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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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Evening Standard

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 Guardian - UK

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National Theatre hit Pride announces West End transfer

The show reunites director Matthew Warchus and writer Stephen Beresford

The Independent UK

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

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.

Euronews

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

The show will open in the West End next year.

Evening Standard

‘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

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

The Guardian - UK

The best things to do in London for Pride 2026

As London gears up for the biggest queer celebration of the year, let Jordan Page guide you through a wild weekend

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The Misanthrope at the National Theatre review: Sandra Oh kills it in an updated, mixed-bag Molière

3/5 Sandra Oh is the saving grace of this slightly lost production that can’t decide whether it loves or hates the world it’s satirising, writes Nick Curtis

The Guardian - UK

I’ve seen Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard 20 times – and it blossoms when tended by the British

Helen Hunt and Kristin Scott Thomas are leading revivals of the Russian classic whose blend of comedy and tragedy is baked into our own dramatic heritage

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I went behind the scenes of National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses — and this 'astonishing' production is finally coming to screens this week

If you didn't see Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the National Theatre, watch it on screens this week — I'm still reeling from my exclusive behind-the-scenes experience of how it was filmed.

The Guardian - UK

‘They kissed, and the audience roared’: the new musical about gay activists and striking miners

In 1984, an unlikely coalition was formed between London LGBTQ+ campaigners and Welsh miners. Now their story, as told in the 2014 film Pride, is coming to the stage. The original demonstrators share what the new production means to them

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‘It’s a relief … I’m irrelevant!’: Rufus Norris on life after the National Theatre

He stood down as boss of the NT – and threw himself into kayaking, writing and DIY. The veteran director talks about his new start aged 60, mourning his mother – and directing Death of a Salesman in Turkish

The Guardian - UK

‘Catastrophic for creative industries’: Brexit barriers shut UK actors out of EU jobs

Casting shifts to EU talent as paperwork delays and visa limits make hiring British crews less viable

The Independent UK

Derek Jacobi reveals ‘hateful’ director that left him terrified

BAFTA winning actor, 87, says National Theatre director ‘would not have got away with it today’

The Independent UK

Baby Reindeer’s Tom Goodman-Hill accosted on school run by upset parents after hit Netflix show aired

Actor played abusive TV writer in Emmy award-winning Netflix series

The Guardian - UK

Ian McKellen ‘emotional’ as he opens County Durham theatre space

Actor says Ensemble 84 in Horden, employing local talent, is how a professional repertory company should be

Evening Standard

Paul Chuckle ‘delighted’ to take part in National Theatre tour

The 78-year-old will star in The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice until January.

The Guardian - UK

Theatre streaming is not a threat to in-person attendance, new research shows

Report suggests that popular initiatives such as NT Live and NT at Home are making UK audiences more adventurous

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