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A pencil and collaged image of a woman's naked back, tensed and fractured.

29 November 2023

Production images released for Infinite Life

27 November 2023

Rehearsals begin for the National Theatre’s upcoming schools tour of Jekyll & Hyde, reaching 10,000 young people nationwide

Mark Gatiss makes a toast to a room full of smiling people at a party.

24 November 2023

Rehearsal images released for the West End transfer of The Motive and the Cue 

A woman with swept-back short, dark, wavy hair, looking stern and pointing at the viewer.

23 November 2023

The House of Bernarda Alba production images released

Title treatment of Roald Dahl's The Witches, with a cartoon of a claw-like hand reaching down to pick up a belligerent-looking mouse who is standing on the H of Witches.

23 November 2023

Christmas from the National Theatre

A mixed media exhibition board lit in orange light

15 November 2023

The Linbury Prize for Stage Design Exhibition opens

A woman with swept-back short, dark, wavy hair, looking stern and pointing at the viewer.

10 November 2023

The House of Bernarda Alba Rehearsal Images Released

Samuel Jordan, Rachael Wooding and Joel Harper-Jackson stand in a corner made by metal safety barriers, looking down to the camera, dark clouds behind them.

8 November 2023

Casting announced for Standing at the Sky’s Edge in the West End

 

Show press releases

'Grenfell in the words of survivors' in black on a green background

1 November 2023

National Theatre production Grenfell: in the words of survivors to transfer to St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York

National Theatre logo in white on red background

17 October 2023

October season announcement 2023

Title treatment of Roald Dahl's The Witches, with a cartoon of a claw-like hand reaching down to pick up a belligerent-looking mouse who is standing on the H of Witches.

13 October 2023

Rehearsal images released for The Witches

A group of men are wearing red England football kit. One leaps as if to head a ball and the others are standing round him, watching and anticipating the result of the header. The image of a football stadium and the words TUN 0 - 0 ENG, repeated, are projected behind them.

12 October 2023

Production images released for the West End transfer of Dear England

A cartoon of a purple and black bottle labelled Formula 86, with a mouse either side, looking at the bottle.

3 October 2023

Free half term activity at the National Theatre announced with The Witches Adventure Trial 

A woman with swept-back short, dark, wavy hair, looking stern and pointing at the viewer.

2 October 2023

Full cast announced for The House of Bernada Alba

National Theatre logo in white on red background

12 September 2023

National Theatre celebrates 60 years with free tickets and a free screening

Rufus Norris stands next to the famous concreate walls of the national theatre.

15 June 2023

Rufus Norris to step down as NT Director when his second term concludes in 2025

 

Digital press releases

Andrew Scott is wearing a green shirt, standing, leaning against a kitchen cabinet on which stands a kettle, teapot and other items, looking over his shoulder, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

11 October 2023

National Theatre Live announces Dear England, VANYA and Skylight in cinemas across the UK and Ireland

National Theatre at Home, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Unmissable theatre, whenever you want it. Composite image with photos of NT shows displayed on various devices,: phone, tablet, laptop, TV.

12 September 2023

National Theatre at Home’s autumn season announcement

24 August 2023

National Theatre announces partnership renewal with Sky Arts

A laughing woman wearing a red top, holding a drink in a bar, surrounded by spots of light.

11 July 2023

The Wife of Willesden and Dixon and Daughters added to NTAH

David Harewood and Zachary Quinto, dressed in suits and ties, sat side-by-side staring out at the camera

28 April 2023

Best of Enemies – National Theatre Live

Poster for National Theatre Live screening of Fleabag with a still from the film of Phoebe Waller-Bridge sitting on a stool

5 April 2023

Fleabag returns to cinemas

An animated image of a tiger and an actor playing the character of Pi Patel

13 March 2023

National Theatre Live: Life of Pi

Othello kneeling, facing a kneeling Desdemona, tense with anger.

10 February 2023

National Theatre Live: Othello broadcast

 

Learning and exhibitions

A mixed media exhibition board lit in orange light

25 September 2023

2023 Linbury Prize recipients announcement

A large scale march on the streets of North Kensigton on a sunny day, with one red brick building festooned with colourful, large paper and wood-framed butterflies.

19 September 2023

National Theatre to host takeover day in collaboration with community organisations across North Kensington

A group of young people sat on the floor in a circle brainstorming ideas on a piece of paper

18 September 2023

National Theatre’s Learning activity reaches every local authority across the UK

A group of people dancing around a golden shaft of light leading upwards to a three-chimney building on a hill with a fire harnessed inside

26 August 2023

Production images released for The Odyssey The Underworld at the National Theatre

A group of people dancing around a golden shaft of light leading upwards to a three-chimney building on a hill with a fire harnessed inside

26 August 2023

Production images released for The Odyssey The Underworld at the National Theatre

New Views 2023 logo

3 August 2023

Audible and National Theatre release new podcast, New Voices

A white card set design featuring incomplete brick walls, a brick floor and wooden tables and chairs

26 July 2023

Linbury Prize for Stage Design applications now open 

A primary aged child performing onstage with their hands thrown wide and a look of surprise on their face

27 June 2023

Lets Play resources free for all UK state primary schools

National Theatre logo in white on red background

30 May 2023

National Theatre announces New Views winner 

 

Personnel of the National Theatre

25 September 2023

Amanda Pritchard joins the National Theatre Board

23 November 2022

NT announces New Associates and Peter Hall Bursary recipients

6 June 2022

NT hosts inaugural Making Theatre Green sustainability conference

24 March 2022

National Theatre Up Next Gala Raises £1.7 Million

18 March 2022

The Duchess of Cornwall announced as new Royal Patron of the National Theatre

19 November 2021

National Theatre appoints Kate Varah as Executive Director

29 June 2021

Lisa Burger to step down in Summer 2022

16 February 2021

Farrah Storr joins NT Board

26 January 2021

Clint Dyer appointed Deputy Artistic Director

 

Other News from the National Theatre

5 May 2023

Lola Saves the Show – children’s book release

10 May 2023

River Stage 2023 Programme Announcement

31 January 2023

Curtis Holder exhibition images

6 October 2021

NT partners with the Sir Peter Shaffer Charitable Foundation

7 September 2021

British Land partners with the NT across its London campuses

11 December 2020

Culture Recovery Fund