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  • The Amen Corner

    by James Baldwin

    ★★★★★ ‘A little piece of heaven.’ Telegraph

    ★★★★★ Superb. Magnificent. Exhilarating.’ Financial Times 

    Rufus Norris directs Marianne Jean-Baptiste as the uncompromising pastor of a Harlem church.

    Now playing. 500 Travelex £12 Tickets available for every performance.

  • Strange Interlude

    Anne-Marie Duff plays Nina in Eugene O’Neill’s audacious epic – one of the great masterpieces of American theatre.

    ★★★★★
    'Startlingly funny as well as touching. The performances are superb.' Daily Telegraph

    Now playing. Good seats available in June.

  • The Shed: Mission Drift

    Created by award-winning New York company The TEAM

    ★★★★
    'What a blast!' Guardian

    A pioneering journey across the USA, told through music, atomic blasts and lizard ballet.

    Now playing - good seats available this week.

  • Children of the Sun

    by Maxim Gorky
    in a new version by Andrew Upton

    ★★★★ Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Guardian, Independent, Sunday Times, The Times

    ‘Howard Davies' rare and brilliant revival... a richly rewarding evening.’ Independent

    Travelex £12 Tickets available in June.

  • One Man, Two Guvnors

    Theatre Royal Haymarket

     'The funniest show on the planet.' Daily Mail

    The National Theatre's smash-hit comedy is now playing in the West End.

Featured Content

Discover more about the art of making theatre by exploring our video collection on theatre practices and practitioners.

NT Channel

  • Peter Brook in conversation

    Peter Brook talks to Mark Lawson about his career, the theatre and directing Shakespeare.

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  • Working on the Spectrum: The Making of Curious Incident and the Dog in the Night-Time

    The creative team talk about bringing the novel to the stage in this short documentary for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

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  • Positioning The Shed

    This film looks at the position of The Shed on the South Bank and in front of the National Theatre building.

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