Planning a school visit
For all group booking enquiries please call 020 7452 3010 or e-mail groups@nationaltheatre.org.uk.
School and College Group Concessions (10+ people)
£12 (under 19's) and £15 (10 - 25 years) per ticket, 1 teacher at same price for every 9 students.
(Excludes Saturday evenings and Travelex £10 productions).
Click here to find out more about activities for students and teachers at the National Theatre.
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Before your visit
- We recommend that your group include one teacher, or accompanying adult, for every nine group members
- For information about the performance, on anything from lighting effects to running times, please phone the Information Desk on 020 7452 3400
- We do not produce Risk Assessments for groups attending a performance. For guidance on conducting your own, please download the Risk Assessment Information for Schools document below
- Why not gain a further insight into the National Theatre by going behind the scenes on a Backstage Tour?
- For pre performance workshops or talks linked to the production that you are seeing, email learning@nationaltheatre.org.uk
Arriving at the theatre
- We suggest you aim to arrive 45 minutes before the advertised start time in order to locate the right venue, your seats and any other facilities
- All bags must be left in the free cloakrooms before entering the auditorium
- Latecomers, for most performances, will be admitted at a suitable break. If you arrive after this point you may be asked to stand
- School groups are welcome to bring their own drinks and snacks to consume in the Front of house areas, or on our terraces overlooking the Thames.
In the auditorium
- Do not take food and drink into the auditorium
- Please ensure your group sits in the correct seats. The row and seat number are printed on each ticket. Teachers should seat themselves amongst the group and, if possible, at the ends of rows
- Please remind your group that disturbances or noise, however small, can be distracting for other members of the audience, as well as the actors. Check that mobile phones, MP3 players, etc are turned off
Download:
NT schools, colleges and teachers brochure - July 11 to Feb 12 (826KB)
Filename: Discover_opportunities for school groups.pdf
File Format: PDF
Risk Assessment Information for Schools (63KB)
Filename: Risk_Assessment_Information_for_Schools.pdf
File Format: pdf
