May – Oct 19

Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical! 25 July – 31 Aug

Hansard Playing from 22 Aug

‘Master Harold’…and the boys Playing from 21 Sep

The Secret River 22 Aug – 7 Sep

Jellyfish 5 – 16 July

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The plays

Top Girls Playing until 20 July

Small Island Playing until 10 Aug

Peter Gynt 27 June – 8 Oct

Rutherford and Son 16 May – 3 Aug

Translations Playing from 15 Oct

River Stage 5 July – 3 Aug

Follies Playing until 11 May

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A witty and devastating new play.

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It’s a summer’s morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years, Diana. But all is not as blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking hangover, a fox is destroying the garden, and secrets are being dug up all over the place. As the day draws on, what starts as gentle ribbing and the familiar rhythms of marital sparring quickly turns to blood-sport.

Simon Godwin (Antony & Cleopatra) directs Simon Woods’ witty and devastating portrait of the governing class.

Lindsay Duncan and Alex Jennings, both two-time Olivier Award winners, return to the National Theatre to play Diana and Robin.

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Hansarda new play by Simon Woods

Talks and eventsDirector Simon Godwin and Writer Simon Woods Thu 12 Sep, 6 – 6.45pm, Lyttelton, £9/£6

Parliamentary Voting: Personal Beliefs vs Party Line Mon 14 Oct, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Exploring Hansard Tue 15 Oct, 10.30am – 4pm, Cottesloe Room, £60/£40/£15

AUGUST

Thu 22 7.30Fri 23 7.30Sat 24 7.30Mon 26 7.30Tue 27 7.30Wed 28 7.30Thu 29 7.30Fri 30 7.30Sat 31 7.30 SEPTEMBER

Mon 2 7.30Tue 3 7.00Wed 4 7.30Wed 11 7.30Thu 12 7.30Fri 13 7.30Sat 14 2.15 7.30 OCTOBER

Thu 3 7.30Fri 4 7.30Sat 5 2.15 7.30Thu 10 7.30Fri 11 AD 7.30Sat 12 AD TT 2.15 7.30Mon 14 CAP 7.30Tue 15 7.30Mon 21 7.30Tue 22 CAP 7.30Wed 23 7.30Thu 24 7.30

Additional performances to be announced

Cast includesLindsay DuncanAlex Jennings

Director Simon Godwin

Set and Costume Designer Hildegard Bechtler

Lighting Designer Jackie Shemesh

Music Michael Bruce

Sound Designer Christopher Shutt

Movement Director Shelley Maxwell

Lyttelton Theatre

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1950. Apartheid South Africa.

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St George’s Park Tea Room, Port Elizabeth, 1950. On a long rainy afternoon, employees Sam and Willie practise their steps for the finals of the ballroom dancing championship.

Hally arrives from school to hide out in his parents’ tea room. These two men have been unlikely best friends to Hally his whole life. But it is apartheid era South Africa: he’s Master Harold, and they are the boys.

This blistering masterwork explores the nature of friendship, and the ways people are capable of hurting even those they love.

In Tony Award-winning playwright Athol Fugard’s semi-autobiographical and deeply moving play, racism lurks dangerously beneath liberalism. Roy Alexander Weise (Nine Night) directs Lucian Msamati (Amadeus) and Hammed Animashaun (Barber Shop Chronicles) as Sam and Willie.

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‘Master Harold’… and the boysby Athol Fugard

Talks and events

Lyttelton Theatre

Breaking the Law: Theatre and Apartheid in South Africa Tue 8 Oct, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

An Introduction to the Work of Athol Fugard Wed 16 Oct, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Further talks and events to be announced later in the year

SEPTEMBER

Sat 21 7.30Mon 23 7.30Tue 24 7.30Wed 25 7.30Thu 26 7.30Fri 27 7.30Sat 28 2.15 7.30Mon 30 7.30 OCTOBER

Tue 1 7.00Wed 2 7.30Mon 7 7.30Tue 8 2.15 7.30Wed 9 7.30Wed 16 7.30Thu 17 2.15 7.30Fri 18 7.30Sat 19 2.15 7.30Fri 25 7.30Sat 26 2.15 7.30

Additional performances to be announced

Cast includes Hammed Animashaun Lucian Msamati

Director Roy Alexander Weise

Set and Costume Designer Rajha Shakiry

Lighting Designer Paule Constable

Movement Director Shelley Maxwell

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‘A stunning and shattering piece of theatre.’

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The Secret Riverby Kate Grenvilleadapted for the stage by Andrew Bovell

Talks and events

Olivier Theatre

Director Neil Armfield Wed 28 Aug, 5.45 – 6.30pm, Cottesloe Room, £7/£5

AUGUST

Thu 22 7.00Fri 23 7.00Sat 24 1.00 7.00Mon 26 7.00Tue 27 7.00Wed 28 7.00Thu 29 1.00 7.00Fri 30 7.00Sat 31 1.00 7.00 SEPTEMBER

Mon 2 CAP 7.00Tue 3 7.00Wed 4 CAP 1.00 7.00Thu 5 7.00Fri 6 AD 7.00Sat 7 AD TT 1.00 7.00

Playing at Edinburgh International Festival 2 – 11 August

Cast to be announced

Director Neil Armfield

Artistic Associate Stephen Page

Set Designer Stephen Curtis

Costume Designer Tess Schofield

Lighting Designer Mark Howett

Composer Iain Grandage

Sound Designer Steve Francis

A Sydney Theatre Company Production

A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia’s dark history. Adapted from Kate Grenville’s acclaimed novel, this multi-award-winning production from Sydney Theatre Company tells the story of two families divided by culture and land.

William Thornhill arrives in New South Wales a convict from the slums of London. Upon earning his pardon he discovers that this new world offers something he didn’t dare dream of: a place to call his own. But as he plants a crop and lays claim to the soil on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, he finds that this land is not his to take. Its ancient custodians are the Dharug people.

