7.00Tue 24 The Visit 1.00+7.00
Wed 25 The Visit 7.00Thu 26 The Visit 7.00
Fri 27 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin AD 7.30Sat 28 The Visit CAP 1.00+7.00 The Welkin AD TT 2.15+7.30Sun 29Mon 30 The Visit CAP 7.00Tue 31 The Visit 7.00
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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/£15 (£30 for Seven Streams)tickets are available in person on the day of the performance. Seat location varies.
£20/£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 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
Over 60s – save on midweek matinees For Master Harold, Peter Gynt, Translations, The Visit and The Welkin save £20 on £57 and £46 tickets. For Three Sisters save £15 on £50 and £42 tickets. See website for The Seven Streams of the River Ota and My Brilliant Friend. £30 tickets available for midweek matinees in the Dorfman.
Disabled People £16 tickets at the South Bank plus £16 companion tickets (£15 tickets for Three Sisters) are available for Access list subscribers. nationaltheatre.org.uk/accesslist
Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Previews
£15 Ticket Season: Three SistersHundreds of £15 tickets for every performance
*£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, Translations, The Visit, The Welkin
*£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 13).
All performances
The Seven Streams of the River Ota
Full day ticket *£125, £95, £75, £58, £30
Dorfman Theatre Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Previews
The 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 – £15Death of England *£56, £41, £35, £26, £15 *£61, £46, £37, £26, £20 *£54, £38 – £15
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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
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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 The Ocean at the End of the Lane on Saturday 18 January at 2pm.
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 [email protected]
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They are responsible for the construction of scenery that appears on the stages of the National Theatre: even though a door or wall could look marble or concrete, it nearly always starts as sheets of birch ply or MDF. The highly skilled carpenters work from technical drawings to build timber flattage (walls), windows, doors and staircases. They also build large prop elements such as benches, bars and fireplaces. The department is conscious of the environmental impact of scenery making and strives to reuse as much as possible.
The Carpentry department ranges from young apprentices to carpenters with over 30 years’ experience.