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June – Nov 16
How to book
The plays
Online Select your own seat online
nationaltheatre.org.uk
By phone
020 7452 3000
Mon – Sat: 9.30am – 8pm
In person
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX
Mon – Sat: 9.30am – 11pm
See p33 for Sunday and holiday opening times
Other ways
Friday Rush
to get tickets £20 tickets are released online every Friday at 1pm
Amadeus
The Red Barn
Peter Pan
Playing from 19 October
Playing from 6 October
Playing from 16 November
Our Ladies of
Perpetual Succour
A Pacifist’s Guide to
the War on Cancer
Young Chekhov
8 August – 1 October
14 October – 29 November
The Plough and the Stars
The Threepenny Opera
The Deep Blue Sea
20 July – 22 October
Playing until 1 October
Playing until 21 September
Sunset at the Villa Thalia
The Suicide
River Stage
Playing until 4 August
Playing until 25 June
29 July – 29 August
for the following week’s performances
Day Tickets
£15 / £18 tickets available in person on the day of the performance
No booking fee online or in person. A £2.50 fee per transaction for phone
bookings. If you choose to have your tickets sent by post, a £1 fee applies per
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OCTOBER
Wed 19 7.30
Thu 207.30
Fri 217.30
Sat 227.30
Mon 247.30
Tue 257.30
Wed 267.00
Thu 277.30
Fri 287.30
Sat 292.00
7.30
Mon 317.30
Amadeus
by Peter Shaffer
NOVEMBER
Cast includes
Lucian Msamati
Director
Michael Longhurst
Designer
Chloe Lamford
Music Director and
Additional Music
Simon Slater
Choreographer
Imogen Knight
Lighting Designer
Jon Clark
Sound Designer
Paul Arditti
Vienna: the music capital of the world.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young
prodigy, arrives determined to make a splash.
Awestruck by his genius, court composer
Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his
talent or destroy his name.
Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war
with Mozart, with music and, ultimately,
with God.
Peter Shaffer’s iconic play premiered at the
National Theatre in 1979, winning multiple
Olivier and Tony awards before being adapted
into an Academy Award-winning film.
In this new production, Lucian Msamati
(Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) plays Salieri.
With live orchestral accompaniment by
Southbank Sinfonia.
Tue 12.00
7.30
Wed 27.30
Thu 37.30
Fri 47.30
Sat 5 2.00
7.30
Mon 77.30
Tue 82.00
7.30
Mon 287.30
Tue 292.00
7.30
Wed 307.30
DECEMBER
Mon 57.30
Tue 62.00
7.30
Mon 127.30
Tue 132.00
7.30
Fri 307.30
Sat 312.00
Additional
performances to
be announced
Photography (Lucian Msamati) by Seamus Ryan
In association with
Southbank Sinfonia
Olivier Theatre
Hundreds of seats at £15
for every performance
Production supported by
Amadeus appeal donors
Sponsored by
Talks and events
Michael Longhurst
Mon 31 Oct, 6pm
5
OCTOBER
The Red Barn
a new play by David Hare
based on the novel, La Main, by Georges Simenon
Cast to be
announced
Director
Robert Icke
Designer
Bunny Christie
Lighting Designer
Paule Constable
Sound Designer
Tom Gibbons
Video Designer
Tim Reid
Connecticut, 1969. On their way back from a
party, two couples struggle home through the
snow. Not everyone arrives safely...
The great detective writer Georges Simenon
escaped France at the end of World War Two,
and arrived in the USA to start again. With his
American wife, he settled at Shadow Rock
Farm in Lakeville. Years later, he wrote La Main,
a psychological thriller set in a New England
farmhouse. David Hare has taken this novel,
and forged from it a startling new play.
Thu 67.30
Fri 77.30
Sat 87.30
Mon 107.30
Tue 117.30
Wed 127.30
Thu 137.30
Fri 147.30
Sat 152.15
7.30
Mon 177.00
Tue 187.30
Wed 192.15
Mon 247.30
Tue 257.30
Wed 262.15
7.30
Thu 277.30
Fri 287.30
Sat 292.15
7.30
Mon 317.30
NOVEMBER
Tue 17.30
Wed 27.30
Thu 32.15
7.30
Fri 47.30
Sat 52.15
7.30
Mon 77.30
Tue 87.30
Wed 92.15
7.30
Thu 107.30
Fri 117.30
Sat 122.15
7.30
Mon 147.30
Tue 15
7.30
Wed 162.15
7.30
Thu 177.30
Fri 18
7.30
Sat 19
2.15
7.30
Additional
performances to
be announced
Illustration by Bill Bragg
Lyttelton Theatre
Produced in association
with Scott Rudin
Talks and events
Stuff Happens
A rehearsed reading of
David Hare’s landmark play.
Wed 6 July, 7.30pm. See p26
David Hare and
John Simenon
Mon 7 Nov, 6pm
7
NOVEMBER
A co-production with Bristol Old Vic
Wed 167.00
Thu 177.00
Fri 187.00
Sat 192.00
Mon 217.00
Tue 227.00
Wed 237.00
Thu 247.00
Fri 257.00
Sat 262.00
7.00
Peter Pan
devised by the Companies,
based on the works of JM Barrie
DECEMBER
Cast includes
Saikat Ahamed
Suzanne Ahmet
Marc Antolin
Lois Chimimba
Laura Cubitt
Phoebe Fildes
Felix Hayes
Paul Hilton
John Leader
Amaka Okafor
Sophie Thompson
Madeleine Worrall
Director
Sally Cookson
Dramaturg
Mike Akers
Set Designer
Michael Vale
Costume Designer
Katie Sykes
Lighting Designer
Aideen Malone
Music
Benji Bower
Sound Designer
Dominic Bilkey
HHHHH
‘Exhilarating. Witty. Wonderful’
Daily Telegraph
HHHHH
‘Something to delight the whole family’
The Times
All children, except one, grow up...
This winter, JM Barrie’s much-loved tale takes
flight. When Peter Pan, the leader of the Lost
Boys, 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.
Following the acclaimed Jane Eyre,
Sally Cookson brings her wondrously inventive
Peter Pan to the NT after a sell-out run at
Bristol Old Vic. Exploring the possibilities and
pain of growing up, it’s a riot of magic, mischief,
music and make-believe.
Thu 17.00
Fri 27.00
Sat 32.00
7.00
Wed 77.00
Thu 81.00
7.00
Fri 97.00
Sat 102.00
7.00
Wed 147.00
Thu 157.00
Fri 167.00
Sat 17
2.00
7.00
Mon 19
7.00
Tue 207.00
Wed 217.00
Thu 222.00
7.00
Fri 237.00
Mon 267.00
Tue 272.00
7.00
Wed 28 7.00
Thu 292.00
7.00
Additional
performances,
including
a relaxed
performance, to
be announced
Suitable for 7yrs+
Movement Director
Dan Canham
Aerial Director
Gwen Hales
Fight Directors
Rachel Bown-Williams
and Ruth Cooper-Brown
of RC-ANNIE Ltd
Photography by Sam Robinson
Puppet Director
and Designer
Toby Olié
Olivier Theatre
Half-price tickets for under 18s
Exclusions apply – see p34
Projects, workshops and events for
Key Stage 2 and 3 students and families
nationaltheatre.org.uk/peterpanlearning
9
AUGUST
National Theatre of Scotland and Live Theatre co-production
Our Ladies of
Perpetual Succour
‘Fresh, funny and poignant’
adapted by Lee Hall, from the novel The Sopranos by Alan Warner
Daily Telegraph
Cast
Melissa Allan
Caroline Deyga
Kirsty Findlay
Karen Fishwick
Joanne McGuiness
Kirsty MacLaren
Frances Mayli McCann
Dawn Sievewright
The Band
Laura Bangay
Becky Brass
Emily Linden
Amy Shackcloth
Director
Vicky Featherstone
Music Arranger
and Supervisor
Martin Lowe
Designer
Chloe Lamford
Choreographer
Imogen Knight
Lighting Designer
Lizzie Powell
Sound Designer
Mike Walker
HHHHH
Edinburgh Evening News, The Herald, The Scotsman,
The Skinny, The Times
HHHH
Daily Telegraph, Independent, The List, Time Out
‘Full of show-stopping musical moments
delivered to perfection’ The Scotsman
Winner of a Scotsman Fringe First Award, Herald Angel
Award and Stage Ensemble Award at the Fringe 2015.
