Current and forthcoming shows
Shows:
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All's Well That Ends Well
Set against a background of sexism, snobbery and a battle between the generations, Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well turns fairytale logic on its head. A wondrous, bittersweet story.
Jul 02, 03, 04, 08, 09, 10 > -
Dirty Dirty Princess
One of a season of specially commissioned plays to be staged by young people.
Jul 02 -
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War Horse in the West End
Following its sell out run, War Horse transfers to The New London Theatre, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, from 31 March 2009.
Jul 02, 03, 04, 06, 07 > -
The Séance
One of a season of specially commissioned plays to be staged by young people.
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The Things She Sees
One of a season of specially commissioned plays to be staged by young people.
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Six Parties
One of a season of specially commissioned plays to be staged by young people.
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The Vikings and Darwin
One of a season of specially commissioned plays to be staged by young people.
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The Heights
One of a season of specially commissioned plays to be staged by young people.
Jul 06 -
The Observer
On the eve of an election, one woman can decide the fate of a nation.
Jul 06, 07, 08, 24, 25, 27 > -
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Time and the Conways
The Conways, celebrating Kay’s 21st birthday in 1919, seem a golden family – safe and well after the Great War, looking forward to future careers, marriages, and a brave new world.
Jul 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11 > -
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Heartbreak Beautiful
One of a season of specially commissioned plays to be staged by young people.
Jul 07 -
England People Very Nice
A riotous journey through four waves of immigration from the 17th century to today. As the French Huguenots, the Irish, the Jews and the Bangladeshis in turn enter the chaotic world of Bethnal Green.
Jul 13, 14, 15, 16, 24, 25 > -
The Black Album
Hanif Kureishi’s witty stage adaptation of his strikingly prescient and acclaimed novel, humorously considers how the events of 1989 have shaped today’s world, where fundamentalism battles liberalism.
Jul 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 > -
Macbeth: Who is that Bloodied Man?
Teatr Biuro Podròzy’s award-winning adaptation of Macbeth returns to the National following its sell-out run at last year’s Watch This Space
Jul 30, 31, Aug 01, 05, 06, 07 -
Three More Sleepless Nights
Caryl Churchill’s engaging play is a powerful look at human interaction and relationships.
Jul 30, 31, Aug 10, 12, 19, 21, 24 > -
Swiniopolis (Pigs)
Teatr Biuro Podròży’s Swinioplois (Pigs), a deceptively simple Orwellian tale, returns to the National
Aug 01, 02, 08 -
Carbón Club
A tale of broken hearts, pit disasters and unrequited bisexual love in the coal mines of the Basque Country.
Aug 12, 13, 14, 15 -
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Otsoko (Wolf)
From the Basque Country in Spain comes a powerful retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story.
Aug 19, 20, 21, 22 -
Rojo (Red)
Follow two itinerant wanderers from their monochromatic life into the fantasy of their dreams. For audiences aged 8+
Aug 26, 27, 28 -
The Pitmen Painters
Lee Hall’s new play is a humorous, deeply moving and timely look at art, class and politics.
Sep 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08 > -
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Mother Courage and Her Children
Fiona Shaw returns to the National to take the title role in Tony Kushner’s inventive and vigorous translation of Bertolt Brecht’s uncompromising masterpiece.
Sep 09, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 > -
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The Power of Yes
A dramatist seeks to understand the financial crisis.
Sep 29, 30, Oct 01, 02, 03, 05, 06 > -
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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour 2010
A dissident is locked up in an asylum. If he accepts that he was ill, has been treated and is now cured, he will be released. Tom Stoppard’s darkly funny and provocative play asks if denying the truth is a price worth paying for liberty.
Jan 09, 11, 12, 13, 14 >