Neil Armfield directs a large ensemble cast, with live music by composer Iain Grandage. This hauntingly poetic production was conceived in collaboration with Aboriginal artists and is performed in Dharug as well as English.

‘Astonishingly beautiful… deeply affecting. Essential viewing.’ Sun Herald

The Secret River 2019 tour is supported by Ian Narev & Frances Allan, Gretel Packer and commissioning patrons Catriona Mordant AM & Simon Mordant AM and David Gonski AC & Orli Wargon OAM.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and The Centenary of Canberra.

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Who likes bears? Everyone likes bears! Well, not quite everyone... Mr Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals and fun of any kind – so when a big bear called Padlock strolls into town, trouble can’t be far off. Can nine-year-old Polly and her band of misfit friends help Padlock escape the villain’s evil clutches? Or will Mr Gum and his gruesome butcher sidekick prevail?

Based on the hilariously anarchic, award-winning children’s books, Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical! promises to be an all-singing, all-dancing, occasionally-burping extravaganza for children and adults alike. Author Andy Stanton creates the book and lyrics, with music by Jim Fortune (Pericles).

Full of outlandish characters and joyful, utterly idiotic songs, this production is definitely not your average family fare.

Suitable for 7yrs+

Tickets for families

Half-price tickets for under-18s – see p38

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Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical!book and lyrics by Andy Stanton music by Jim Fortune

Dorfman Theatre

JULY

Thu 25 7.00Fri 26 7.00Sat 27 2.00Mon 29 7.00Tue 30 2.00 7.00Wed 31 7.00 AUGUST

Thu 1 7.00Fri 2 7.00Sat 3 2.00 7.00Tue 6 2.00Wed 7 2.00 7.00Fri 9 2.00 7.00Sat 10 2.00 7.00Tue 13 2.00Thu 15 2.00 7.00Fri 16 2.00 7.00Sat 17 ® 2.00 7.00Tue 20 2.00Wed 21 2.00 7.00Fri 23 2.00 7.00Sat 24 2.00 7.00Tue 27 CAP 2.00Wed 28 2.00 7.00Fri 30 2.00 AD 7.00Sat 31 AD TT 2.00 7.00

Cast to be announced

Director Amy Hodge

Set and Costume Designer Georgia Lowe

Music Director Tarek Merchant

Lighting Designer Lee Curran

Choreographer Fleur Darkin

Sound Designer Carolyn Downing

Puppetry Jimmy Grimes

Free family activities in the foyer one hour before each 2pm performance

For family workshops please see the website

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HHHHH ‘A flawless production. A culture-clash masterpiece.’ Guardian

Following a sold-out run in 2018, Ian Rickson’s exquisite production returns.

Ciarán Hinds reprises his critically acclaimed role of patriarch and schoolmaster, Hugh, whose livelihood and culture are at risk.

Brian Friel’s modern classic sees the turbulent relationship between England and Ireland play out in one quiet community.

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Additional performances to be announced

Olivier Theatre

Talks and events to be announced later in the year

Talks and events

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Creating and Performing Jellyfish Mon 15 July, 4.30 – 5.30pm, Cottesloe Room, £7/£5

Talks and events

Cast includes Ciarán Hinds Seamus O’Hara

Director Ian Rickson

Set and Costume Designer Rae Smith

Lighting Designer Neil Austin

Music Stephen Warbeck

Sound Designer Ian Dickinson

Movement Anna Morrissey

Cast includesSarah GordyPenny LaydenNicky Priest

Director Tim Hoare

Designer Amy Jane Cook

Lighting Designer Jamie Platt

Sound Designer Ella Wahlström

HHHH ‘Heartening, important, thoughtful and unsettling.’ Evening Standard

Following a sold-out run at the Bush Theatre last year, Sarah Gordy returns to play Kelly for a limited run of this funny and tender new play.

Jellyfish is the story of a first kiss, chips by the beach and coming of age with Down’s Syndrome in a seaside town. It’s a unique romance across uncharted waters which asks: does everyone really have the right to love as they choose? All performances of Jellyfish will play in a more relaxed performance environment. For more information, visit the website.

A Cartwright Productions Ltd. production

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Andrea Levy’s epic, Orange Prize-winning novel bursts to new life on the Olivier stage. A company of 40 tells a story which journeys from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury.

Adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson, Small Island follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.

Hundreds of £15 tickets for every performance

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Small Islandadapted by Helen Edmundson based on the novel by Andrea Levy

Talks and events

Olivier Theatre

Caribbean Women’s Diaspora Sat 18 May, 2 – 5pm, Cottesloe Room, £30/£20/£7.50

Actors Leah Harvey and Aisling Loftus Fri 31 May, 3 – 4pm, Olivier, £7/£5

Director Rufus Norris and Adapter Helen Edmundson, chaired by Brenda Emmanus Tue 11 June, 6 – 6.45pm, Olivier, £7/£5

Designing Small Island with Katrina Lindsay Mon 22 July, 5 – 7pm, Duffield Studio, £10/£5

Cast CJ Beckford Paul Bentall Jacqueline Boatswain Chereen Buckley Keira Chansa Cavan Clarke Shiloh Coke Shaquahn Crowe Beatie Edney Gershwyn Eustache Jnr Adam Ewan David Fielder Amy Forrest Aiko Foueillis-Mose Nova Foueillis-Mose Phoebe Frances Brown Leah Harvey John Hastings Raphael Higgins-Humes Stephanie Jacob Sandra James-Young CJ Johnson Natey Jones Trevor Laird Aisling Loftus Quincy Miller-Cole Johann Myers Daniel Norford Andrew Rothney

Director Rufus Norris

Set and Costume Designer Katrina Lindsay

Projection Designer Jon Driscoll

Lighting Designer Paul Anderson

Composer Benjamin Kwasi Burrell

Sound Designer Ian Dickinson

Movement Director Coral Messam

Fight Director Kate Waters

Music Consultant Gary Crosby

Production supported by Areté Foundation/ Betsy & Ed Cohen

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Wed 1 7.00Thu 2 7.30Fri 3 7.30Sat 4 2.00 7.30Tue 14 7.30Wed 15 2.00 7.30Thu 16 7.30Fri 17 7.30Sat 18 2.00 7.30Mon 20 7.30Tue 21 7.30Wed 22 7.30Thu 23 7.30Fri 24 7.30Sat 25 2.00 7.30Mon 27 7.30Tue 28 CAP 7.30Wed 29 7.30Thu 30 7.30Fri 31 7.30 JUNE

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For additional performances see p37

National Theatre Live: filmed live, screening on Thu 27 June

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A piercing look at power and family.