Funny, sad and raucously rude, our ladies are
young, lost and reckless.
Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) has adapted Alan Warner's
brilliant novel about six girls on the cusp of
change, as they face up to love, lust, pregnancy
and death over the course of a single day.
This award-winning National Theatre of Scotland
and Live Theatre co-production arrives at the NT
following a sell-out run at the 2015 Edinburgh
Festival Fringe and a national tour. It’s directed
by Vicky Featherstone, Artistic Director of the
Royal Court Theatre, with music arranged and
supervised by Martin Lowe (Once).
A musical play about losing your virginity and
finding yourself.
Contains singing, sex and sambuca.
The Dorfman Partner
Photography by Peter Dibdin
Dorfman Theatre
Mon 88.00
Tue 98.00
Wed 107.00
Thu 118.00
Fri 128.00
Sat 135.30
9.00
Mon 158.00
Tue 168.00
Wed 178.00
Thu 188.00
Fri 195.30
9.00
Sat 205.30
9.00
Mon 228.00
Tue 238.00
Wed 248.00
Thu 258.00
Fri 265.30
9.00
Sat 275.30
9.00
Mon 298.00
Tue 308.00
Wed 318.00
SEPTEMBER
Thu 18.00
Fri 25.30
9.00
Sat 35.30
9.00
Mon 58.00
Tue 68.00
Wed 78.00
Thu 88.00
Fri 9
5.30
9.00
Sat 10
5.30
9.00
Mon 12
8.00
Tue 138.00
Wed 148.00
Thu 158.00
Fri 165.30
9.00
Sat 175.30
9.00
Mon 198.00
Tue 208.00
Wed 21 8.00
Thu 228.00
Fri 235.30
9.00
Sat 245.30
9.00
Mon 268.00
Tue 278.00
Wed 282.30
8.00
Thu 298.00
Fri 308.00
OCTOBER
Sat 15.30
9.00
Talks and events
Vicky Featherstone
and Lee Hall
Thu 1 Sep, 6.30pm
In Focus: Cult Fiction
on Stage
Mon 12 Sep, 5.45pm
11
OCTOBER
A co-production with Complicite Associates
A Pacifist’s Guide to
the War on Cancer
book by Bryony Kimmings and Brian Lobel
music by Tom Parkinson, lyrics by Bryony Kimmings
Cast includes
Naana Agyei-Ampadu
Amy Booth-Steel
Hal Fowler
Amanda Hadingue
Golda Rosheuvel
Gareth Snook
Director
Bryony Kimmings
Set Designer
Lucy Osborne
Costume Designer
Christina Cunningham
Choreographer
Lizzi Gee
Photography (Hal Fowler) by Christa Holka, Image Art Direction by David Curtis-Ring, Post Production by Marcelo Dalle Grave
Music Director
Marc Tritschler
Lighting Designer
Paul Anderson
Sound Designer
Lewis Gibson
An all-singing, all-dancing examination of
life with a cancer diagnosis. This brand new
musical confronts the highs and lows of the
scariest word we know.
Bryony Kimmings creates fearless theatre to
provoke social change. Her collaboration with
Complicite looks behind the poster campaigns
and pink ribbons at the reality of cancer: waiting
rooms and chemo suites, changed bodies,
family pressures and financial worries.
Expect big anthems, shiny costumes, blood,
tears and real cancer patients in this rip-roaring,
heartbreaking celebration of ordinary life
and death.
Commissioned by Complicite
‘Bold, brave and very brilliant’
Independent on Bryony Kimmings
‘The most influential and consistently
interesting theatre company working in Britain’
The Times on Complicite
Contains adult themes and strong language
Fri 147.30
Sat 157.30
Mon 177.30
Tue 187.30
Wed 197.00
Thu 207.30
Fri 217.30
Sat 222.00
7.30
Mon 247.30
Tue 257.30
Wed 267.30
Thu 277.30
Fri 287.30
Sat 292.00
7.30
Mon 317.30
NOVEMBER
Tue 17.30
Wed 27.30
Thu 37.30
Fri 47.30
Sat 52.00
7.30
Mon 77.30
Tue 87.30
Wed 97.30
Thu 107.30
Fri 117.30
Sat 122.00
7.30
Tue 157.30
Wed 167.30
Thu 172.00
7.30
Fri 187.30
Sat 192.00
7.30
Mon 21
7.30
Tue 227.30
Wed 237.30
Thu 247.30
Fri 25 7.30
Sat 26
2.00
7.30
Mon 28
7.30
Tue 292.00
In association with
HOME Manchester
The Dorfman Partner
Dorfman Theatre
Talks and events
Bryony Kimmings
Thu 27 Oct, 6pm
In Depth: Devising for
Performance Explored
Wed 2 Nov, 10.30am
13
The Chichester Festival Theatre productions
Young Chekhov
Platonov | Ivanov | The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov, in new versions by David Hare
‘A triumph’
Independent
‘Masterly’
Guardian
Cast
Emma Amos
Pip Carter
Anna Chancellor
Jonathan Coy
Nicholas Day
Mark Donald
Peter Egan
Col Farrell
Debra Gillett
Joshua James
Beverley Klein
Adrian Lukis
Des McAleer
James McArdle
Mark Penfold
Brian Pettifer
Luke Pierre
Nina Sosanya
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Sarah Twomey
David Verrey
Olivia Vinall
Jade Williams
HHHHH
Director
Jonathan Kent
Nikolai Ivanov is only 35, a radical and a romantic, but already
he’s feeling that he’s thrown his life away. He hopes one last
desperate romance may save him from becoming a
small-town Hamlet. This electric play is powered both by
hilarious satire and passionate self-disgust.
Set Designer
Tom Pye
Costume Designer
Emma Ryott
Lighting Designer
Mark Henderson
Music
Jonathan Dove
‘Revelatory’
Financial Times
Original photography by Johan
SortedPersson and Sorted
Sound Designer
Paul Groothuis
Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Independent, Sunday Times
The Young Chekhov trilogy opened to
overwhelming acclaim at Chichester Festival
Theatre last year and now comes to the National,
offering a unique chance to explore the birth of a
revolutionary dramatic voice.
Performed by one ensemble of actors, each play
can be seen as a single performance or enjoyed
together, either over different days or as a thrilling
all-day theatrical experience.
Platonov
Schoolteacher Mikhail Platonov has a problem – he’s
irresistible to women. Set in the blazing heat of a rural
summer, this freewheeling comedy is a cry of youthful
defiance against the compromises of middle age.
