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![the-importance-of-being-earnest-2000x1000 Five people in colorful vintage attire are framed within pink square cutouts against a bright pink background. They each pose differently, showcasing their unique outfits, which feature eccentric accessories like a large hat, pearls, and floral embellishments.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/08/the-importance-of-being-earnest-2000x1000-1.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
![Coriolanus-David-Oyelowo-National-Theatre-2000x1000 A photo of the head and shoulders of a man (David Oyelowo), wearing nothing. He stands against a roughly rendered, light coloured wall.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/05/Coriolanus-David-Oyelowo-National-Theatre-2000x1000-1.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
![The-Other-Place-National-Theatre-image-v2-2000x1000 A person with short brown hair wearing a white tank top lies on their side on a grassy surface looking slightly upward. The image is taken from an angle that makes it appear as if the person is standing against a vertical grass wall, with a blue sky background.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/05/The-Other-Place-National-Theatre-image-v2-2000x1000-1.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
![A-Tupperware-of-Ashes-National-Theatre-2000x1000 A blurred or shaken photo of a woman (Meera Syal), smiling and wearing gold jewellry and a blue dress.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/05/A-Tupperware-of-Ashes-National-Theatre-2000x1000-1.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
![The-Hot-Wing-King-National-Theatre-masthead-v2 A series of six photos against a red backdrop featuring six men. In various shots, one drinks from a glass, one wears a crown, one adjusts the crown, one laughs with the crown, one looks surprised with the crown, and one poses in a white hat showing rings on his fingers.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/The-Hot-Wing-King-National-Theatre-masthead-v2.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
![The-Grapes-of-Wrath-National-Theatre-artwork-v2-masthead A woman and two men sit together in front of the open flap of a canvas tent. Packing boxes and canvas bags are either side of them and an open fore is before them.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/05/The-Grapes-of-Wrath-National-Theatre-artwork-v2-masthead.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
What’s on
The Hot Wing King
![The-Hot-Wing-King-National-Theatre-mobile-v2 A collage of four photos featuring six men against a red background. In the top-left, two men pose with one pointing forward. In the top-right, another man wearing a crown makes a surprised face. The bottom-right shows two men back-to-back, and the bottom-left features a man with a crown looking up. All are wearing white clothes.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/The-Hot-Wing-King-National-Theatre-mobile-v2.jpg?resize=10%2C10&gravity)
The Hot Wing King
Katori Hall’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy makes its London debut in a fiery new production directed by Roy Alexander Weise.
Until 14 September 2024
The Grapes of Wrath
![The-Grapes-of-Wrath-National-Theatre-artwork-v2-mobile A woman and two men sit together in front of the open flap of a canvas tent. Packing boxes and canvas bags are either side of them and an open fore is before them.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/05/The-Grapes-of-Wrath-National-Theatre-artwork-v2-mobile.jpg?resize=10%2C10&gravity)
The Grapes of Wrath
Carrie Cracknell (Julie, The Deep Blue Sea) directs Frank Galati’s Tony Award-winning adaptation of John Steinbeck’s masterpiece.
Until 14 September 2024
Coriolanus
![Coriolanus-David-Oyelowo-National-Theatre-v2a-2000x2000 A shirtless man with a muscular build stands defiantly behind a marble pedestal between two large, classical columns, set against a textured marble background. He wears worn and dirty brown trousers, has a determined expression and has leather strapping wound around one hand and the wrist of his other arm.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/05/Coriolanus-David-Oyelowo-National-Theatre-v2a-2000x2000-1.jpg?resize=10%2C10&gravity)
Coriolanus
David Oyelowo makes his highly anticipated return to the London stage in Lyndsey Turner’s thrilling new production of Shakespeare’s timeless political tragedy.
11 September — 9 November 2024
A Tupperware of Ashes
![A-Tupperware-of-Ashes-National-Theatre-2000x2000 A blurred or shaken photo of a woman (Meera Syal), smiling and wearing gold jewellry and a blue dress.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/05/A-Tupperware-of-Ashes-National-Theatre-2000x2000-1.jpg?resize=10%2C10&gravity)
A Tupperware of Ashes
Meera Syal is Queenie in Tanika Gupta's new play, a vivid and heart-breaking family drama about life, immigration and the Indian spiritual cycle of death and rebirth.