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Cast includes Roger Allam Joe Armstrong Harry Hepple Barbara Marten Justine Mitchell Sally Rogers Sam Troughton Anjana Vasan

Director Polly Findlay

Set and Costume Designer Lizzie Clachan

Lighting Designer Charles Balfour

Movement Director Polly Bennett

Sound Designer Paul Arditti

Music Kerry Andrew

In a Northern industrial town, John Rutherford rules both factory and family with an iron will. But even as the furnaces burn relentlessly at the Glassworks, at home his children begin to turn against him.

Githa Sowerby’s astonishing play was inspired by her own experience of growing up in a family-run factory in Gateshead. Writing in 1912, when female voices were seldom heard on British stages, she now claims her place alongside Ibsen and Bernard Shaw with this searing depiction of class, gender and generational warfare.

Roger Allam (Les Misérables, The Thick of It) returns to the National for the first time in a decade to play Rutherford in this new production directed by Polly Findlay (Beginning).

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Rutherford and Sonby Githa Sowerby

Talks and events

Lyttelton Theatre

Exploring Rutherford and Son Mon 17 June, 2 – 5pm, Cottesloe Room, £30/£20/£7.50

Roger Allam on Rutherford and Son Fri 28 June, 4 – 5pm, Lyttelton, £7/£5

Director Polly Findlay Wed 3 July, 6 – 6.45pm, Lyttelton, £7/£5

MAY

Thu 16 7.30Fri 17 7.30Sat 18 7.30Mon 20 7.30Tue 21 7.30Wed 22 7.30Thu 23 7.30Fri 24 7.30Sat 25 2.15 7.30Mon 27 7.30Tue 28 7.00Wed 29 7.30Thu 30 2.15 7.30 JUNE

Mon 3 7.30Tue 4 2.15 7.30Wed 5 7.30Thu 6 7.30Thu 13 7.30Fri 14 CAP 7.30Sat 15 2.15 7.30Mon 17 CAP 7.30Tue 18 CAP 2.15 7.30Wed 19 7.30Tue 25 7.30Wed 26 2.15 7.30Thu 27 7.30Fri 28 AD 7.30Sat 29 AD TT 2.15 7.30 JULY

Mon 1 7.30Tue 2 2.15 7.30Wed 3 7.30Thu 4 7.30Wed 10 7.30Thu 11 2.15 7.30Fri 12 7.30Sat 13 2.15 7.30Mon 15 7.30Tue 16 2.15 7.30Wed 17 7.30Thu 18 7.30Tue 23 7.30Wed 24 2.15 7.30Thu 25 7.30Fri 26 7.30Sat 27 2.15 7.30Mon 29 7.30Tue 30 7.30Wed 31 2.15 7.30 AUGUST

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An ordinary man. A remarkable journey.

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Peter Gynt has always set his heart on being special, on being a unique individual, on being unlike anyone else. When he steals the bride from a local wedding, he sets off on a lifetime journey which will take him to Florida, to Egypt, to a mountain of trolls, and finally, only when death approaches, back to his home in Scotland.

In this radical new version, David Hare kidnaps Ibsen’s most famous hero and runs away with him into the 21st century. James McArdle takes the title role in this epic story of transformation, following his acclaimed performances in Platonov and Angels in America. He is reunited with David Hare and Jonathan Kent, the partnership behind the triumphant Young Chekhov at Chichester Festival Theatre and the National Theatre. ‘Revelatory’ Time Out on Young Chekhov ‘Translated with wit and freshness by David Hare and superbly staged by Jonathan Kent.’ Financial Times on Young Chekhov

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Talks and events

Olivier Theatre

Peer Gynt productions at the NT: 1990, 2000 and 2019 Tue 16 July, 5.30 – 6.30pm, Cottesloe Room, £7/£5

Exploring Peter Gynt Mon 23 Sep, 10.30am – 4pm, Cottesloe Room, £55/£40/£15

Designing Peter Gynt with Richard Hudson Thu 26 Sep, 6.30 – 8.30pm, Duffield Studio, £12/£7

In Conversation: Creating and Performing Peter Gynt Tue 1 Oct, 6.30 – 8.30pm, Olivier, £12/£7

Peter Gyntby David Hare after Henrik Ibsen

Cast includes Tamsin Carroll Jonathan Coy Caroline Deyga Lauren Ellis-Steele Oliver Ford Davies Andrew Fraser Guy Henry Dani Heron Ryan Hunter Isabelle Joss James McArdle Lorne MacFadyen Adam McNamara Martin Quinn Ann Louise Ross Nabil Shaban Jatinder Singh Randhawa

Director Jonathan Kent

Set and Costume Designer Richard Hudson

Lighting Designer Mark Henderson

Composer Paul Englishby

Sound Designer Christopher Shutt

Movement Director Polly Bennett

Video Designer Dick Straker

JUNE

Thu 27 7.00Fri 28 7.00Sat 29 7.00 JULY

Mon 1 7.00Tue 2 7.00Wed 3 7.00Thu 4 7.00Fri 5 7.00Sat 6 7.00Mon 8 7.00Tue 9 7.00Wed 10 7.00Fri 12 7.00Sat 13 1.00 7.00Mon 15 7.00Tue 16 7.00 AUGUST

Fri 16 7.00Sat 17 1.00 7.00 SEPTEMBER

Tue 10 7.00Wed 11 7.00Thu 12 7.00Fri 13 AD 7.00Sat 14 AD TT 1.00 7.00Mon 16 CAP 7.00Tue 17 7.00Wed 18 1.00Thu 19 7.00Fri 20 7.00Sat 21 1.00 7.00Mon 23 7.00Tue 24 7.00Wed 25 7.00Thu 26 CAP 1.00Fri 27 7.00Sat 28 1.00 7.00Mon 30 7.00 OCTOBER

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Playing at Edinburgh International Festival 1 – 10 August

A co-production with Edinburgh International Festival

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Now hiring: top girls wanted for prestigious positions. Must be self-motivated go-getters with an appetite for success. No timewasters.