Talks and events
Jonathan Kent
Thu 15 Sep, 6pm
In Context: Chekhov,
the early work
Mon 26 Sep, 2pm
Thu 14
7.30
Fri 15
7.30
Fri 29
7.00
Sat 30 * 11.45
AUGUST
Tue 2
Wed 3 *
Fri 12
Sat 13 *
Fri 19
Sat 20 *
Tue 23
Wed 24 *
Thu 25
7.00
11.45
7.00
11.45
7.00
11.45
7.00
11.45
7.30
SEPTEMBER
Fri 2
Sat 3 *
7.00
11.45
IVANOV
JULY
Tue 19
Wed 20
Tue 26
Wed 27
Sat 30 *
7.30
7.30
7.30
2.00
7.30
4.00
AUGUST
Wed 3 *
Sat 13 *
Sat 20 *
Mon 22
Wed 24 * 4.00
4.00
4.00
7.30
4.00
SEPTEMBER
Sat 3 *
4.00
Ivanov
THE SEAGULL
JULY
Sat 23
Mon 25
Thu 28
Sat 30 *
The Seagull
AUGUST
On a summer’s day in a makeshift theatre by a lake,
Konstantin’s cutting-edge new play is performed, changing
the lives of everyone involved forever. Chekhov’s play
is both comic and tragic, and marks the birth of the
modern stage.
Mon 1
Wed 3 *
Thu 4
Thu 11
Sat 13 *
Sat 20 *
Wed 24 * Fight Director
Paul Benzing
For full production
team see website
PLATONOV
JULY
7.30
7.30
7.30
8.00
7.30
8.00
7.30
7.30
8.00
8.00
8.00
SEPTEMBER
Sat 3 *
Olivier Theatre
*Three-Show Days
On 30 July, 3, 13, 20, 24 August, 3, 17, 24 September and
8 October see all three plays on the same day.
Combined tickets available, see p34. House and Terrace
restaurants offer special menus between shows – see website.
8.00
See p32 or
website for
continuing
performances:
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
on sale now.
15
JULY
Wed 207.30
Thu 217.30
Fri 227.30
Sat 237.30
Mon 257.30
Tue 267.30
Wed 277.00
Thu 287.30
The Plough and
the Stars
by Sean O’Casey
Cast includes
Adam Best
Kieran Gough
Lloyd Hutchinson
Gráinne Keenan
Stephen Kennedy
Lucia McAnespie
Justine Mitchell
Róisín O’Neill
Judith Roddy
Eoin Slattery
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Josie Walker
Fionn Walton
Director
Howard Davies
AUGUST
From November 1915 to Easter 1916, as the
rebellion builds to a climax half a mile away,
the disparate residents of a Dublin tenement go
about their lives, peripheral to Ireland’s history.
Sean O’Casey places a fixed lens to watch as a
dozen vivid characters come and go – selfless,
hilarious and desperate by turns – while the
heroic myth of Ireland is fought over elsewhere.
To mark the centenary of the Easter Rising,
Howard Davies, who memorably brought
O’Casey’s The Silver Tassie to the NT stage
in 2014, now tackles his greatest play.
Designer
Vicki Mortimer
Lighting Designer
James Farncombe
Music
Stephen Warbeck
Sound Designer
Paul Groothuis
SEPTEMBER
Mon 57.30
7.30
Tue 6
Wed 77.30
Thu 82.15
7.30
Fri 97.30
Sat 10
2.15
7.30
Fri 237.30
Sat 242.15
7.30
Mon 267.30
Tue 277.30
Wed 287.30
OCTOBER
Thu 207.30
7.30
Fri 21
2.15
Sat 22
7.30
Fight Director
Kate Waters
Original photography © Guardian News & Media / Walter Doughty
Thu 47.30
Fri 57.30
Sat 62.15
7.30
Mon 87.30
Thu 187.30
7.30
Fri 19
Sat 202.15
7.30
Mon 227.30
Tue 232.15
7.30
Wed 247.30
Thu 257.30
Fri 267.30
Sat 272.15
7.30
Lyttelton Theatre
Talks and events
Sean O’Casey by
his Daughter
Fri 9 Sep, 6pm
In Depth: The Dublin Plays
Sat 24 Sep, 10.30am
In Focus: Theatrical Unrest
Fri 21 Oct, 6pm
17
JUNE
JUNE
Mon 67.30
Tue 72.00
7.30
Wed 87.30
Thu 97.30
Fri 107.30
Sat 112.00
7.30
Mon 137.30
Tue 147.30
Wed 152.00
7.30
Thu 167.30
Fri 177.30
Sat 182.00
7.30
Fri 247.30
Sat 252.00
7.30
Mon 277.30
Tue 282.00
7.30
Wed 297.30
Thu 30
7.30
Mon 67.30
Tue 77.30
Wed 87.00
Thu 97.30
Thu 167.30
Fri 177.30
Sat 182.15
7.30
Mon 207.30
Tue 217.30
Mon 277.30
Tue 287.30
Wed 292.15
7.30
Thu 307.30
JULY
Fri 17.30
Sat 2
2.00
7.30
Tue 57.30
Wed 62.00
7.30
Thu 77.30
AUGUST
Sat 62.00
7.30
Mon 87.30
Tue 92.00
7.30
Wed 10 7.30
Mon 157.30
Tue 162.00
7.30
Wed 177.30
Thu 187.30
Fri 26
7.30
Sat 27
2.00
7.30
Mon 297.30
Tue 302.00
7.30
Wed 317.30
SEPTEMBER
Thu 17.30
Wed 77.30
Thu 87.30
Fri 97.30
Sat 102.00
7.30
Mon 127.30
Tue 132.00
7.30
Mon 197.30
Tue 207.30
Wed 217.30
Thu 227.00
Tue 277.30
Wed 287.30
Thu 292.00
7.30
Fri 307.30
OCTOBER
Sat 1
2.00
7.30
18
18
The Threepenny Opera
by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann
in a new adaptation by Simon Stephens
London scrubs up for the coronation. The thieves
are on the make, the whores on the pull, the
police cutting deals to keep it all out of sight.
And Mack the Knife is back in town.
Music Director
David Shrubsole
by Terence Rattigan
Talks and events
A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952.
When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours
in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the
story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF
pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a
High Court judge begins to emerge.
See p26-27
Director
Rufus Norris
Fight Directors
Rachel BownWilliams and Ruth
Cooper-Brown of
RC-ANNIE Ltd
Designer
Vicki Mortimer
Talks and events
See p26-27
Cast
James Alper
Marion Bailey
Katy Brittain
Tom Burke
Hubert Burton
Adetomiwa Eden
Elsie Fallon
Nick Figgis
Nick Fletcher
Yolanda Kettle
Lighting Designer
Paule Constable
Production supported by
The Threepenny Opera
appeal donors
Sponsored by
18
Andrew Lewis
Helen McCrory
Sally Oliver
Peter Sullivan
Music
Stuart Earl
Director
Carrie Cracknell
Sound Designer
Peter Rice
Designer
Tom Scutt
Fight Director
Kate Waters
Mon 1
7.30
Tue 22.15
7.30
Wed 37.30
Tue 97.30
Wed 107.30
Thu 112.15
7.30
7.30
Fri 12
Sat 132.15
7.30
Mon 157.30
Tue 162.15
7.30
Wed 177.30
Mon 297.30
Tue 307.30
Wed 312.15
7.30
SEPTEMBER
Thu 17.30
Fri 27.30
Sat 32.15
7.30
Mon 127.30
Tue 137.30
Wed 142.15
7.30
Thu 157.30
Fri 167.30
Sat 172.15
7.30
Mon 197.30
Tue 202.15
7.30
Wed 217.30
Helen McCrory plays Hester in Terence
Rattigan’s devastating masterpiece.
