Current and forthcoming shows
Shows
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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.
May 17, Jun 04, 05, 06, 07, 11 > -
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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 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 > -
One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
The National Theatre's smash-hit production transfers to the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
May 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 > -
War Horse in the West End
The National Theatre's smash hit is now playing at the New London Theatre in Drury Lane.
May 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 > -
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 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29 > -
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GATZ at the Noël Coward Theatre
A remarkable re-enactment of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby. An epic 8-hour theatrical experience.
Jun 08, 09, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17 > -
The Last of the Haussmans
Stephen Beresford’s The Last of the Haussmans examines the fate of the revolutionary generation and offers a funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family full of longing that’s losing its grip.
Jun 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 > -
Crow in Greenwich
Handspring Puppet Company breathe new theatrical life into Ted Hughes' mythic Crow poems
Jun 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 > -
Get Stuff Break Free
Made in China ask 'If this is not freedom, what is?' in a secret rooftop location at the National.
Jun 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, Jul 01 > -
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you’ll see [me sailing in antarctica]
non zero one's new work explores the way we look and the way we see.
Jul 06, 07, 08, 09 > -
Cupboard of Surprises
A captivating new play for young children aged 2 - 5 years and their grown-ups.
Jul 07, 08, 21, 22, 24 > -
Timon of Athens
Simon Russell Beale takes the title role in Shakespeare’s strange fable of conspicuous consumption, debt and ruin, written in collaboration with Thomas Middleton.
Jul 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 > -
Play Without Words at Sadler's Wells
Matthew Bourne’s Play Without Words was a critical and popular success when it was first produced by the National Theatre in 2002. It debuts at Sadler’s Wells in a strictly limited four week season as part of New Adventures 25th Anniversary.
Jul 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 > -
The Doctor’s Dilemma
Disturbingly funny and psychologically incisive, Bernard Shaw’s The Doctor’s Dilemma takes on with an irreverent glee the dubious ethics of the men who play God.
Jul 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 > -
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Simon Stephens’ adaptation offers a richly theatrical exploration of the touching and bleakly humorous, award-winning novel by Mark Haddon.
Jul 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, Aug 01 > -
London Road in the Olivier
Following a sell-out run in the Cottesloe last year, the award-winning production returns, this time to the Olivier Theatre
Jul 28, 30, 31, Aug 01, 02, 09 > -
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Roundabout Season: The Sound of Heavy Rain
Three extraordinary new plays by Nick Payne, Duncan Macmillan and Penelope Skinner performed by an ensemble of actors in a miniature in-the-round auditorium.
Sep 19, 22, 26, 29, 30, Oct 05, 06 > -
Roundabout Season: Lungs
Three extraordinary new plays by Nick Payne, Duncan Macmillan and Penelope Skinner performed by an ensemble of actors in a miniature in-the-round auditorium.
Sep 20, 22, 27, 29, 30, Oct 03, 06 > -
Roundabout Season: One Day When We Were Young
Three extraordinary new plays by Nick Payne, Duncan Macmillan and Penelope Skinner performed by in a miniature in-the-round auditorium at Shoreditch Town Hall.
Sep 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, Oct 04, 06 > -
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas’s classic tale comes to the National Theatre in a theatrical adventure for family audiences.
Nov 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 >