For the first time, the National Theatre stages Caryl Churchill’s wildly innovative play about a country divided by its own ambitions. Churchill’s work includes Far Away, A Number and Escaped Alone. Lyndsey Turner (Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, Chimerica) directs.

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Cast Lucy Black Jessica Brindle Lucy Ellinson Amanda Hadingue Liv Hill Ebony Jonelle Katherine Kingsley Wendy Kweh Amanda Lawrence Marcia Lecky

Charlotte Lucas Ashley McGuire Ashna Rabheru Roisin Rae Siobhán Redmond Kate Tydman Nadia Williams Naomi Yang

Director Lyndsey Turner

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Set Designer Ian MacNeil

Costume Designer Merle Hensel

Lighting Designer Jack Knowles

Sound Designer Christopher Shutt

Composer Cassie Kinoshi

MAY

Thu 2 7.30Fri 3 AD 7.30Sat 4 TT AD 2.15 7.30Mon 6 7.30Tue 7 7.30Wed 8 2.15 7.30Thu 9 7.30Fri 31 7.30 JUNE

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HHHHH ‘Unmissable. Razzmatazz, poignancy and cracking songs.’ Daily Telegraph

Last chance to see the Olivier Award-winning musical.

Follies book by James Goldman music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Olivier Theatre

Talks and eventsFor talks and events see website

CastJulie Armstrong Lindsay AthertonJosephine BarstowRosanna BatesJeremy BattTracie BennettBilly BoyleKaye BrownJanie DeeAnouska EatonLiz Ewing Vanessa FisherCaroline FitzgeraldGeraldine FitzgeraldPeter ForbesBruce Graham

Adrian GroveAlexander HansonAlyn HawkeHarry Hepple Aimee HodnettDawn HopeLiz IzenJasmine KerrAlison LangerFelicity LottIan McIntoshIan McLarnonSarah-Marie MaxwellClaire MooreTom PartridgeGary Raymond Michael Remick

Rohan RichardsJoanna RidingLisa Ritchie Myra SandsGemma SuttonMonica SwayneChristine TuckerLiam Wrate

DirectorDominic Cooke

DesignerVicki Mortimer

ChoreographerBill Deamer

Music SupervisorNicholas Skilbeck

Talks and eventsFor talks and events see website

Supported by the Follies production syndicate

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OrchestrationsJonathan Tunick with Josh Clayton

Music DirectorNigel Lilley

Lighting DesignerPaule Constable

Sound DesignerPaul Groothuis

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River Stage

Festival weekends | 5 July – 4 Aug

Our five-week summer party on the South Bank returns and promises to be bigger and better than ever.

River Stage is the National Theatre’s free outdoor festival of arts and entertainment. Each weekend, our River Stage partners take-over the stage and offer a full line-up of events for all ages, from family workshops and theatre, to club nights and DJs. And it’s all free!

Plus, we’ve got all your food and drink needs covered – everything from wood-fired pizza to ice cream and craft beer, summer cocktails and organic wine can be found at our outdoor pop-ups.

For more info visit: nationaltheatre.org.uk/riverstage

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5 – 7 July: The GloryEast London’s alternative cabaret mecca brings a drag-packed tour-de-force of shows, DJs and outrageous fun to Pride weekend.

12 – 14 July: Shubbak FestivalMixing family activities with bands, spoken word and DJ sets, Shubbak brings the best of the Arab cultural scene to the River Stage.

19 – 21 July: National Park City FestivalA line-up dedicated to all things green and wild in celebration of London becoming the world’s first National Park City.

26 – 28 July: Frantic AssemblyThe ground-breaking theatre company celebrate their 25th birthday with a packed weekend of performances and workshops.

2 – 4 August: National TheatreA joyful party weekend to close the festival. Family theatre, dance, music and more.

ANNA Created by Ella Hickson, Ben and Max Ringham

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Created by playwright Ella Hickson (The Writer) and sound designers Ben and Max Ringham, this tense new thriller is directed by Natalie Abrahami (Machinal). It uses individual audio headsets to give the audience intimate access to events as they unfold over one evening, in East Berlin. Phoebe Fox (Twelfth Night) plays Anna.

Access to tickets for ANNA

Friday Rush Every Friday at 1pm a limited number of £20 tickets for the following week’s performances are released to buy online.

Day Tickets A limited number of £18/£15 tickets are available in person on the day of the performance.

Tartuffeby Molière in a new version by John Donnelly

Playing until 30 Apr

HHHH ‘Modern Molière that’s wickedly good fun’The Times

A scalpel-sharp comedy looking at the lengths we go to find meaning – and what happens when we find chaos instead.

Blanche McIntyre (The Writer) directs John Donnelly’s (The Pass) new version of Molière’s comic masterpiece.

Hundreds of £15 tickets for every performance

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West End Piccadilly Theatre11 May – 3 Aug

HHHHH ‘What an astonishing evening! An engrossing play and an acting masterclass.’Guardian

HHHHH ‘Theatre at its best. Sam Mendes triumphs.’The Times

Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, the NT and Neal Street Productions’ critically acclaimed The Lehman Trilogy will transfer to the Piccadilly Theatre in May.