Choreographer
Imogen Knight
Sound Designer
Paul Arditti
Lyttelton Theatre
Hundreds of seats at £15
for every performance
Contains filthy language and immoral behaviour.
Nick Holder
George Ikediashi
Peter de Jersey
Rory Kinnear
Debbie Kurup
Conor Neaves
Sharon Small
Wendy Somerville
Dominic Tighe
AUGUST
The Deep Blue Sea
Olivier Theatre
A vivid and darkly comic new adaptation by
Simon Stephens of this landmark of musical
theatre. Rory Kinnear plays Macheath.
Cast
Sarah Amankwah
Hammed
Animashaun
Toyin Ayedun-Alase
Jamie Beddard
Rebecca Brewer
Andrew Buckley
Ricky Butt
Mark Carroll
Rosalie Craig
Matt Cross
Haydn Gwynne
Fri 17.30
Thu 77.30
Fri 87.30
2.15
Sat 9
7.30
Mon 117.30
Tue 122.15
7.30
Fri 297.30
2.15
Sat 30
7.30
Photography (Helen McCrory) by Dean Rogers
Original photography (Rory Kinnear) by Jay Brooks.
Additional © Corbis, Shutterstock
JULY
Movement Director
Polly Bennett
Official Hotel Partner
Lighting Designer
Guy Hoare
19
JUNE
JUNE
Thu 9
Fri 10
Sat 11
Thu 16
Fri 17
Sat 18
Mon 20
Tue 21
Wed 22
Fri 10
Sat 11
Mon 13
Tue 14
Wed 15
Wed 22
Thu 23
Fri 24
Sat 25
7.30
7.30
2.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
2.30
7.30
7.30
2.30
7.30
7.30
AUGUST
Mon 1
Tue 2
Wed 3
Thu 4
7.30
2.30
7.30
7.30
2.30
Sunset at the Villa Thalia
The Suicide
Dorfman Theatre
a new play by Alexi Kaye Campbell
Hundreds of seats at £15
for every performance
‘Refreshingly different. Very funny.’ Financial Times
Talks and events
See p26-27
After an unexpected catapult to fame, Sam is paid
a visit by his neighbours. From corrupt politicians to
social media-savvy kids, everyone wants a piece of
Sam’s demise.
Suhayla El-Bushra takes Nikolai Erdman’s satiric
masterpiece and smashes it into contemporary
urban London.
This funny and passionate new play by
Alexi Kaye Campbell (The Pride, Apologia)
spans a decade as it explores the impact of
foreign influence, planned and unintentional,
on a nation and its people.
20
Lyttelton Theatre
by Suhayla El-Bushra, after Erdman
April 1967: Greece is in political turmoil. Charlotte
and Theo have retreated to a small island in
search of peace and inspiration. But when they
meet a charismatic American couple at the
port they are seduced into making choices with
devastating consequences.
Cast
Sophia Ally
Thomas Berry
Christos Callow
Sam Crane
Glykeria Dimou
Dixie Egerickx
Elizabeth McGovern
Billy Marlow
Ben Miles
Photography (Javone Prince) by Jay Brooks
Mon 4
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Tue 5
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Wed 6
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Thu 7
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Fri 8
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Sat 9
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Mon 11
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Thu 14
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Sat 16
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Mon 18 7.30
Tue 19
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Wed 20 2.30
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Thu 21
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Fri 22
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Sat 23
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Mon 25
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Tue 26
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Wed 27 7.30
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Thu 28
Fri 29
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Sat 30
2.30
7.30
Original photography by Hayden WIlliams
JULY
Pippa Nixon
Scarlett Nunes
Eve Polycarpou
Ethan Rouse
Lighting Designer
Natasha Chivers
Director
Simon Godwin
Movement Director
Jonathan Goddard
Designer
Hildegard Bechtler
Sound Designer
Tom Gibbons
Music
Michael Bruce
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2.15
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2.15
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Cast
Marcus Adolphy
Ayesha Antoine
Pal Aron
Nathan Clarke
Chloe Hesar
Elizabeth Hill
Lisa Jackson
Sam Jones
Michael Karim
Paul Kaye
Ashley McGuire
Valentine Olukoga
Roxanne Palmer
Javone Prince
Joseph Prouse
Pooky Quesnel
This play is a recipient of
an Edgerton Foundation
New Plays Award
The Dorfman Partner
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Adrian Richards
Sule Rimi
Tom Robertson
Rebecca Scroggs
Lizzie Winkler
Music
Danilo ‘DJ’ Walde
Sound Designer
Helen Atkinson
Director
Nadia Fall
Choreographers
Delphine Gaborit,
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille
Designer
Ben Stones
Movement
Clive Mendus
Lighting Designer
Paule Constable
Fight Director
Kev McCurdy
Video Projection Designer
Andrzej Goulding
Sponsored by
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UK & IRELAND
TOUR 2017
Salford,
The Lowry
Aylesbury,
Waterside
Theatre
Edinburgh,
Festival Theatre
Leeds,
Grand Theatre
Original photography (Luke Treadaway) by Hugo Glendinning
Photography by Sorted
Connections
This House
by James Graham
12 companies will bring their productions
to the National Theatre, featuring plays by
Davey Anderson, Simon Armitage, Lucinda
Coxon, James Graham, Stacey Gregg, Carl
Grose, Katori Hall, Jackie Kay, Bryony Lavery,
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett for Frantic
Assembly, Patrick Marber, Mark Ravenhill,
Snoo Wilson, Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt.
The result is an unforgettable feast of exciting
and explosive theatre.
West End
Garrick Theatre
Charing Cross Road
19 Nov 2016 –
25 Feb 2017
Olivier and Dorfman Theatres
28 June – 4 July
Don’t miss this year’s Connections festival
which celebrates 21 years of brilliant new
writing for and about young people. 500 youth
theatre companies and 10,000 young people
from every corner of the UK have taken part in
the 2016 festivals.
Bath,
Theatre Royal
Southampton,
Mayflower
Theatre
Nottingham,
Theatre Royal
Belfast,
Grand Opera
House
Dublin,
Bord Gáis
Energy Theatre
The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-Time
a new play by Simon Stephens
based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon
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West End
Gielgud Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1
Booking to 18 Feb 2017
On Tour 2017
Venues to right
‘A landslide success’ Evening Standard
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‘Ferociously witty’ Daily Telegraph
1974. The UK faces economic crisis. In
the engine rooms of Westminster, arcane
traditions linger and a hung parliament looms.
It's up to the whips to roll up their sleeves,
and shepherd and coerce an unruly chorus of
MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments.
Following two sell-out seasons at the
National Theatre, this new production directed
by Jeremy Herrin, will transfer to the West
End this autumn after an upcoming run at
Chichester Festival Theatre.
‘A beautiful, eloquent, dazzlingly inventive
show about the wonders of life.’
Evening Standard
‘A phenomenal combination of storytelling
and spectacle.’ The Times
Broadway
Barrymore Theatre
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Oxford,
New Theatre
Bristol
Hippodrome
Plymouth,
Theatre Royal
Birmingham
Hippodrome
Liverpool,
Empire Theatre
Bradford,
Alhambra
curiousonstage.com
Glasgow,
King’s Theatre
Milton Keynes
Theatre
Assisted
performances
at some venues.
