50 Years on Stage
Booking and details
In 2013 the National Theatre celebrated 50 years of unforgettable theatre, with extracts of iconic plays of the last five decades. Some of the greatest names in British theatre from Sharon D Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Lucian Msamati and Andrew Scott reprise classic performances and stories of the National Theatre.
Nicholas Hytner (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) Artistic Director of the National Theatre from 2003-2015 directs.
Performed 14 August 2013 in the Olivier Theatre.
Cast
Heisenberg (Copenhagen)
Roger Allam
Roger Allam
Crowther (The History Boys) / ASM (Epilogue: The Habit of Art)
Samuel Anderson
Samuel Anderson
Valentine Coverly (Arcadia)
Jonathan Bailey
Jonathan Bailey
Francisco (Hamlet)
Matthew Barker
Matthew Barker
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Joesph (The Mysteries) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Edward Baruwa
Edward Baruwa
Hamlet (Hamlet)
Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell Beale
Hector (The History Boys)
Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett
Sarah Brown (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Sophie Bould
Sophie Bould
Jerry (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Michael Brandon
Michael Brandon
Joey - Hind (War Horse)
Michael Brett
Michael Brett
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Kevin Brewis
Kevin Brewis
Irwin (The History Boys)
Stephen Campbell Moore
Stephen Campbell Moore
Journalist (Pravda)
Martin Chamberlain
Martin Chamberlain
General Cartwright (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Sharon D Clarke
Sharon D Clarke
For the National Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Everyman, The Amen Corner and Guys and Dolls
Linus Frank's PA (The Absence of War)
Judith Coke
Judith Coke
Joey as a Foal - Heart (War Horse)
Kate Colebrook
Kate Colebrook
Louis Ironson (Angels in America) / Dakin (The History Boys)
Dominic Cooper
Dominic Cooper
Timms (The History Boys) / Francis Henshall (One Man, Two Guvnors)
James Corden
James Corden
Rudge (The History Boys)
Philip Correia
Philip Correia
Fredrik Egerman (A Little Night Music)
Oliver Cotton
Oliver Cotton
Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady) / Helen (London Road)
Rosalie Craig
Rosalie Craig
Barnet (The National Health) / Nathan Detroit (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Matt Cross
Matt Cross
Joey as a Foal - Head (War Horse)
Laura Cubitt
Laura Cubitt
For the National Theatre: London Tide, Romeo and Julie, Small Island, Common, ANNA, Peter Pan, The Elephantom, War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Women Beware Women
Rosencrantz (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
Cleopatra (Antony and Cleopatra) / Désirée Armfeldt (A Little Night Music)
Dame Judi Dench
Dame Judi Dench
Posner (The History Boys)
Sacha Dhawan
Sacha Dhawan
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera) / Alfie (London Road)
James Doherty
James Doherty
George Jones, MP (The Absence of War)
Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston
Michael Quince, MP (Pravda)
Charles Edwards
Charles Edwards
Akthar (The History Boys)
Marc Elliott
Marc Elliott
For the National Theatre: A Tupperware of Ashes, The Father and the Assassin (2022 and 2023), National Theatre 50th Anniversary Gala and The History Boys (also in the West End)
Lambert Le Roux (Pravda)
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
Matron (The National Health)
Deborah Findlay
Deborah Findlay
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera) / Julie (London Road)
Kate Fleetwood
Kate Fleetwood
Tim (London Road)
Hal Fowler
Hal Fowler
Hirst (No Man's Land)
Sir Michael Gambon
Sir Michael Gambon
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Foster (The National Health)
Gawn Grainger
Gawn Grainger
Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Journalist (Pravda)
Colin Haigh
Colin Haigh
For the National: The Crucible, Man and Superman, King Lear, 50 Years on Stage, Othello, The Captain of Köpenick, Travelling Light, The Kitchen, The Cherry Orchard, Seasons Greetings, Burnt by the Sun, Afterlife, The Hothouse, Playing with Fire, The History Boys (also on international tour and on Broadway), Battle Royal, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, La Grande Magia, Danton’s Death, Inner Voices, Lorenzaccio, What the Butler Saw and The Oresteia (also at Epidaurus).
Lindsay Fontaine (The Absence of War) / Jane (London Road) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Linzi Hateley
Linzi Hateley
Mackie (The National Health)
James Hayes
James Hayes
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Cliveden Whicker-Baskett (Pravda) / Dwight (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Richard Henders
Richard Henders
Lake (The National Health) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Akiya Henry
Akiya Henry
For the National: Phaedra, Coram Boy, Once in a Lifetime, Anything Goes and Love’s Labour’s Lost.
