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Strange Interlude
Anne-Marie Duff plays Nina in Eugene O’Neill’s audacious epic - one of the great masterpieces of American theatre.
From 28 May
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The Amen Corner
Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays uncompromising pastor Margaret in James Baldwin's 1965 play, with a gospel choir giving full voice on the Olivier stage. Travelex £12 Tickets available.
From 4 June
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What Are They Like?
Adolescence is a rough ride.You've got existential angst, mood swings, fashion fiascos, terrifying physical changes, never enough money... And that's just the parents. How well do you know yours?
Connections 2013
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Mobile Phone Show
A communication cacophony, a fully charged up chorus line of chaos in a rhapsody of rap, text, tweet and gabble.
Connections 2013
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Liolà
Tanya Ronder’s new version of Pirandello's play is performed by an Irish cast and gypsy musicians. It’s unexpected, funny and touching. Travelex £12 Tickets available.
From 31 July
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Emil and the Detectives
A classic tale of a boy learning to rely on himself – and on his new friends – in 1920s Berlin: a place full of surprises and danger, where everything moves at the speed of your imagination.
From November
Currently Playing
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Children of the Sun
Howard Davies' critically-acclaimed new production of the explosive Russian classic by Maxim Gorky, adapted by Andrew Upton. Travelex £12 Tickets available.
To 14 July
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Othello
Adrian Lester, last seen at the National as Henry V, takes the title role, playing opposite Rory Kinnear as Iago
Now playing
Other venues
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War Horse at the New London Theatre
The National's international smash-hit production, now booking into 2014 at the New London Theatre in the West End.
Booking to 14 Feb 2014
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One Man, Two Guvnors at Theatre Royal Haymarket
The award-winning, smash-hit comedy is now playing at Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End with Rufus Hound playing Francis Henshall.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the Apollo Theatre
The National Theatre’s highly acclaimed production based on Mark Haddon’s award-winning novel, adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliott, transfers to the West End’s Apollo Theatre.
Transfer to the Apollo Theatre
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Untold Stories at the Duchess Theatre
The National Theatre’s critically-acclaimed double bill transfers to the Duchess Theatre in the West End for a limited run.
To 15 June
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The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable
Punchdrunk and the National Theatre presentThe Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable
From 20 June
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National Youth Theatre: Pope Joan
National Youth Theatre present Pope Joan in St James', Piccadilly.
NYT season
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National Youth Theatre: Prince of Denmark
National Youth Theatre present this thrilling prequel to Hamlet.
NYT season
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National Youth Theatre: Tory Boyz
National Youth Theatre revival of its hit 2008 production ofTory Boyz
NYT season
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National Youth Theatre: Romeo and Juliet
National Youth Theatre production of Lolita Chakrabarti's adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy.
NYT season
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NYT Double Bill: Romeo and Juliet and Prince of Denmark
National Youth Theatre double bill of Romeo and Juliet and Prince of Denmark
NYT season
The Shed
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Bullet Catch
★★★★‘Combines the thrills of a high-grade magic show with a profound theatrical meditation on free-will’ Daily Telegraph
21 May - 1 June 2013
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Mission Drift
created by The TEAM in collaboration with Heather Christian and Sarah Gancher directed by Rachel Chavkinmusic by Heather Christian
5 - 28 June 2013
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Forty-Five Minutes
The deadline was wrong so now there’s forty-five minutes till the bell goes and the UCAS forms must be sent and futures secured.
Connections 2013
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Tomorrow I'll be Happy
When a stranger comes to a crumbling seaside town looking for his friend Darren, he discovers that he was killed in a homophobic hate crime.
Connections 2013
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Ailie and the Alien
Ailie is a human and things have been going wrong for her for a while now. Finn is an alien who has crash landed on earth. When Finn take a shine to Ailie things suddenly start going right in her...
Connections 2013
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Don't Feed the Animals
Sparks Circus is on its way down. The owners have been forced to sell their star attraction Tiny the elephant and a rival circus is poaching their artistes.
Connections 2013
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We Lost Elijah
Elijah’s older brother and two friends were charged with getting him home safely while the riots were raging. Somehow, somewhere on route, something happened and they didn’t make it home together.
Connections 2013
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The Guffin
Four young people hanging out in a derelict house find a strange object; it's the Guffin. Touch it and your life is changed forever.
Connections 2013
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I'm Spilling my Heart out Here
It’s the daily scramble across no-man’s-land: you flinch as you pass those even more clueless than you strewn from the barbed wire of exams, first dates… but hell’s ok if you stick together.
Connections 2013
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Soundclash
A bunch of mates have been challenged to put together a reggae sound system...None of them have the money or the equipment. But they do know a little kid whose dad used to be a DJ.
Connections 2013
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The Grandfathers
Following eight boys from training camp to the battlefields of an unknown war, The Grandfathers, first seen in NT Connections 2012, is a visceral theatrical event.
From 9 - 13 July
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The Hush
Matthew Herbert - composer, DJ and electronic music pioneer - creates a unique aural adventure investigating the emotions and politics of sound with wit and theatrical imagination.
From 17 Jul - 3 Aug
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Romeo and Juliet
A swift, contemporary celebration of Shakespeare’s much loved drama, bringing Romeo and Juliet to life for a new generation - for families with children aged 8 years and over.
From 24 July
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Home
Documentary theatre meets beatboxing and R&B as a team of musicians and actors tell the stories of the young Londoners who don’t get heard.
From 7 Aug - 7 Sep