Original production sponsored by
Neptune Investment Management
Winner of 5 Tony Awards, including Best Play.
Winner of 7 Olivier Awards, including Best New Play.
Cardiff,
Wales Millennium
Centre
Booking to 4 Sep
Christopher has an extraordinary brain, exceptional
at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday
life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of
his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts
strangers. But his detective work, forbidden by his
father, takes Christopher on a frightening journey
that upturns his world.
Suitable for 11 yrs+
Have you taken part in Connections?
Share your memories at
yourconnections.nationaltheatre.org.uk
#NTConnect21
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Canterbury,
Marlowe Theatre
Preferred
Card
Partner
Further venues
and dates to
be announced.
See venue
websites
for details.
curiousonstage.
com/tour
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River Stage weekends
Photograph of original Jane Eyre cast by Manuel Harlan
On tour and in cinemas
On Tour 2017
The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-Time
a new play by Simon Stephens
based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon
HHHHH
‘Astonishing and unmissable.’ Sunday Express
Tour begins January 2017 | curiousonstage.com
A co-production with Bristol Old Vic
Jane Eyre
devised by the Company
based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë
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‘Theatre at its most imaginative.’ Daily Mail
Tour begins April 2017 | nationaltheatre.org.uk
War Horse
based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo
adapted by Nick Stafford | in association with the
award-winning Handspring Puppet Company
National Theatre Live
Since its launch in 2009, the National
Theatre’s ground-breaking initiative to
broadcast plays live from the stage to
cinemas around the world has brought
dozens of productions to over 5 million
people in 2,000 venues in more than
50 countries.
For the latest details of forthcoming
broadcasts, and to find your nearest venue,
visit ntlive.com
ntlive
ntlive
River Stage returns this summer to bring you
the best live music, dance, performances,
DJs and workshops from partners across
the country.
For the full programme and timings visit:
nationaltheatre.org.uk/riverstage
29 – 31 July: The Glory
East London’s alternative establishment
brings a drag-packed tour-de-force of shows,
DJs and outrageous fun.
19 – 21 August: Rambert
Internationally renowned dance company
Rambert takes over the stage with a weekend
of unique dance from their wonderful,
thrilling, repertoire.
5 – 7 August: Latitude Festival
Latitude Festival ventures from Suffolk to
the South Bank with an exciting and eclectic
selection of performances.
12 – 14 August: Mayfest
Bristol’s unique annual festival of
contemporary theatre brings a selection
of unusual, playful and ambitious work
to the River Stage.
26 – 29 August: National Theatre
With a mix of music, dance, performance
and an outdoor cinema screening, there's
something for everyone over the Bank
Holiday weekend.
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‘Be sure not to miss this stunning show.’ The Times
Tour begins September 2017 | warhorseonstage.com
Photography above (l-r) as follows: Latitude (by Camilla Greenwell); The Glory
(by Joerg Brunsendorf); Rambert (by Tristram Kenton); Mayfest (by Foteini Christofilopoulou)
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Talks, events and more
In Depth
In Context
In Focus
Discover more about the National Theatre’s
repertoire, artists and history.
Readings
Carrie Cracknell and
Tom Scutt on
The Deep Blue Sea
Tue 21 June, 6pm,
Lyttelton
Stuff Happens
Wed 6 July, 7.30pm,
Lyttelton, £10
To mark the day of
publication of the
Chilcot inquiry report,
David Hare directs a
rehearsed reading of
his landmark 2004 play
about the diplomatic
process leading up to
the invasion of Iraq.
Platforms
An eclectic programme
of talks, discussions
and interviews.
45 mins, £5/£4
(unless stated)
Followed by
a book signing
nationaltheatre.org.uk
/platforms
Rufus Norris and
Simon Stephens on
The Threepenny Opera
Mon 13 June, 6pm,
Olivier
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David Hare and
John Simenon on
The Red Barn
Mon 7 Nov, 6pm,
Lyttelton
Simon Godwin and
Alexi Kaye Campbell
on Sunset at the
Villa Thalia
Fri 17 June, 6pm,
Dorfman
Helen McCrory on
The Deep Blue Sea
Fri 2 Sep, 3pm (1hr),
Lyttelton, £6/£5
Sean O’Casey
by his Daughter
Fri 9 Sep, 6pm,
Lyttelton
Rory Kinnear on
The Threepenny Opera
Mon 27 June, 3pm
(1hr), Olivier, £6/£5
London Theatre
in the 50s
Fri 1 July, 6pm,
Lyttelton
Two Artists in
Conversation:
Jeremy Deller and
Rufus Norris
Mon 11 July, 6pm,
Dorfman
Vicky Featherstone
and Lee Hall on
Our Ladies of
Perpetual Succour
Thu 1 Sep, 6.30pm,
Dorfman
Sue Laurie and
Alexander Technique
in the Theatre
Wed 14 Sep, 6.30pm,
Dorfman
Jonathan Kent on
Young Chekhov
Thu 15 Sep, 6pm,
Olivier
The NT: 40 Years as a
Space for Plays
Tue 25 Oct, 6pm,
Lyttelton
Bryony Kimmings on
A Pacifist’s Guide to
the War on Cancer
Thu 27 Oct, 6pm,
Dorfman
Michael Longhurst on
Amadeus
Mon 31 Oct, 6pm,
Olivier
Staging Suez: the 60th
anniversary of the
Suez Crisis
Tue 1 Nov, 5.45pm
(1hr), Lyttelton, £6/£5
A Poem for Every Night
of the Year
Fri 25 Nov, 5.15pm
(1hr), Olivier, £6/£5
National
Debates
A new series of topical
discussions.
1 hour, £6/£5
Europe – in or out?
Tue 14 June, 5.45pm,
Lyttelton
With Carolyn Fairbairn,
Lord Kinnock,
Lord Lawson and
Dreda Say Mitchell.
Chaired by Evan Davis.
Youth – culture
and identity
Thu 29 Sep, 6pm,
Dorfman
Exploring the state of
the young nation.
Investigate the social,
political and historical
background of NT
productions and
playwrights.
In Focus: Cult Fiction
on Stage
Mon 12 Sep,
5.45 – 6.45pm,
Cottesloe Room, £6/£5
Exploring the journey of
cult fiction novels onto
the stage in the UK.
In Depth:
Rattigan Returns
Thu 15 Sep,
10.30am – 4.30pm,
Cottesloe Room,
£45/£34
Join Dan Rebellato
and other guest
speakers to explore
the work of playwright
Terence Rattigan.
In Depth: The Dublin
Plays; Sean O'Casey
Sat 24 Sep,
10.30am – 4.30pm,
Cottesloe Room,
£45/£34
Focussing on the three
O’Casey Dublin plays,
led by Professor
James Moran.
In Context: Chekhov,
the early work
Mon 26 Sep, 2 – 5pm,
Cottesloe Room,
£20/£15
Exploring Chekhov’s
early plays Ivanov,
Platonov and The
Seagull with Professor
Rosamund Bartlett.
In Focus:
Theatrical Unrest
Fri 21 Oct,
6 – 7.15pm,
Cottesloe Room, £6/£5
Sean McEvoy explores
ten theatre-inspired
riots, including the
opening of O'Casey's
The Plough and
the Stars.
On Screen
Films in the Clore
Learning Centre
on themes from
our stages.
