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This winter, the National Theatre is staging a re-imagining of Noel Streatfeild’s much-loved children’s book, Ballet Shoes, continuing the National Theatre’s tradition in programming children’s adaptations which started in 1976.

We’ve curated a list of ten quintessential plays, celebrated worldwide and cherished by audiences as timeless classics which you can watch from the comfort of your own home with a subscription from National Theatre at Home.

Sir Damon Buffini, Chair of the National Theatre, has announced today that Cate Blanchett, James Graham and Sarah Wiggins are to join the National Theatre Board from November.

Macbeth remains one of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedies, captivating audiences with its exploration of ambition, power, and guilt.

We asked the team behind National Theatre Live, as well as cinema staff and our brand ambassadors, to tell us their favourite NT Live artwork and why it speaks to them.

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.