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Dame Judi Dench says she has ‘great hope’ for the future of theatre

The 91-year-old actress helped launch a new outdoor installation to mark the the 50th anniversary of the National Theatre building.

Evening Standard · 20h ago

Michael Gambon: the authorised biography review – a brilliant actor, and a master deceiver

From the National Theatre to Harry Potter, Gambon’s shapeshifting life leaves many questions still unanswered

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27

Cheer up, Scrooge! The merriest Christmas theatre shows, from musketeers to a penguin party

The festive season brings swashbuckling adventure, heartwarming Antarctic antics, a yuletide spin on Pride and Prejudice and Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27

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West End to get another lesson from The History Boys two decades on

Nation’s favourite play makes London comeback amid renewed debate about future of humanities teaching

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22

Lesley Manville: ‘My first screen kiss was in a cowshed. I’ve had better since then’

INTERVIEW: From her early days on ‘Emmerdale’ to her Oscar nomination for ‘Phantom Thread’, Lesley Manville has truly done it all on stage and screen, and earned national treasure status along the way. She tells Jacob Stolworthy the stories behind a dream career

The Independent UK · Oct 18

Charlotte Ritchie studies script in first-look rehearsal images for Cloud 9

The Call The Midwife, Ghosts and You actress is appearing in the production of Caryl Churchill’s landmark play.

Evening Standard · Sep 28

Cate Blanchett calls out National Theatre audience members for filming during show

The Australian actress, 57, is currently starring in the production of Electra/Persona at the Lyttelton Theatre in London

The Independent UK · Sep 21

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Cate Blanchett asks audience to stop ‘spoiling’ National Theatre show by filming

The Australian actress, 57, is currently starring in the production of Electra/Persona at the Lyttelton Theatre in London.

Evening Standard · Sep 21

Cate Blanchett chastises theater audience for filming her London play: ‘It spoils it’

‘There are few places on this planet where we can simply be together and be present,’ Oscar winner told National Theatre crowd

The Independent UK · Sep 20

Charming witches and supernatural forces: what to watch and visit this week

Practical Magic is still bewitching

The Conversation · Sep 11

John Major’s rise from obscure whip to PM part of new National Theatre season

Play is one of eight world premieres in programme with global conflict and political upheaval at its heart

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

National Theatre boss Indhu Rubasingham: ‘An NT North? The north already has brilliant theatres’

THEATRE: How do we find the next Pinter or Stoppard? Should phones be banned at the theatre? Does the National need a base in the north? As NT boss Indhu Rubasingham announces her enticing second season, with a major West Side story revival, a new play about John Major and…

The Independent UK · Sep 9

West Side Story and John Major play among productions at National Theatre in 2027

Eight productions featuring star-studded casts are set to hit the Southbank next year

Evening Standard · Sep 9

National Theatre 2027 slate includes West Side Story revival and John Major play

The line-up includes 18 productions an eight world premieres.

Evening Standard · Sep 9

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Evening Standard · Sep 6

The South Bank renaissance: This time it's for locals

Tourists flocking to the riverside have long been happy with mid-range chains, but now seriously good gastro players are appealing to the tastes of Londoners

Evening Standard · Sep 2

Electra/Persona at the National Theatre review: Strong performances can't save this misstep

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 27

AI-proof? Younger workers desert the digital world for traditional crafts

In a disrupted job market people are turning to heritage crafts such as bookbinding, metalwork and boatbuilding

The Independent UK · Aug 25

National Theatre hit Pride announces West End transfer

The show reunites director Matthew Warchus and writer Stephen Beresford

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Evening Standard · Aug 25

Sold-out stage adaptation of hit film Pride transfers to the West End

Pride is heading to the Bridge Theatre for a new London run from October 2026, following its success at the National Theatre

Evening Standard · Aug 11

Cate Blanchett wields hammer in rehearsals for ‘intense’ National Theatre play

She is starring in the world premiere of Benedict Andrews’ new production.

Euronews · Aug 5

Peter Gill, acclaimed playwright and director behind 'The York Realist', dies aged 86

From the Royal Court to the National Theatre, Gill directed nearly 100 productions and wrote some of Britain's most acclaimed modern plays.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

‘People say I’m pouring Coca-Cola into fine malt whisky’: why is the National Theatre shaking up Sophocles?

In a bold new production starring Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss, the NT is fusing Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman. So what can two stories written 23 centuries apart tell us about how we live today?

Evening Standard · Jul 17

Lesley Manville and Anna Maxwell Martin to lead revival of August: Osage County

The show will open in the West End next year.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

‘It’s a national reclamation’: the 12-year festival bringing Samuel Beckett back to Ireland

The playwright has long been considered one of the country’s most famous exports, but not an ‘Irish writer’. An ambitious new season of plays explores his complex relationship with his homeland – and tickets are already on sale for 2036

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4

Britain has so many stories. The reason we fund the arts together is so we can tell them

Dear England, Ink, Sherwood … I owe my career to publicly funded art. Never downplay it: it’s how we speak to each other, says author and playwright James Graham

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