This programme offers paid placements on the production of The Effect for 18 – 25 year olds from underrepresented backgrounds in the arts.

Read all about what it’s like to be a National Theatre Young Technician and find out how to apply for the 2023 programme.

We’ve created our first ever picture book for children that follows Lola, a little actor with big dreams, and her backstage adventures to save the show. We sat down with author Katherine Halligan and illustrator Guilherme Karsten.

The project, which includes a new verbatim play alongside an in-depth community engagement programme, will share the voices that are part of this important story and keep the tragedy of Grenfell part of the national conversation.

We’re thrilled to announce that the critically acclaimed Sheffield Theatres’ production of Standing at the Sky’s Edge will transfer to the Gillian Lynne Theatre, in London’s West End, from February 2024.

Photographer Mick Jones shares his photos and memories of Park Hill in Sheffield, the estate at the heart of Standing at the Sky’s Edge playing in the Olivier theatre until 25 March 2023.

We are looking for an actor to play the role of a male, aged between 30-50 who has a physical disability, and is Syrian but we also welcome suggestions from Southwest Asian and North African heritage. We are also exploring the idea of the role speaking in Arabic or English.