What is RSS
What is RSS?RSS allows you to see when new content has been added to sites on the internet. You can get the latest headlines and articles (or even audio files, photographs or video) in one place, as soon as they are published, without having to remember to visit sites every day.
RSS allows you to stay up-to-date, by showing you the very latest information that you are interested in.
Not everyone agrees on what RSS stands for, but most people use 'Really Simple Syndication'. RSS feeds are just a special kind of web page, designed to be read by computers rather than people.
Other websites currently providing RSS include the BBC, Guardian, New York Times and CNN.
We have aded RSS feeds to several National Theatre sections or information streams.
How do I start using RSS feeds?
In general, you require something called a news reader. This is a piece of software that checks RSS feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added to them. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications which sit on your pc or mac. Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.
Once you have your news reader in place, you determine the content you receive in your news reader by finding and subscribing to the relevant RSS feeds. For example, if you would like the latest National Theatre Jobs, simply visit the Jobs section and you will notice an orange RSS button on the right hand side:
How to subscribe
If you click on the button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the RSS feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader. Most sites that offer RSS feeds use a similar orange RSS button, but some may just have a normal web link to the feed.
Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for RSS feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to RSS feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their websites.
News Readers
Listed below are a number of news reader options:
Windows
Newz Crawler
FeedDemon
AwasuMac OS X
Newsfire
NetNewsWireWeb
The National Theatre is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
How do I get a news reader?
There are a number of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time.
Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work on your computer.
Using National Theatre RSS feeds on your website
If you run a website, you can use RSS feeds to display the latest headlines from other websites on your site.
We are happy for other websites to use National Theatre content RSS feeds as part of their site, subject to our Terms and Conditions.
However, we do require that the proper format and attribution is used when National Theatre content appears. The attribution text should read "National Theatre" or "From the National Theatre" as appropriate. You may not use any National Theatre logo or other National Theatre trademark unless a specific request is granted by us (email marketing@nationaltheatre.org.uk with your request).
We reserve the right to prevent the distribution of National Theatre content. Please read our Terms and Conditions for further instructions.
The National Theatre does not accept any liability for its RSS feeds. Please see the Terms and Conditions for full details.
