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Life in Stages

Series 1 Episodes 1 - 6

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Life in Stages with photos of Clint Dyer and Kae Tempest during their interview on the Lyttelton Stage

Life in Stages

Life in Stages is the National Theatre’s brand-new interview series profiling some of the biggest names in British theatre.

Filmed on the empty Lyttelton stage, each episode features a pair of creatives reflecting on their theatre careers, and revealing the funny, personal and poignant stories behind everything from their earliest theatre memory to their biggest professional highs and lows.

The first series presented six episodes and featured conversations between Rufus Norris and Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor, Adrian Lester and Meera Syal, Bill Nighy, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Andrew Lincoln, Sophie Okonedo and Dominic Cooke, and Clint Dyer and Kae Tempest.

 

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Life in Stages S1 Ep1: Olivia Colman and Rufus Norris in conversation at the National Theatre

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Life in Stages S1 Ep2: Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor in conversation at the National Theatre

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Life in Stages S1 Ep3: Adrian Lester and Meera Syal in conversation at the National Theatre

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Life in Stages S1 Ep4: Bill Nighy, Andrew Lincoln and Chiwetel Ejiofor in conversation at the National Theatre

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Life in Stages S1 Ep5: Sophie Okonedo and Dominic Cooke in conversation at the National Theatre

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Life in Stages S1 Ep6: Kae Tempest and Clint Dyer in conversation at the National Theatre

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Life in Stages Gallery

Life in Stages: photo of Olivia Colman and Rufus Norris sitting on bentwood chairs, facing each other with a NT Lighting Department flight case acting as a table between them, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium behind them
Rufus Norris and Olivia Colman

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Adrian Lester and Meera Syal sitting on bentwood chairs, with a NT Lighting Department flight case acting as a table between them, facing each other, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium behind them
Adrian Lester and Meera Syal

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor sitting on bentwood chairs, with a NT Lighting Department flight case acting as a table between them, facing each other, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium behind them
Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Olivia Coleman sitting on a bentwood chair, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium in the background
Olivia Colman

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Adrian Lester sitting on a bentwood chair, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium in the background
Adrian Lester

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Meera Syal sitting on a bentwood chair, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium in the background
Meera Syal

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor sitting on bentwood chairs, with a NT Lighting Department flight case acting as a table between them, facing each other, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium behind them
Jessie Buckley

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Josh O'Connor sitting on a bentwood chair, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium in the background
Josh O'Connor

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Olivia Colman and Rufus Norris sitting on bentwood chairs, facing each other with a NT Lighting Department flight case acting as a table between them, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium behind them
Rufus Norris and Olivia Colman

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Adrian Lester and Meera Syal sitting on bentwood chairs, with a NT Lighting Department flight case acting as a table between them, facing each other, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium behind them
Adrian Lester and Meera Syal

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor sitting on bentwood chairs, with a NT Lighting Department flight case acting as a table between them, facing each other, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium behind them
Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Olivia Coleman sitting on a bentwood chair, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium in the background
Olivia Colman

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Adrian Lester sitting on a bentwood chair, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium in the background
Adrian Lester

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Meera Syal sitting on a bentwood chair, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium in the background
Meera Syal

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor sitting on bentwood chairs, with a NT Lighting Department flight case acting as a table between them, facing each other, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium behind them
Jessie Buckley

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Life in Stages: photo of Josh O'Connor sitting on a bentwood chair, on the Lyttelton Stage with the auditorium in the background
Josh O'Connor

Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer