• Video Collections

    Watch hundreds of videos about acting, directing, costume, design, lighting, sound, wigs, playwriting, voice, the three theatres in the building, exhibitions, platforms and more.

  • Backstage Tours

    Our knowledgeable and entertaining guides will lead you through the backstage areas of the three theatres, following in the footsteps of the greatest actors and directors of the last 35 years, and revealing the secrets that bring our work to the stage.

  • Platforms

    An eclectic programme of pre-performance events celebrates all aspects of the arts, offering the chance to learn about the National's work and discover more about theatre in general. Platforms usually start at 6pm, lasting for 45 minutes - there are occasional afternoon events, usually starting at 3pm.

  • Digital Classroom

    Free, beautifully designed, easy-to-use resources.

    We create new videos, podcasts, interviews, resource packs and interactives all the time. Visit us regularly to discover new materials.

  • Connections

    A national festival of new writing and young theatre making. The concept is simple - exciting new plays, commissioned by the National Theatre and performed by youth theatre groups across the UK, with professional support from the NT and its partner theatres.

  • National Theatre Live in cinemas

    NT Live

    National Theatre Live is an exciting initiative to broadcast live performances of the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world.

  • Theatreworks

    Communication-skills training for adults drawing on techniques used by actors and directors to encourage confident and creative communication.

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    Archive

    The NT Archive is open to everyone by appointment. Browse these pages for a sense of the history of the National Theatre.

  • National Theatre podcasts

    Podcasts

    Subscribe to the National Theatre Podcast feed and receive regular podcasts from the building about productions and events.

  • Learning

    The National offers lifelong learning about and through theatre: discover new skills and experience the excitement of theatre-making.

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    About the National Theatre

    The National Theatre stages over 20 theatre productions a year.

  • Horse Power - interactive WWI map

    Horse Power

    Explore an interactive map from WWI. Discover original films, first hand accounts from cavalrymen, facts, pictures, photos and learn about the role of horses.

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    National Theatre on tour

    Forthcoming tour of the UK: People

  • Backstage Tours with view behind the scenes

    Backstage Tours

    Our guides lead you backstage, revealing the secrets that bring our work to the stage.

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    Travelex £12 tickets 2013

    Travelex £12 Tickets at the National Theatre: epic, easy, for everyone. Book yours today.

Featured Content

Discover more about the art of making theatre by exploring our backstage videos and short films about the writers, directors and actors that work at the National Theatre.

NT Channel

  • Acting in The Cherry Orchard

    How does an actor approach a Chekhov text?

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  • Voice work on ‘O what a noble mind…’

    Jeanette Nelson works on Ophelia speech with actor Ellie Turner.

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  • An Introduction to the Costume Department

    An overview of the National Theatre's large and varied Costume Department.

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