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4 Stars
‘Enchanting. A golden-hearted tragicomic fable.'
The Times
'Antony Sher is explosively energetic.'
Evening Standard
Nicholas Wright’s new play is a funny and fascinating tribute to the birth of cinema.
Broadcast live to cinemas around the world on Thursday 9 February.
5 Stars
'Fresh, spirited and blissfully funny.' Daily Telegraph
'Joyous stuff.' Evening Standard
Katherine Kelly plays Kate Hardcastle, with Steve Pemberton and Sophie Thompson as her parents in this ingenious comedy of courtship and chaos.
Now playing
5 Stars
'Starring Sinéad Cusack and Ciarán Hinds in the title roles, it is a mesmerising mix of comedy and tragedy.' Daily Mail
One of the great plays of the twentieth century - a devastating portrait of 1920s Dublin.
Last chance to see - ends 26 February.
5 Stars
'Wall-to-wall joy. Sublime' Daily Mail
'A comic delight... a savvy modern-dress production set in a recession-ravaged city.' Daily Telegraph
Lenny Henry makes his National Theatre debut in Shakespeare’s furiously-paced comedy. Good seats available throughout February.
5 Stars
Following sell-out seasons at the National Theatre and Adelphi Theatre, the smash-hit comedy opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket on 2 March with a brand new cast led by Owain Arthur as Francis Henshall.
Browse the new Feb - June 2012 season brochure.
View forthcoming production announcements
Adapted for the stage by Katie Mitchell. Now available on DVD
Collaborators by John Hodge broadcast to cinemas worldwide on 1 December (varying dates internationally)
The NT Live season continues with Travelling Light, The Comedy of Errors and She Stoops to Conquer
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