£6/£5
The Threepenny Opera
(GW Pabst, 1931)
Mon 19 Sep, 5pm
Trainspotting
(Danny Boyle, 1996)
Fri 23 Sep, 7.30pm
M
(Fritz Lang, 1931)
Wed 28 Sep, 5pm
Exhibitions
Free, available when
the building is open.
In Depth: Devising for
Performance Explored
Wed 2 Nov,
10.30am – 3.30pm,
Dorfman,
£20/£10/£7.50
With contributions from
Bryony Kimmings and
members of Complicite.
For full programme details, see website:
nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning
Celebrating
Shakespeare at
the National Theatre:
5 Hamlets
Until Wed 21 Sep
Making Connections:
Celebrating 21 years
From Mon 13 June
Concrete Reality:
Denys Lasdun and
the Architecture of the
National Theatre
From Mon 11 Aug
Explore
Learn more about
how we create our
productions and the
NT’s rich history.
Theatre Tours
Explore the architecture
and backstage areas
to discover the secrets
that bring our work
to the stage.
nationaltheatre.org.uk/
tours
Sherling High-Level
Walkway
Offering views into our
backstage workshops
for construction,
scenic painting and
prop making.
Free, open all day.
Lyttelton Lounge
Explore the NT’s past
and present through
exclusive digital content.
Free, open all day.
Digital Programmes
Enhanced digital
versions of some
programmes to help
you discover more
about productions,
and go behind the
scenes through
exclusive material.
Archive
Discover a treasure
trove of materials
relating to the history
of the NT and its
productions. Free. Open
to all, including groups,
by appointment.
Sherling High-Level Walkway
and Lyttelton Lounge are
supported by the National
Lottery through the Heritage
Lottery Fund.
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Photography by Nina Sologubenko
New Views
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Theatre First: The Story Fishers
Dorfman Theatre
6 – 8 July
Created by Dom Coyote, Ted Barnes
and Ruth Shepherd
The National Theatre’s annual playwriting
competition for young people aged
15-19 years.
An interactive adventure for children and
their grown-ups.
This year, students from 66 schools all over
the country submitted over 300 short plays
after being mentored through our New
Views programme. The winning play will be
produced in full and eight shortlisted plays
will be given rehearsed readings, all with
professional casts and creative teams.
Your visit
Photography by Ludovic Des Cognets
Also playing
Jump aboard Dom and Ted’s story fishing
boat for a journey across the globe in search
of a long-lost tale that needs to be told.
A joyous medley of stories, songs and
silliness, this production is a perfect
introduction to theatre and theatre-making
for children aged 5+.
Be the first to see the work of the next
generation of playwrights.
nationaltheatre.org.uk/newviews
Join the gang of story fishers for the whole
day and become part of the show or just
come along and watch.
Photo above from Mind the Gap, by Zeyana Yussuf,
New Views plays 2015.
Coming this summer.
nationaltheatre.org.uk/storyfishers
Summer pop-ups
New for this summer is Apothecary, an
outdoor pop-up cocktail bar on the river front
by The Understudy and Kitchen Café. There
are bottled sharing cocktails you mix yourself
with fresh botanical ingredients. Enjoy a
cocktail or glass of wine while relaxing on the
grass in the Green Room Garden. The Pizza
Van returns, serving wood-fired pizzas and the
Ice Cream Van will be on the river front serving
soft-serve ice cream and gelato.
Eat
The Green Room on Upper Ground is
a neighbourhood diner with a relaxed
atmosphere, with BBQs in the garden over
the summer period. With river views, Terrace
Restaurant offers delicious small plates, perfect
for sharing on the outside terraces. All-day
Kitchen Café offers seasonal meals in a
family-friendly environment.
nationaltheatre.org.uk/foodanddrink
For reservations for House, Terrace and Green
Room call 020 7452 3600.
Drink
From coffee to cocktails, the NT has unique
spaces for you to enjoy. The Understudy
boasts riverside seating and is open late,
serving a range of craft beers, while the
Espresso Bar serves home-made cakes
and coffees.
Shop
Our Bookshop is overflowing with books,
programmes, play texts and gifts you won’t
find anywhere else.
shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk
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June – Nov 2016
Jul Olivier
KEY
Touch Tour PRESS Press night
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Audio-Described PLATFORM p26-27
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Jun
Mon 6
Tue 7
Wed 8
Thu 9
Fri 10
Sat 11
Sun 12
Mon 13
Tue 14
Wed 15
Thu 16
Fri 17
Sat 18
Sun 19
Mon 20
Tue 21
Wed 22
Thu 23
Fri 24
Sat 25
Sun 26
Mon 27
Tue 28
Wed 29
Thu 30
Jul
Olivier
LytteltonDorfman
Threepenny7.30
7.00
Deep Blue Sea P7.30 The Flick PLATFORM: Facing the Fear 5.30
7.00
Deep Blue Sea P7.30 The Flick
1.30+7.00
Deep Blue Sea PRESS7.00 The Flick
Deep Blue Sea
7.30 Sunset7.30
PLATFORM: A Country of Refuge 6.00
The Suicide
7.30 Sunset7.30
The Suicide
2.15+7.30 Sunset2.30+7.30
Threepenny2.00+7.30
Threepenny7.30
Threepenny7.30
Threepenny7.30
Threepenny2.00+7.30
Norris & Stephens
6.00
Threepenny7.30
PLATFORM:
Threepenny7.30
Threepenny2.00+7.30
Threepenny7.30
The Suicide
7.30
PLATFORM: National Debates
5.45
The Suicide
7.30
The Suicide
2.15+7.30
Deep Blue Sea
7.30
The Flick
1.30+7.00
The Flick LAST1.30
Sunset7.30
Threepenny7.30
Threepenny2.00+7.30
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Threepenny7.30
Threepenny2.00+7.30
Deep Blue Sea
7.30 SAVE Sunset7.30
Cracknell & Scutt 6.00
Deep Blue Sea
7.30 Sunset2.30+7.30
The Suicide
7.30 Sunset7.30
The Suicide
2.15+7.30
The Suicide
7.30
The Suicide LAST2.15+7.30
PLATFORM:
Rory Kinnear
3.00
Threepenny7.30
Threepenny2.00+7.30
Threepenny7.30
Threepenny7.30
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Olivier
LytteltonDorfman
PLATFORM:
Threepenny7.30
+7.30
Threepenny2.00
7.30
7.30 Connections7.00+8.30
2.15+7.30 SAVE Connections7.00+8.30
7.30 Connections7.00+8.30
PLATFORM: London Theatre
in the 50s
Deep Blue Sea
6.00
7.30 Connections7.00+8.30
Connections7.00+8.30
Connections LAST7.00+8.30
Threepenny7.30
Threepenny2.00+7.30