The story of a family and a company that changed the world – told in three parts on a single evening.

Sam Mendes directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles who play the Lehman brothers, their sons and grandsons.

On a cold September morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world, he is joined by his two brothers, and an American epic begins.

163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, and triggers the largest financial crisis in history.

The Lehman Trilogyby Stefano Massini adapted by Ben Power

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A co-production with Neal Street Productions

London Roundhouse18 July – 24 Aug

HHHHH ‘Joyous. Brilliantly acted. Life-affirming. Go.’Independent

HHHHH ‘Rich and exhilarating. A fascinating peek into the barber shop.’The Stage

Following critically acclaimed seasons at the National Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and a world tour, Barber Shop Chronicles returns to London for a limited summer season at the Roundhouse.

Newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always telling.

A heartwarming, hilarious and insightful new play that leaps from a barber shop in Peckham to Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos, and Accra over the course of a single day.

Also on tour across the UK. See website for details.

Barber Shop Chroniclesa new play by Inua Ellams

A co-production with Fuel and Leeds Playhouse, in association with the Roundhouse

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Co-commissioned by Fuel and the National Theatre. Development funded by Arts Council England with the support of Fuel, National Theatre Studio, Leeds Playhouse, The Binks Trust, British Council ZA, Òran Mór and A Play, a Pie and a Pint.

Preferred Card Partner

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On Tour and in New York

War Horsebased on the novel by Michael Morpurgo adapted by Nick Stafford, in association with the award-winning Handspring Puppet Company

On a UK, Ireland and international tour

A co-production with Fuel & Leeds Playhouse

Barber Shop Chroniclesa new play by Inua Ellams

On a UK tour from Mar

A co-production with Theatr Clwyd and Fiery Angel

Home, I’m Darlinga new play by Laura Wade

In the West End until 13 Apr On tour until 4 May

A Taste of Honeyby Shelagh Delaney

On a UK tour from Sep

Networkadapted by Lee Hall based on the Paddy Chayefsky film

Belasco Theatre, New York Playing until 8 June

The Lehman Trilogyby Stefano Massini adapted by Ben Power

Park Avenue Armory, New York Playing until 20 Apr In the West End from 11 May

Hadestownmusic, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell developed with Rachel Chavkin

Walter Kerr Theatre, New York Now playing

Network in New York supported by Northern Trust and with thanks to Marcia Grand in memory of Richard Grand. National Theatre UK Touring is supported by The Thompson Family Charitable Trust and Jacqueline & Richard Worswick. Assisted performances at some tour venues. Visit venue websites for more information.

HHHHH ‘World class in every way.’The Times

HHHHH ‘A remarkable achievement. An astonishing piece of theatre.’Time Out

War Horse returns to London this autumn for a limited season at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, an exciting new venue located just steps away from Wembley Stadium.

Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company.

Suitable for 10yrs+

War Horsebased on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Staffordpresented in association with the award-winning Handspring Puppet Company

London Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre18 Oct – 23 Nov

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All My Sonsby Arthur Millera co-production from The Old Vic and Headlong

Academy Award-winner Sally Field and Bill Pullman star in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama, directed by Jeremy Herrin.

Broadcast live 14 May*

The Lehman Trilogyby Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Powera co-production from the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions

Sam Mendes directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles who play the three Lehman brothers, their sons and grandsons.

Broadcast live 25 July*

One Man, Two Guvnorsby Richard Bean, based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with songs by Grant Oldinga National Theatre production

Returning to cinemas in celebration of NT Live’s 10th birthday, see James Corden’s hilarious, Tony Award-winning performance as Francis Henshall.

In cinemas 26 September*

All About Eveby Joseph L Mankiewiczadapted and directed for the stage by Ivo van Hovefrom Sonia Friedman Productions

Gillian Anderson returns to the stage for National Theatre Live alongside Lily James in this razor-sharp adaptation from Ivo van Hove.

Broadcast live 11 April*

Small Islandadapted by Helen Edmundsonbased on the novel by Andrea Levy a National Theatre production

Rufus Norris directs this new adaptation of Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning bestselling novel which uncovers the tangled history between Jamaica and the UK.

In cinemas 27 June*

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*Repeat encore screenings available in selected cinemas

National Theatre Live

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For ten years, National Theatre Live has brought the best of British theatre to cinema screens all over the UK and beyond.

Using state-of-the-art filming techniques, tailored to every play, we have brought you each performance as it happens, in all its glory. From close-ups that capture every flicker of emotion, to sweeping wide shots of the stage.

Join us as we celebrate our 10th birthday with a season of smash-hit plays from the National Theatre stages and beyond.

Whether you come along to one of the live broadcasts, or catch one of our many encore screenings, you’ll have the best seats in the house.

And you’ll be part of something much bigger; an audience thousands strong, watching from around the world – sharing every gasp, every laugh and every dramatic moment, with you.

Sponsor of NT Live in the UK

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Explore

Find out about the work on our stages, the NT Archive, and theatre design and history in our free exhibitions. Concrete Reality explores the architecture of the National Theatre and the Sherling Backstage Walkway allows you a unique viewpoint to see set and props being created in front of your eyes. nationaltheatre.org.uk/exhibitions

Discover the secrets that bring our work to the stage and visit unseen areas in our backstage tours.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tours

Exhibition and Tours

Join us for pre-show talks with writers,directors and actors; talks from expertsthat add context to shows; full-day sessions exploring the themes and making process of productions; and ten-week playwriting courses.

In August take part in a four-day intensiveplaywriting course covering character,monologue and dialogue, structure, and setting, and get feedback on your developing material.nationaltheatre.org.uk/talks

Talks and Events Young People Explore all aspects of theatre-making with NT directors, designers and technicians, and sign up to devise bold new performances at Summer Space to Create.

