Nobel Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka is celebrating his 90th birthday! During this Black History Month, the National Theatre Archive would like to spotlight two of Soyinka’s plays, Death and the King’s Horseman and his adaptation of Euripides’ The Bacchae – honouring his extraordinary career across novels, poetry, and drama.

We’re devastated to hear of the death of Dame Maggie Smith, whose career has spanned the theatrical, film and television world without equal.

Rufus Norris today announces his final programme as Director, concluding his decade leading the organisation and creating a lasting impact for generations to come.

As Rufus Norris announces his final season as Director of the National Theatre, he looks back on his time here with journalist Alex O’Connell.

Embodying our ambition to reach net-zero by 2030, the Green Store will house all our costumes, props and scenery in one space for the first time.

The In Search of Greek Theatre series explores stories and objects from the National Theatre’s Archive to learn more about Greek Theatre in performance. Four new films have now been released.

Read about how creative approaches and rehearsal room techniques enhance our participants’ experiences on our Theatreworks courses.

Find out more about the second year of our Speak Up programme and the impact it is having on young people nationwide.