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Six silhouetted figures bow low on a dark stage with chairs in front of a transparent blue-lit curtain. The shadow of a person holding a long walking stick is visible through the curtain.
A large group of performers in colourful and vibrant outfits performing at an outdoor summer event in the evening. They are surrounded by a large crowd watching.
A brightly lit stage is full of cast members standing, many at microphone stands. A band can be seen on balconys above them.
A dynamic theater scene featuring five actors in expressive poses on a minimalist set, highlighted by striking blue lighting and dramatic, oversized shadows cast on the walls.
A man stands and on a raised platform, centre stage, and behind him stand a group of people in leather workwear and all of them are singing.
Three men stand in a modern office with large glass windows overlooking a cityscape. The office is neatly arranged with desks, chairs, and stacks of papers and document boxes. The background through the windows shows a gloomy, cloudy sky. The scene has a dramatic, theatrical lighting.

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Mnemonic
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.

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
Info & Tickets for Mnemonic
Olivier Theatre - South Bank
The Hot Wing King
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.

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
Info & Tickets for The Hot Wing King
Dorfman Theatre - South Bank
The Grapes of Wrath
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.

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
Info & Tickets for The Grapes of Wrath
Lyttelton Theatre - South Bank
Coriolanus
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.

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
Info & Tickets for Coriolanus
Olivier Theatre - South Bank
A Tupperware of Ashes
A blurred or shaken photo of a woman (Meera Syal), smiling and wearing gold jewellry and a blue dress.

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
Info & Tickets for A Tupperware of Ashes
Dorfman Theatre - South Bank
The Other Place
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.

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
Info & Tickets for The Other Place
Lyttelton Theatre - South Bank
The Importance of Being Earnest
A man, wearing top hat and tails, is running, against a bright pink background.

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
Info & Tickets for The Importance of Being Earnest
Lyttelton Theatre - South Bank
Ballet Shoes
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Ballet Shoes

The beloved best-selling book is spectacularly reinvented for the stage in this new adaptation by Kendall Feaver.
From 23 November
Info & Tickets for Ballet Shoes
Olivier Theatre - South Bank

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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.

The Lehman Trilogy

Present Laughter in cinemas from 18 July

Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) dazzles in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy.

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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.

Stream Dear Octopus

Stream Lindsay Duncan as Dora in this beautiful, captivating revival of Dodie Smith’s play on National Theatre at Home.

Stream on NT at home
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.

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.

KERB Food Market on the South Bank
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