From workshops and courses to creative projects, if you are aged 16 – 21 there is an opportunity at the NT for you.nationaltheatre.org.uk/young-people

Open up theatre for students and teachers across the UK with inspiring creative projects from performance to playwriting to technical theatre. NT On Demand. In Schools allows UK students to watch NT productions for free in their classrooms. For teachers, we offer an exciting programme of professional development, curriculum-linked resources and networking events.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning

Schools

Explore

Talks and Events

Discover the skills and secrets behind productions at the National Theatre with our family events. Enter the world of Mr Gum this summer with free family activities before every 2pm performance. Take part in a family workshop and enjoy free music and performance on the River Stage.

Bring your imaginations and dive into the world of theatre-making.nationaltheatre.org.uk/families

Let’s Play provides primary schools with everything they need to give a school play the ‘wow’ factor.

Get access to new scripts and musical scores, CPD courses led by professional theatre-makers and a teacher toolkit to help your pupils grow in confidence and learn to love drama.nationaltheatre.org.uk/letsplay

Families Let’s Play

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Our bars have something for everyone with craft beers and tap takeovers at The Understudy, organic wines on draft at Wine Box and seasonal cocktails at the Apothecary pop-up and Green Room Garden Bar.

From May, the NT pop-ups will be back on the riverside. With more options than ever before, share a wood-fired pizza with friends or tuck into a tasty grilled cheese toastie followed by a delicious ice cream. Al fresco dining is also available at Terrace restaurant where you can enjoy sharing plates and riverfront views.

Play in the Post is our book subscription for theatre-lovers.

Every month receive a brilliant new playtext, hand-picked by people who love theatre as much as you do.

Fiction and children’s book subscriptions are also available.

Find out more at shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk

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Connections is the National Theatre’s annual, nationwide youth theatre festival. Each year the National Theatre commissions ten new plays for young people across the UK to perform.

Bringing together the work of leading playwrights, as well as exciting collaborations with top choreographers and composers, National Theatre Connections 2019 features work by brilliant artists.

Ten young companies will come to the National Theatre to perform their productions of plays by Ben Bailey Smith and Lajaune Lincoln, Luke Barnes, Rob Drummond, Katie Hims, Dawn King, Benjamin Kuffuor, Nell Leyshon, Laura Lomas, Katherine Soper and Tom Wells.

Tickets on sale 24 May.

All performances will be captioned.

New ViewsConnectionsDorfman Theatre1 – 2 July

Dorfman Theatre 25 – 29 June

Be the first to see work by the next generation of playwrights.

Hundreds of students from across the UK have followed an in-depth, online course while being mentored by professional playwrights as part of our nationwide playwriting programme. In April, they will submit their short plays to the New Views competition.

Eight shortlisted plays will be shared as rehearsed readings and the winning play will be performed in the Dorfman Theatre.

Winning play announced 3 June.

Tickets on sale 10 June.

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KEY AD Audio-Described CAP Captioned TT Touch TourBSL British Sign Language

May – Oct 19 P Preview PerformancePRESS Press Night

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Jul Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Mon 1 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 New Views 4.30+7.30Tue 2 Reading New Views 10.45

Reading New Views 11.30Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 New Views 1.00

Wed 3 TALK: Polly Findlay 6.00Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30

Thu 4 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30Fri 5 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Top Girls 7.30 Jellyfish P1 7.30

Sat 6 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish P2 7.30Sun 7 Mon 8 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Top Girls CAP 7.30 Jellyfish P 7.30Tue 9 Peter Gynt PRESS 7.00 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish PRE-PRESS 7.30

Wed 10 Peter Gynt 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Jellyfish PRESS 7.00Thu 11 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish 2.30+7.30

Fri 12 Peter Gynt 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Jellyfish AD 7.30Sat 13 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish AD TT 2.30+7.30

Sun 14 Mon 15 Peter Gynt 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Jellyfish CAP 7.30Tue 16 Peter Gynt 7.00 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish LAST CAP 2.30+7.30

Wed 17 Rutherford and Son 7.30Thu 18 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30Fri 19 Small Island AD 7.30 Top Girls 7.30

Sat 20 Small Island AD TT 2.00+7.30 Top Girls LAST 2.15+7.30Sun 21 Mon 22 Small Island 7.30Tue 23 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30

Wed 24 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30Thu 25 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P1 7.00

Fri 26 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P2 7.00Sat 27 Small Island CAP 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Mr Gum P 2.00Sun 28 Mon 29 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P 7.00Tue 30 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P 2.00+7.00

Wed 31 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Mr Gum PRESS 7.00

May Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Wed 1 Small Island PRESS 7.00Thu 2 Small Island 7.30 Top Girls 7.30

Fri 3 TALK: Lyndsey Turner 6.00 Small Island 7.30 Top Girls AD 7.30

Sat 4 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Top Girls AD TT 2.15+7.30Sun 5 Mon 6 Follies 7.30 Top Girls 7.30Tue 7 Follies 7.30 Top Girls 7.30

Wed 8 Follies 2.00+7.30 Top Girls 2.15+7.30Thu 9 TALK: Ted Chapin 6:00

Follies 7.30 Top Girls 7.30Fri 10 Follies 7.30

Sat 11 Follies LAST 2.00+7.30 ANNA P1 6.30Sun 12 Mon 13 ANNA P2 6.30Tue 14 Small Island 7.30 ANNA P 6.30+8.45

Wed 15 Small Island 2.00+7.30Thu 16 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son P1 7.30 ANNA P 6.30

Fri 17 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son P2 7.30 ANNA P 8.45Sat 18 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son P 7.30 ANNA P 8.45Sun 19 Mon 20 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son P 7.30 ANNA P 6.30Tue 21 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son P 7.30 ANNA PRESS 7.00+9.15

Wed 22 Small Island 7:30 Rutherford and Son P 7.30 ANNA 6.30Thu 23 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son PRE-PRESS 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45

Fri 24 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son PRE-PRESS 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45Sat 25 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son PRE-PRESS 2.15+7.30 ANNA 3.00+7.30Sun 26 Mon 27 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son PRE-PRESS 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45Tue 28 Small Island CAP 7.30 Rutherford and Son PRESS 7.00 ANNA 6.30+8.45

