Lyttelton Theatre

The Lyttelton Theatre, named after Oliver Lyttelton who was the first chairman of the National Theatre and whose parents were among the earliest of its campaigners, is a proscenium theatre, conventional in its basic shape though not in the excellence of its sightlines and acoustics.

Lyttelton Theatre overview

An overview of the National Theatere's Lyttelton Theatre, notable for its particularly wide stage.

Lyttelton set changeover

A timelapse film of the changeover between sets in the Lytellton Theatre.

Acting in the Lyttelton

Simon Russell Beale, Lesley Manville and Roger Allam talk about acting on the Lyttelton stage.

Vocal exploration of the Lyttelton Theatre

Jeanette Nelson takes actors through a vocal warm up in the Lyttelton Theatre.