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  • Antigone

    Antigone

    Desperate to gain control over a city ravaged by civil war, Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone’s rebellious brother. Outraged, she defies his edict.
    May 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 >

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  • Misterman

    Misterman

    Cillian Murphy returns to the London stage to play the population of an entire town in a tour-de-force solo performance of epic proportions.
    May 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 >

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  • Moon on a Rainbow Shawl

    Moon on a Rainbow Shawl

    Set as returning troops from the Second World War fill the town with their raucous celebrations, Errol John’s Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, written in 1953, depicts a vibrant, cosmopolitan world that is as harsh as it is filled with colour and warmth.
    May 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 >

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  • One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

    One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

    The National Theatre's smash-hit production transfers to the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
    May 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 >

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  • War Horse in the West End

    War Horse in the West End

    The National Theatre's smash hit is now playing at the New London Theatre in Drury Lane.
    May 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 >

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  • Travelling Light

    Travelling Light

    Antony Sher plays Jacob in a funny and fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood’s golden age.
    May 21, 22, 29, 30, 31, Jun 01 >

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  • Detroit

    Detroit

    Lisa D’Amour’s brutal, hilarious play makes its London premiere in a new production by Austin Pendleton, who directed its hugely acclaimed premiere at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre.
    May 24, 25, 26, 31, Jun 01, 02 >

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  • Collaborators in the Olivier

    Collaborators in the Olivier

    Transferring to the Olivier Theatre. Inspired by historical fact, Collaborators embarks on a surreal journey into the fevered imagination of Mikhail Bulgakov as he loses himself in a macabre and disturbingly funny relationship with Stalin.
    Jun 04, 05, 06, 07, 11, 12 >

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Platforms

Free Music

  • Cousin Alice


    May 28

  • Majagua

    South American Folk & Afro-Columbian Rhythms
    May 29

  • Louise Jordan

    Young folk singer who provides an enchanting twist on the traditional British folk song
    May 30

  • Swinging Belles

    Female Vocal Trio take you back to the 1920-40's era of sophisticated close harmony
    May 31

Free Exhibitions

  • Festival!

    As we approach a summer of unprecedented festivity, images from the Corbis archive take us into the pop-up worlds of the vibrant, the sacred and the very, very odd.
    May 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 >

  • New Work by Hilary Rosen

    Vibrant oil paintings depict the city at night illuminated by cars and the light spill from bars and clubs.
    May 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 >

  • National Theatre closed

    No performances on these days - building closed.
    Jun 03, 24, Jul 01, Sep 13 >

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  • Getting Here

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    Your guide to getting to the National Theatre on the South Bank

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    Free exhibitions and music, interactive Big Wall, spacious foyers