Wed 29 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 ANNA 3.00+7.30Thu 30 Small Island NT LIVE RECORDING 7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45

Fri 31 TALK: Harvey and Loftus 3:00Small Island 7.30 Top Girls 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45

Jun Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sat 1 Top Girls CAP 2.15+7.30 ANNA 3.00+7.30Sun 2 Mon 3 Rutherford and Son 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45Tue 4 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 ANNA CAP 6.30+8.45

Wed 5 Rutherford and Son 7.30 ANNA 3.00+7.30Thu 6 Rutherford and Son 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45

Fri 7 Top Girls 7.30 ANNA AD TT 6.30+8.45Sat 8 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 ANNA AD TT 3.00+7.30Sun 9

Mon 10 Small Island 7.30 Top Girls 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45Tue 11 TALK: Edmundson & Norris 6.00

Small Island 7.30 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 ANNA 3.00+7.30Wed 12 Small Island CAP 2.00+7.30 Top Girls 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45Thu 13 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 ANNA CAP 6.30+8.45

Fri 14 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son CAP 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45Sat 15 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 ANNA LAST 3.00+7.30Sun 16 Mon 17 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son CAP 7.30Tue 18 Rutherford and Son CAP 2.15+7.30

Wed 19 Rutherford and Son 7.30Thu 20 Top Girls 7.30

Fri 21 Top Girls CAP 7.30Sat 22 Top Girls 2.15+7.30Sun 23

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Mon 24 Top Girls 7.30Tue 25 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Connections 2019 CAP 7.00+CAP 8.30

Wed 26 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Connections 2019 CAP 7.00+CAP 8.30Thu 27 Peter Gynt P1 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Connections 2019 CAP 7.00+CAP 8.30

Fri 28 Peter Gynt P2 7.00 TALK: Roger Allam 4.00Rutherford and Son AD 7.30 Connections 2019 CAP 7.00+CAP 8.30

Sat 29 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son AD TT 2.15+7.30 Connections 2019 CAP 7.00+CAP 8.30Sun 30

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Oct Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Tue 1 Peter Gynt 1.00 Master Harold PRESS 7.00TALK: James McArdle 6.30TALK: Hare and Kent 7.40

Wed 2 Peter Gynt CAP 7.00 Master Harold 7.30Thu 3 Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30Fri 4 Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30

Sat 5 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Hansard 2.15+7.30Sun 6Mon 7 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold 7.30Tue 8 Peter Gynt LAST 7.00 Master Harold 2.15+7.30

Wed 9 Master Harold 7.30Thu 10 Hansard 7.30

Fri 11 Hansard AD 7.30Sat 12 Hansard AD TT 2.15+7.30Sun 13Mon 14 Hansard CAP 7.30Tue 15 Translations P1 7.30 Hansard 7.30

Wed 16 Translations P2 7.30 Master Harold 7.30Thu 17 Translations P 7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30

Fri 18 Translations P 7.30 Master Harold 7.30Sat 19 Translations PRE-PRESS 2.00+7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30Sun 20Mon 21 Translations PRESS 7.00 Hansard 7.30Tue 22 Translations 7.30 Hansard CAP 7.30

Wed 23 Translations 7.30 Hansard 7.30Thu 24 Translations 2.00+7.30 Hansard 7.30Fri 25 Translations 7.30 Master Harold 7.30

Sat 26 Translations 2.00+7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30Sun 27Mon 28Tue 29

Wed 30Thu 31Sep Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sun 1Mon 2 The Secret River CAP 7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30Tue 3 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard PRESS 7.00

Wed 4 The Secret River CAP 1.00+7.00 Hansard 7.30Thu 5 The Secret River 7.00

Fri 6 The Secret River AD 7.00Sat 7 The Secret River LAST AD TT 1.00+7.00Sun 8Mon 9Tue 10 Peter Gynt 7.00 TALK: Margaret Atwood 7.30

Wed 11 Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30Thu 12 TALK: Godwin and Woods 6.00

Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30Fri 13 Peter Gynt AD 7.00 Hansard 7.30

Sat 14 Peter Gynt AD TT 1.00+7.00 Hansard 2.15+7.30Sun 15 Ian McKellen On Stage 6.00Mon16 Peter Gynt CAP 7.00Tue 17 Peter Gynt 7.00

Wed 18 Peter Gynt 1.00Thu 19 Peter Gynt 7.00

Fri 20 Peter Gynt 7.00Sat 21 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Master Harold P1 7.30Sun 22Mon 23 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P2 7.30Tue 24 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P 7.30

Wed 25 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P 7.30Thu 26 Peter Gynt CAP 1.00 Master Harold P 7.30

Fri 27 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P 7.30Sat 28 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Master Harold PRE-PRESS 2.15+7.30Sun 29Mon 30 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold PRE-PRESS 7.30

Aug Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Thu 1 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum 7.00Fri 2 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum 7.00

Sat 3 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son LAST 2.15+7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sun 4Mon 5 Small Island 7.30Tue 6 Small Island 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00

Wed 7 Small Island 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Thu 8 Small Island 2.00+7.30

Fri 9 Small Island 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sat 10 Small Island LAST 2.00+7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sun 11Mon 12 Tue 13 Mr Gum 2.00

Wed 14Thu 15 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00

Fri 16 Peter Gynt 7.00 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sat 17 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Mr Gum ® 2.00+7.00Sun 18Mon 19 Tue 20 Mr Gum 2.00

Wed 21 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Thu 22 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P1 7.30

Fri 23 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P2 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sat 24 The Secret River 1.00+7.00 Hansard P 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Sun 25Mon 26 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P 7.30Tue 27 The Secret River OPENING NIGHT 7.00 Hansard P 7.30 Mr Gum CAP 2.00

Wed 28 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00Thu 29 The Secret River 1.00+7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30

Fri 30 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+ AD 7.00Sat 31 The Secret River 1.00+7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30 Mr Gum LAST AD TT 2.00+7.00

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Book early for the best seats Prices may change according to demand. Book early to ensure the best seats.

