July 2018 - January 2019 at the National Theatre
Tickets go on sale to the general public for the new season on 12 July. Member booking is now open - find out about becoming a member.
Antony & Cleopatra
Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play the famous fated couple.
I’m Not Running
David Hare's explosive new play portrays the history of a twenty year intimate friendship and its public repercussions.
War Horse
Eleven years after its NT debut, War Horse returns to the National Theatre to mark the centenary of Armistice Day.
The Prisoner
Peter Brook and his long-time collaborator Marie-Hélène Estienne return to London with a provocative study of what it means to be free.
Courage Everywhere
A series of rehearsed readings, talks and screenings, to mark the 100th anniversary of (some) women in the UK gaining the right to vote
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart is a twisted, graphic and darkly-comic, contemporary reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic, from director Anthony Neilson
Stories
Following the critically acclaimed Consent, Nina Raine returns to the National Theatre with this funny and touching new play
The Lehman Trilogy
The story of a family and a company that changed the world.
Exit the King
Patrick Marber directs his new version of Eugène Ionesco's Exit the King, with Rhys Ifans and Indira Varma
Follies
After a sold-out run, Follies, winner of the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, returns in 2019.
An Octoroon
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play comes to the National Theatre after a sold-out run at the Orange Tree Theatre.
Julie
August Strindberg's Miss Julie finds a new home in contemporary London.
Translations
Brian Friel’s modern classic is a powerful account of nationhood.
River Stage Festival
Featuring takeover weekends from East London’s The Glory, HOME Manchester, Sadler's Wells, Non Classical and the National Theatre.
The Star Seekers
Are you 3 - 8 years old? Do you want to fly to the moon? Visit a space station? Become an astronaut?
BSL performance on Tue 28 August at 2.30pm
Pericles
A huge company of all ages from across London join with professional artists to present a musical version of Shakespeare's classic tale.
Hadestown
A new musical mixing modern American folk with vintage New Orleans jazz to reimagine Orpheus' journey to the underworld.
Home, I’m Darling
Katherine Parkinson plays Judy in this unsettling new comedy about one woman’s quest to be the perfect 1950s housewife
Consent
Nina Raine’s ‘blistering new play’ (New York Times), directed by Roger Michell, playing in the West End now.
The Jungle
Following universal critical acclaim, this 'immersive and powerful' (Financial Times) play transfers to the Playhouse Theatre.
Nine Night
Natasha Gordon’s debut play Nine Night transfers to the West End after a sell-out run at the National
