Unmissable shows for summer
![The-Hot-Wing-King-cast-National-Theatre-photo-Helen-Murray-1-aspect-ratio-2000-1000 A joyous scene with five men in a kitchen. Four of them are standing together, smiling and laughing, while the fifth man stands at the stove with a smile. Various cleaning supplies and a plant are on the counter. The setting is bright and lively.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/08/The-Hot-Wing-King-cast-National-Theatre-photo-Helen-Murray-1-aspect-ratio-2000-1000.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
![the-grapes-of-wrath-2000x1000-masthead-photo-by-richard-hubert-smith A man and an older woman sit side by side on the ground in a dimly lit room. The man, wearing a cap and jacket, holds an open book and looks toward the woman. She is dressed in a plaid shirt and apron, gazing at him with a gentle expression. A lantern glows between them.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/the-grapes-of-wrath-2000x1000-masthead-photo-by-richard-hubert-smith.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
![mnemonic-2000x1000-masthead-photo-by-johan-persson A dramatic stage scene with six actors: a man sits pensively on a bed while others engage in expressive poses around him. A red cross sign, hospital equipment, and dim lighting suggest a medical or psychiatric setting. The overall mood is tense and theatrical.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/mnemonic-2000x1000-masthead-photo-by-johan-persson.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
![The-Lehman-Trilogy-Howard-W-Overshown-Aaron-Krohn-John-Heffernan-2-Photo-Kevin-Berne-aspect-ratio-2000-1000 Silhouetted figures of three people stand in a modern office with large glass windows overlooking a cityscape at sunset. The Empire State Building is visible, and desks with office supplies are arranged throughout the room.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/The-Lehman-Trilogy-Howard-W-Overshown-Aaron-Krohn-John-Heffernan-2-Photo-Kevin-Berne-aspect-ratio-2000-1000.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
What’s on
Mnemonic
![Mnemonic-2024-National-Theatre-2000x2000 Artwork with two superimposed images, one of a very blurred human face over which is a translucent image of a leaf. On top of these is a meandering line in blue, red and blue again, that could be a river, or capilliaries.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/01/Mnemonic-2024-National-Theatre-2000x2000-1.jpg?resize=10%2C10&gravity)
Mnemonic
25 years after its first staging, Complicité bring their ‘Astonishing, transfixing, transcendent production’ (New York Times) back to the National Theatre.
Until 10 August 2024
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-National-Theatre-artwork-2-mobile A man, wearing top hat and tails, is running, against a bright pink background.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/05/The-Importance-of-Being-Earnest-National-Theatre-artwork-2-mobile.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
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![The-Lehman-Trilogy-Gillian-Lynne-Theatre-2000X1250 Text reads](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/06/The-Lehman-Trilogy-Gillian-Lynne-Theatre-2000X1250.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
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Present Laughter in cinemas from 18 July
Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) dazzles in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy.
![Lindsay Duncan (Dora) in Dear Octopus at the National Theatre (c) Marc Brenner 0374 An elderly woman with blonde hair, wearing a long blue dress with a detailed white collar, stands thoughtfully in a dimly lit, vintage-style room. An elderly man in a suit is in the background, leaning over a piano and reading a book with the staircase on his side.](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/Lindsay-Duncan-Dora-in-Dear-Octopus-at-the-National-Theatre-c-Marc-Brenner-0374-scaled.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Stream Dear Octopus
Stream Lindsay Duncan as Dora in this beautiful, captivating revival of Dodie Smith’s play 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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