No booking fee online or in person £3 fee per transaction for phone bookings. Excludes Members at Priority level and above, and Access list subscribers.

*Some of the best seats in the house are premium priced. They help to ensure we can continue to offer low price seats for all our productions; the National Theatre is a charity and only 17% government-funded. This year nearly 30% of our tickets are available for £20 or less.

Ticket prices

More ways to save

Friday Rush Every Friday at 1pm a limited number of £20 tickets for the following week’s performances are released to buy online.

Day TicketsA limited number of £18/£15 tickets are available in person on the day of the performance. Seat location varies.

£18/£15 TicketsIn the Olivier and Lyttelton theatres these stalls seats are narrower and may offer a restricted view. In the Dorfman theatre these seats are restricted view. Two per customer per production.

GroupsCall 020 7452 3010 for discounts on groups of 8+ for selected productions. nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups

Concessions

Entry Pass 16 – 25-year-olds can access £7.50 tickets by joining Entry Pass. nationaltheatre.org.uk/entrypass

Under-18sHalf price for Monday – Friday evenings and all matinees (all performances of Mr Gum and Top Girls). Excludes tickets under £30.

UK Schools, Colleges and Universities Under-19s £12; 19 – 25s £15 for groups of 10+ on selected performances. Call 020 7452 3010 for availability. nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups

Senior Citizens – save on midweek matineesFor Hansard, Master Harold, Peter Gynt, Rutherford and Son, Secret River, Top Girls and Translations save £20 on £55 and £45 tickets. For Tartuffe and Small Island save £15 on £50 and £42 tickets. £30 tickets available for midweek matinees in the Dorfman.

Disabled People£16 tickets at the South Bank plus £16 companion tickets (£15 tickets for Tartuffe and Small Island) are available for Access list subscribers. nationaltheatre.org.uk/accesslist

Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Previews

£15 Ticket Season: Small Island, Tartuffe

*£70, £50, £42, £38, £30, £15 *£75, £55, £48, £42, £32, £15 £37 – £15

Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Previews

Hansard, Master Harold, Peter Gynt, Rutherford and Son, Secret River,Top Girls,Translations

*£84, £64, £55, £45, £32, £15 *£88, £68, £59, £49, £34, £18 *£67, £47 – £15

Dorfman Theatre Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Previews

ANNA *£65, £45, £40, £35, £20, £15 *£70, £50, £45, £35, £20, £18 *£60, £40 – £15Jellyfish *£50, £40, £30, £25, £15 *£55, £45, £35, £30, £18 *£47, £37 – £15

All performances Previews

Mr Gum *£45, £35, £30, £20, £15 *£40, £30 – £15

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Information

Opening times For a full list of individual outlets and building opening times, visit nationaltheatre.org.uk The entire building will be closed on Friday 19 April and Sunday 21 April.

Guidance on suitability We don’t publish specific age recommendations for all our shows. For guidance on content and suitability please call 020 7452 3000. Children under four are welcome in the foyers, however they cannot be admitted to the auditoriums.

For your safety and comfort Strobe lighting, smoke effects and gunshots are sometimes used in productions. Details are available from the Box Office after the first preview.

Latecomers may not be admitted. All bulky items such as bags and rucksacks must be left at the free cloakrooms.

Ticket exchange There are no refunds on tickets, but you can exchange them for another performance or for credit. Terms and conditions and a small administration fee apply, call the Box Office for details: 020 7452 3000.

All discounts are subject to availability and at the discretion of the Box Office.

Car park Car spaces in the NT car park are £8.50 for cars entering after 5pm or if you attend a daytime ticketed event and leave before 7pm. Combined matinee/evening show rate: £15. Sunday/public holidays: £8.50 all day. Free parking for Blue Badge holders attending a performance – validate at the Box Office. For details on accessible parking please visit nationaltheatre.org.uk/travel

Programme changesProgramme details are published in good faith, but changes may occasionally be necessary.

Cardmembers have exciting ticket benefits for National Theatre shows. For details visit nationaltheatre.org.uk/amex

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Cover photography by Graham Pearson.

With thanks to Nicky Holderness, Michael Garrett, Lara Scott, Sophie Haliburn, Bruce Dunning, Allan Edwards and the National Theatre Prop department.

Brochure design and imagery by the National Theatre Graphic Design Studio, unless otherwise credited.

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Access

Audio-Described ADPerformances for blind and visually impaired people.

Touch Tour TTFor blind and visually impaired people. An opportunity to visit the stage, handle the props and meet members of the company.

Captioned CAPCaptioned performances for deaf, deafened and hard-of-hearing people.

Relaxed Performance Aimed at anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed performance environment including people with an autistic spectrum condition, sensory or communication disorders or a learning disability. The next Relaxed Performance will be Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical! on Saturday 17 August at 2pm. All performances of Jellyfish will play in a more relaxed performance environment.

Smart caption glasses A revolutionary new way for people with hearing loss to experience theatre. For more information see the website.

Infrared audio system Available in all theatres for every performance. Free headsets and neck loops are essential and available from the Box Office.

Loop System There is a loop system installed in the Olivier and Lyttelton theatres to support people using hearing aids with a T-setting.

Large-print, CD and Braille versions of this rep brochure are available on request from access@nationaltheatre.org.uk

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The Props Department are responsible for making and sourcing all of the props used on stage at the National Theatre. Our highly skilled makers create a huge variety of work, from beautiful period furniture, to swords, and from severed heads to fake food. They also have a team of Buyers and Supervisors who are highly skilled in prop sourcing both period and modern items, fabrics and furniture.

Props are reused and recycled in other productions where possible, and a lot of props are available for hire to a variety of customers from the Hire and Sales Department based in Brixton.