25 September — 16 November 2024
The Other Place
![The-Other-Place-National-Theatre-image-v2-2000x2000 A person with short brown hair wearing a white tank top lies on their side on a grassy surface looking slightly upward. The image is taken from an angle that makes it appear as if the person is standing against a vertical grass wall, with a blue sky background.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/05/The-Other-Place-National-Theatre-image-v2-2000x2000-1.jpg?resize=10%2C10&gravity)
The Other Place
Emma D’Arcy is Annie in this retelling of the classic Antigone story, from Alexander Zeldin (The Confessions). With music by Yannis Philippakis (Foals).
27 September — 9 November 2024
The Importance of Being Earnest
![the-importance-of-being-earnest-2000x2000 Five people in colorful vintage attire are framed within pink square cutouts against a bright pink background. They each pose differently, showcasing their unique outfits, which feature eccentric accessories like a large hat, pearls, and floral embellishments.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/08/the-importance-of-being-earnest-2000x2000-1.jpg?resize=10%2C10&gravity)
The Importance of Being Earnest
Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa and Hugh Skinner, in Max Webster’s joyful and flamboyant production of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
20 November 2024 — 25 January 2025
Ballet Shoes
![Ballet-Shoes-National-Theatre-mobile-artwork-v3 Text reading](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/04/Ballet-Shoes-National-Theatre-mobile-artwork-v3.jpg?resize=10%2C10&gravity)
Ballet Shoes
The beloved best-selling book is spectacularly reinvented for the stage in this new adaptation by Kendall Feaver.
From 23 November
Dear England
![Dear-England-National Theatre-2000x2000 A lone figure stands, his back to us, wearing a waistcoat, shirt and trousers, in the centre of the red cross of the England flag that appears as a landscape rolling off into the distance.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2023/02/Dear-England-National-Theatre-2000x2000-1.jpg?resize=10%2C10&gravity)
Dear England
James Graham’s Olivier-Award winning smash-hit returns to the National Theatre, directed by Rupert Goold.
10 March — 24 May 2025
Latest news
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The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
The landmark Tony Award®-winning production returns to the West End for a strictly limited encore season this autumn.
![Prima Facie. Photo by Helen Murray. A woman (Jodie Comer) stands at a desk in a room lined with box files on shelves. One hand rests on the desk and the other is raised and pointing to something.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/05/88.-Prima-Facie.-Photo-by-Helen-Murray-1-1.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Prima Facie is back in cinemas from 12 September
Catch Jodie Comer’s Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play.
![NTGDS_ES_PPTVanya_WebResize_2000x1000 Two images. Andrew Scott sits on a chair looking up. Denise Gough sits on a chair looking to the side.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/08/NTGDS_ES_PPTVanya_WebResize_2000x1000.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Vanya and People, Places & Things: Live Premiere on National Theatre at Home
Stream the worldwide online premiere of Vanya and People, Places & Things on the 19 September on National Theatre at Home.
![LASDUN-Summer-terrace-bar-1-Photo-Joe-Howard A person holding a sandwich filled with smoked salmon and cucumber. The table also has plates with similar sandwiches, a bowl of nuts, a bowl of green olives, and a bowl of crisps. Another person's hand is reaching for food in the background.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/06/LASDUN-Summer-terrace-bar-1-Photo-Joe-Howard.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Summer on the South Bank
A Taste of KERB, Forza Taps and Lasdun Bar are popping up outside on the National Theatre terraces and riverside.
![The company of Public Acts in rehearsal for As You Like It. A large crowd of people stand waving at the camera. The crowd includes people from a diverse range of ages, accessibility needs and ethnicities.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2022/08/As-You-Like-It_2000x1250_Rehearsal__0012_National-Theatre-Public-Acts-Company-in-rehearsal-for-As-You-Like-It-produced.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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