Mission Girl (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Alexis Owen Hobbs
Alexis Owen Hobbs
Guildenstern (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
For the National Theatre: Coriolanus, The Effect (also The Shed, New York), Edward II, NT 50 Years on Stage, Antigone and Death and the King’s Horseman
Albert (War Horse)
Jack Holden
Jack Holden
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Chucky (Jerry Springer - The Opera) / Ron (London Road)
Nick Holder
Nick Holder
Wise Man 3 (The Mysteries)
Junix Inocian
Junix Inocian
Ghost (Hamlet) / Spooner (No Man's Land)
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Henry Higgins (My Fair Lady) / George Bush (Stuff Happens)
Alex Jennings
Alex Jennings
Shawntel (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Alison Jiear
Alison Jiear
Loach (The National Health)
Charles Kay
Charles Kay
Joey as a Foal - Hind (War Horse)
Louise Kempton
Louise Kempton
Dolabella (Antony and Cleopatra) / Bernard Nightingale (Arcadia) / Iago (Othello)
Rory Kinnear
Rory Kinnear
DPP Payne (Pravda) / Lockwood (The History Boys)
Andrew Knott
Andrew Knott
Ernest (Bedroom Farce)
Nicholas Le Prevost
Nicholas Le Prevost
Marcellus (Hamlet) / Othello (Othello)
Adrian Lester
Adrian Lester
Peaches (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Loré Lixenberg
Loré Lixenberg
Arvide Abernathy (Guys and Dolls) / Journalist (Pravda)
Nicholas Lumley
Nicholas Lumley
Mary Housego (The Absence of War) / Mary (The Mysteries)
Lyndsey Marshal
Lyndsey Marshal
Horatio (Hamlet) / Hannah Jarvis (Arcadia)
Anna Maxwell Martin
Anna Maxwell Martin
Flagg (The National Health)
Tim McMullan
Tim McMullan
For the National Theatre: Mnemonic (2024), a co-production with Complicité, Antony and Cleopatra, Twelfth Night, Man and Superman, The Cherry Orchard, Present Laughter, Coram Boy, The Alchemist, Burnt by the Sun, Theatre of Blood, His Dark Materials, The Three Sisters, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Racing Demon, The Wind in the Willows and Murmuring Judges
Headmaster (The History Boys)
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison
Christine (Mourning Becomes Electra)
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Mac "Whipper" Wellington (Pravda)
Iain Mitchell
Iain Mitchell
June
Claire Moore
Claire Moore
Wise Man 1 (The Mysteries)
Lucian Msamati
Lucian Msamati
Trevor Avery (The Absence of War) / Wise Man 2 (The Mysteries)
Aaron Neil
Aaron Neil
Ash (The National Health) / Shepherd 1 (The Mysteries)
Anthony O'Donnell
Anthony O'Donnell
Joey - Head (War Horse)
Toby Olie
Toby Olie
Tony Blair (Stuff Happens)
Lloyd Owen
Lloyd Owen
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Alastair Parker
Alastair Parker
Alastair Parker trained at the Guildford School of Acting and the Royal Academy of Music.
Eaton Sylvestor (Pravda) / Scripps (The History Boys)
Jamie Parker
Jamie Parker
Ezra Mannon (Mourning Becomes Electra)
Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith
Shepherd 2 (The Mysteries)
Richard Ridings
Richard Ridings
Nicely-Nicely (Guys and Dolls)
Clive Rowe
Clive Rowe
Linus Frank (The Absence of War)
Nick Sampson
Nick Sampson
Prior Walter (Angels in America)
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott
Sister (The National Health) / Agatha (Guys and Dolls) / Gwenda Aaron (The Absence of War) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Spinger - The Opera)
Maggie Service
Maggie Service
Maggie Service is an actor, award-winning audiobook narrator and voice-over artist.
Oliver Dix (The Absence of War) / Colonel Pickering (My Fair Lady)
Malcolm Sinclair
Malcolm Sinclair
For the National Theatre: Dear Octopus, The Doctor’s Dilemma, King James Bible Readings, The Habit of Art, The Power of Yes, The History Boys (also on tour and Broadway), Luther, House and Garden, Racing Demon and The Misanthrope
Martha (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera) / Rosemary (London Road)
Nicola Sloane
Nicola Sloane
For the National: Standing at Sky’s Edge, London Road, Anything Goes (also West End), 50th Anniversary Gala and Love’s Labour’s Lost
Mrs Sullen (The Beaux' Stratagem)
Dame Maggie Smith
Dame Maggie Smith
Dr Bird (The National Health) / Shepherd 3 (The Mysteries)
Michelle Terry
Michelle Terry
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Andrew Buchan (The Absence of War) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera) / Dodge (London Road)
Paul Thornley
Paul Thornley
For the National: Dear England (also in the West End), London Road, Noises Off and The Miracle
Kay (Epilogue: The Habit of Art)
Frances de la Tour
Frances de la Tour
Barnardo (Hamlet) / Big Jule (Guys and Dolls)
Stanley Townsend
Stanley Townsend
Song Man (War Horse)
Tim van Eyken
Tim van Eyken
Sweet (The National Health) / Chloe Coverly (Arcadia)
Olivia Vinall
Olivia Vinall
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera) / Terry (London Road)
Howard Ward
Howard Ward
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera)
Russell Wilcox
Russell Wilcox
Delia (Bedroom Farce)
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
Joey - Heart (War Horse)
Thomas Wilton
Thomas Wilton
Cast (Guys and Dolls) / Audience Chorus (Jerry Springer - The Opera) / Gordon (London Road)
Duncan Wisbey
Duncan Wisbey
Musicians
Trumpet / Flugelhorn
John Barclay
John Barclay
Percussion
Martin Briggs
Martin Briggs
Trombone
Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell
Trumpet / Flugelhorn
Toby Coles
Toby Coles
Drums
Allan Cox
Allan Cox
Clarinet / Bass Clarinet / Baritone Saxophone
Jay Craig
Jay Craig
Trumpet / Flugelhorn
Andy Crowley
Andy Crowley
Piccolo / Flute / Alto Saxophone
Andrew Findon
Andrew Findon
Horn
Matt Gunner
Matt Gunner
Singer
Melanie Marshall
Melanie Marshall
Keyboards 2
Peter McCarthy
Peter McCarthy
Flute / Clarinet / Alto Saxophone
Howard McGill
Howard McGill
Singer
Stuart Matthew Price
Stuart Matthew Price
Singer
Verity Quade
Verity Quade
Double Bass / Bass Guitar
Don Richardson
Don Richardson
Singer
Ross Sharkey
Ross Sharkey
Singer
Caroline Sheen
Caroline Sheen
Guitar
Steve Smith
Steve Smith
Harp
Helen Tunstall
Helen Tunstall
Keyboards 1
Andrew Vinter
Andrew Vinter
Singer
Michael Xavier