READING: Stuff Happens
7.30
Threepenny7.30
Deep Blue Sea
7.30
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
7.30
+7.30
Fri 8
Sat 9
Sun 10
Mon 11
30
7.00
Godwin & Kaye Campbell
6.00
7.30 Sunset7.30
2.15+7.30 Sunset2.30+7.30
Thu 7
Tue 12
Wed 13
Thu 14
Fri 15
Sat 16
Sun 17
Mon 18
Tue 19
The Flick
PLATFORM:
Fri 1
Sat 2
Sun 3
Mon 4
Tue 5
Wed 6
SAVE Saver performances
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Platonov P17.30
Platonov P27.30
Ivanov P17.30
2.15
Sunset7.30
Sunset7.30
New Views
5.30
Sunset7.30
New Views
5.30
Sunset7.30
New Views LAST5.30
Sunset7.30
Sunset7.30
PLATFORM: Two Artists
6.00
7.30 Sunset7.30
2.15+7.30 Sunset7.30
Sunset7.30
Sunset2.30+7.30
Sunset 7.30
Sunset 2.30
+7.30
Sunset7.30
Sunset7.30
Wed 20
Thu 21
Fri 22
Sat 23
Sun 24
Mon 25
Tue 26
Wed 27
Thu 28
Fri 29
Sat 30
LytteltonDorfman
Ivanov P2 7.30 Plough & the Stars P17.30
Plough & the Stars P27.30
Plough & the Stars P7.30
The Seagull P17.30 Plough & the Stars P7.30
Sunset2.30+7.30
Sunset7.30
Sunset7.30
Sunset2.30+7.30
7.30
The Seagull P2 Ivanov P7.30
Ivanov P2.00+7.30
7.30
The Seagull P Platonov P7.00
11.45
Platonov P 4.00
Ivanov P 8.00
The Seagull P Plough & the Stars P7.30
Plough & the Stars P7.30
Plough & the Stars PRESS7.00
Plough & the Stars
7.30 SAVE
Deep Blue Sea
7.30
Sunset7.30
Sunset2.30+7.30
Sunset7.30
Sunset7.30
Sunset7.30
+7.30
Sunset2.30+7.30
Deep Blue Sea 2.15
Sun 31
Aug Olivier
7.30
Mon 1 The Seagull P 7.00
Tue 2 Platonov P Wed 3 Platonov PRESS 11.45
4.00
Ivanov PRESS
8.00
The Seagull PRESS
7.30 SAVE
Thu 4 The Seagull
Fri 5
Sat 6 Threepenny2.00+7.30
Sun 7
Mon 8 Threepenny7.30
Tue 9 Threepenny2.00+7.30
7.30
Wed 10 Threepenny 7.30
Thu 11 The Seagull
Fri 12 Platonov7.00
11.45
Sat 13 Platonov Ivanov4.00
The Seagull
8.00
Sun 14
Mon 15 Threepenny7.30
Tue 16 Threepenny2.00+7.30
Wed 17 Threepenny7.30
Thu 18 Threepenny7.30
Fri 19 Platonov7.00
Sat 20 Platonov11.45
Ivanov4.00
The Seagull
8.00
Sun 21
Mon 22 Ivanov7.30 SAVE
Tue 23 Platonov7.00 SAVE
Wed 24 Platonov11.45
Ivanov4.00
The Seagull
8.00
Thu 25 Platonov7.30
7.30
Fri 26 Threepenny 2.00
+7.30
Sat 27 Threepenny Sun 28
Mon 29 Threepenny7.30
Tue 30 Threepenny2.00+7.30
Wed 31 Threepenny7.30
Sep Olivier
LytteltonDorfman
Deep Blue Sea Deep Blue Sea
7.30
2.15+7.30
Sunset7.30
Sunset
2.30+ 7.30
Deep Blue Sea
Plough & the Stars
Plough & the Stars
Plough & the Stars
7.30
7.30
7.30
2.15+7.30
Sunset7.30
Sunset LAST2.30
Plough & the Stars
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea 7.30
7.30
7.30
2.15+7.30
7.30
Our Ladies P1 Our Ladies P2 Our Ladies PRESS
Our Ladies Our Ladies Deep Blue Sea
2.15+7.30
Our Ladies 5.30+9.00
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Plough & the Stars
Plough & the Stars 7.30
2.15+7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
Our Ladies Our Ladies Our Ladies Our Ladies Our Ladies 8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
5.30+9.00
Plough & the Stars
2.15+7.30
Our Ladies 5.30+9.00
Plough & the Stars
7.30
Plough & the Stars 2.15+7.30 SAVE
Our Ladies Our Ladies 8.00
8.00
Plough & the Stars
Plough & the Stars
Plough & the Stars
Plough & the Stars
7.30 SAVE
7.30 SAVE
7.30
2.15+7.30
Our Ladies Our Ladies Our Ladies Our Ladies 8.00
8.00
5.30+9.00
5.30+9.00
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
7.30 SAVE
7.30
2.15+7.30
Our Ladies Our Ladies Our Ladies 8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
7.00
8.00
8.00
LytteltonDorfman
Thu 1
Threepenny7.30 Deep Blue Sea
7.30
PLATFORM: Helen McCrory 3.00
Fri 2
7.30
Platonov7.00 Deep Blue Sea
Sat 3 Platonov11.45
Ivanov4.00
Deep Blue Sea
2.15+7.30
The Seagull
8.00
Sun 4
Featherstone & Hall Our Ladies PLATFORM:
6.30
8.00
Our Ladies
5.30+9.00
Our Ladies
5.30+9.00
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Sep Olivier
LytteltonDorfman
Oct Olivier
Mon 5 Platonov7.30
Tue 6 Ivanov2.00
The Seagull
7.30
Wed 7 Threepenny7.30
Thu 8 Threepenny7.30
Fri 9
Threepenny7.30
Sat 10 Threepenny2.00+7.30
Sun 11
Mon 12 Threepenny7.30
Tue 13 Threepenny2.00+7.30
Wed 14
Plough & the Stars
7.30
Our Ladies
8.00
Tue 25
Plough & the Stars
7.30
Plough & the Stars
7.30
Plough & the Stars
2.15+7.30
PLATFORM: Sean O’Casey 6.00
Plough & the Stars
7.30
Plough & the Stars
2.15+7.30
Our Ladies
Our Ladies
Our Ladies
8.00
8.00
8.00
Wed 26
Thu 27
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
7.30
7.30
Ivanov7.30
PLATFORM: Jonathan Kent 6.00
The Seagull
7.30
Fri 16 Platonov7.00
Sat 17 Platonov11.45
Ivanov4.00
The Seagull
8.00
Sun 18
Mon 19 Threepenny7.30
Tue 20 Threepenny7.30
Wed 21 Threepenny7.30
7.00
Thu 22 Threepenny Fri 23 Platonov7.00
Sat 24 Platonov11.45
Ivanov4.00
The Seagull
8.00
Sun 25
7.30
Mon 26 The Seagull
Tue 27 Threepenny7.30
Wed 28 Threepenny7.30
Thu 29
Threepenny2.00+7.30
Fri 30 Threepenny7.30
Deep Blue Sea
2.15+7.30
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
7.30
7.30
Our Ladies
Our Ladies
8.00
5.30+9.00
Deep Blue Sea
2.15+7.30
Our Ladies
5.30+9.00
Deep Blue Sea
7.30
Deep Blue Sea
2.15+7.30
Deep Blue Sea LAST7.30
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
5.30+9.00
5.30+9.00
Our Ladies
Our Ladies
5.30
5.30
Our Ladies
Our Ladies
PLATFORM: Sue Laurie &
Alexander Technique
Our Ladies
+9.00
+9.00
8.00
8.00
6.30
8.00
Thu 15
Oct Olivier
+7.30
Sat 1 Threepenny LAST2.00
Sun 2
Mon 3
7.30
Tue 4 The Seagull
Wed 5 Platonov2.00
Ivanov7.30
7.30
Thu 6 The Seagull
Fri 7 Platonov7.00
Sat 8 Platonov LAST11.45
Ivanov LAST4.00
The Seagull LAST8.00
Sun 9
Mon 10
Tue 11
Wed 12
Thu 13
Fri 14
Sat 15
Sun 16
Mon 17
Tue 18
Wed 19 Amadeus P17.30
Thu 20 Amadeus P27.30
Fri 21 Amadeus P7.30
Sat 22 7.30
Amadeus P
Sun 23
Mon 24 Amadeus P7.30
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Plough & the Stars
7.30
Our Ladies
Our Ladies
Our Ladies
Our Ladies
Our Ladies
Plough & the Stars
2.15+7.30
Our Ladies
Plough & the Stars
Plough & the Stars Plough & the Stars 7.30
7.30
7.30
Our Ladies
8.00
Our Ladies
8.00
Our Ladies
2.30+8.00
PLATFORM: National Debates 6.00
Our Ladies
8.00
Our Ladies
8.00
LytteltonDorfman
Our Ladies LAST5.30+9.00
The Red Barn P1
The Red Barn P2
7.30
7.30
The Red Barn P
7.30
The Red Barn P
The Red Barn P
The Red Barn P
The Red Barn P
The Red Barn P
The Red Barn
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
2.15+7.30
The Red Barn PRESS
The Red Barn
The Red Barn
Plough & the Stars
Plough & the Stars
Plough & the Stars 7.00
7.30
2.15
7.30
7.30
2.15
LAST 7.30
The Red Barn
7.30
Fri 28
Sat 29
Sun 30
Mon 31
NT40 Space
6.00
for Plays
Amadeus P7.30 The Red Barn
7.30
7.00 The Red Barn
Amadeus PRESS 2.15+7.30 SAVE
PLATFORM:
Amadeus 7.30 The Red Barn
Amadeus7.30 The Red Barn
Amadeus2.00+7.30 The Red Barn
7.30
7.30
2.15+7.30
Michael Longhurst 6.00
Amadeus7.30 The Red Barn
7.30
Nov Olivier
Tue 8
Wed 9
Thu 10
Fri 11
Sat 12
Sun 13
Mon 14
Tue 15
Wed 16
Thu 17
Fri 18
Sat 19
Sun 20
Mon 21
Tue 22
Wed 23
Thu 24
Fri 25
Sat 26
Sun 27
Mon 28
Tue 29
Wed 30
Pacifist’s Guide
7.30
Pacifist’s Guide
7.30
PLATFORM: Bryony Kimmings
6.00
Pacifist’s Guide
7.30
Pacifist’s Guide
7.30
Pacifist’s Guide
2.00+7.30
PLATFORM:
Tue 1
Wed 2
Thu 3
Fri 4
Sat 5
Sun 6
Mon 7
LytteltonDorfman
Pacifist’s Guide
7.30
LytteltonDorfman
Staging Suez 5.45
The Red Barn
7.30
The Red Barn
7.30
The Red Barn
2.15+7.30
The Red Barn
7.30
The Red Barn
2.15+7.30
PLATFORM:
Amadeus2.00+7.30
Amadeus7.30
Amadeus7.30
Amadeus7.30
Amadeus2.00+7.30
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
2.00+7.30
7.30
7.30 SAVE
2.15+7.30
7.30
7.30
2.15+ 7.30
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
2.00+7.30
7.30
7.30
2.15+7.30
7.30
7.30
2.15
+7.30
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
7.30
7.30
2.00+7.30
7.30
2.00+7.30
Peter Pan P7.00
Peter Pan P7.00
Peter Pan PRESS7.00
Peter Pan
7.00
PLATFORM: Poem for Every Night
5.15
Peter Pan
7.00
Peter Pan
2.00+7.00
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
Amadeus7.30
Amadeus2.00+7.30
Amadeus7.30
Pacifist's Guide
7.30
Pacifist's Guide LAST2.00
Hare & Simenon
Amadeus7.30 The Red Barn
Amadeus2.00+7.30 The Red Barn
The Red Barn
The Red Barn
The Red Barn
The Red Barn
6.00
PLATFORM:
Peter Pan P17.00
Peter Pan P27.00
Peter Pan P7.00
Peter Pan P2.00
The Red Barn
The Red Barn
The Red Barn
The Red Barn
The Red Barn
The Red Barn
Pacifist's Guide
Pacifist's Guide
2.00
7.30
+7.30
For December performances of
Amadeus and Peter Pan please see
pages 5 and 9.
Pacifist’s Guide P17.30
Pacifist’s Guide P27.30
Pacifist’s Guide P7.30
Pacifist’s Guide P7.30
Pacifist’s Guide PRESS7.00
Pacifist’s Guide
7.30
Pacifist’s Guide
7.30
Pacifist’s Guide
2.00+7.30
Pacifist’s Guide
7.30
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early to ensure the best seats at the best prices.
No booking fee online or in person
£2.50 fee per transaction for phone bookings.
Excludes Members at Priority level and above,
and Access list subscribers.
Mon – Thu evening; all matinees
Fri & Sat evening
Ways to save
Travelex £15 Tickets:£45
The Threepenny Opera, £40
Amadeus £34
Hundreds of tickets at £15£26
for every performance£15
£50
£45
£36
£28
£15
Previews 1 & 2 £32 – £15
Fri & Sat evening
Ways to save
Mon – Thu evening; all matinees
Young Chekhov, The Deep£60
Blue Sea, The Plough£52
and the Stars, The Red Barn, £39
Peter Pan £29
£15
£65
Previews £39 – £15;
£56
Saver performances
£44
£49 – £15;
£31Under-18s half price*
£18
Young Chekhov three-show days
Combined tickets available. The same seat for all three plays at reduced prices.
£150, £125, £100, £80, £45 (subject to availability)
Dorfman Theatre
Mon – Thu evening; all matinees
Fri & Sat evening
Sunset at the Villa Thalia
£50 – £15
£55 – £18
Ways to save
Our Ladies of £40 – £15
£45 – £18
Perpetual Succour
Previews 1 & 2 £35 – £15
A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer
Previews £35 – £15
£40 – £15
£45 – £18
Day Tickets
A limited number of £15/£18 tickets are available in
person on the day of the performance. Seat location
varies. See page 2 for opening hours.
Saver Performances
Selected performances at cheaper prices – see
calendar or website.
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In 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.
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Groups
Call 020 7452 3010 for discounts on groups of 8+
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*Under-18s
Half price for Monday – Friday evenings and all
matinees (all performances of Peter Pan). Excludes
tickets under £30 and Travelex productions.
UK Schools, Colleges and Universities
Under-19s £12; 19-25s £15 for groups 10+ on
selected performances. Call 020 7452 3010 for
availability. nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups
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It’s an exciting time ahead at the NT and priority
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out. Coming up later this year, Ruth Wilson plays
Hedda Gabler in Ivo van Hove’s new production.
In the new year Simon Godwin directs Twelfth Night,
with Tamsin Greig, and Marianne Elliott directs
Angels in America, with a cast including
Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough and Russell Tovey.
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Audio-Described
Performances for blind and
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For blind and visually impaired
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stage, handle the props and meet
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tickets for Travelex productions. £30 tickets available for
midweek matinees in the Dorfman.
Disabled People
£16 tickets, plus £16 companion tickets (£15 tickets
on Travelex productions) are available for Access list
subscribers.
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Aimed at anyone who would
benefit from a more relaxed
performance environment
including people with an autistic
spectrum condition, sensory or
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and suitability please call 020
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Strobe lighting, smoke effects
and gunshots are sometimes
used in productions. Details are
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after the first Preview.
Latecomers may not be admitted.
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rucksacks must be left at the
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