Forza Taps: Forza Wine at the National Theatre announce return of hit summer terrace Anyone for grilled meats and endless natural wine? Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025
Performing arts bosses protest government’s AI plans Chief executives from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Albert Hall and National Theatre have shared joint statement urging government to support ‘moral and economic’ rights of creatives The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
The LeftBehinds review – dystopian thriller finds the National Theatre firing on all cylinders Ross Willis and Ned Bennett’s audacious adventure for schools is a cult in the making, with a post-apocalyptic plot, snappy gags and a trash-talking baby The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025
'My teeth pinged out': Gwilym Lee on playing Gareth Southgate in Dear England Bohemian Rhapsody and SAS Rogue Heroes star Gwilym Lee talks to us about becoming Gareth Southgate as Dear England hits the National Theatre Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025
Athol Fugard obituary South African playwright whose work dealt with the injustices and absurdities of the apartheid era The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025
Olivier awards 2025: complete list of nominations From Adrien Brody up for best actor for The Fear of 13 to Hello, Dolly! up for best musical revival, see who else is in the running at this year’s awards The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025
Alterations review – tailoring comedy remade to measure at the National Theatre In Michael Abbensetts’ play, elegantly directed by Lynette Linton, characters work, dream, horse around and question the nature of home The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025
Alterations at the National Theatre review: 'a finely tailored play' 4/5 This rediscovered gem from the Black Plays Archive comes alive from the very start Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025
Radiohead take on Shakespeare with Hamlet Hail To The Thief A new live experience fusing theatre, music and movement is coming this spring, in which a new version of Hamlet will be set to Thom Yorke’s reworking of Radiohead’s famous album Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025
The Guide #179: How National Theatre Live brought the magic of the stage to the cinema The project bringing live-capture versions of the theatre’s shows to international audiences has been a resounding success. We talk to those who translate the immediacy of the stage to the big screen The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025
Camilla surprised as she hosts Hollywood and stage stars at palace reception The Queen was surprised with a scene from The Importance of Being Earnest, which she said was one of her favourite plays The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
‘Why aren’t there Oscars for what we do?’ Choreographer Ellen Kane lets rip From Matilda to Dear England, she is the movement director everyone wants to work with – and her work has lit up hit after smash hit. But, she says, it’s time this under-appreciated art received proper recognition The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2025
National Theatre to stage major work by ‘forgotten’ black British playwright Alterations, by Michael Abbensetts, follows a Guyanese tailor as he tries to establish himself on Carnaby Street The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025
Keith Dewhurst obituary Writer for stage and screen whose work included the TV police series Z-Cars and several plays at the National Theatre and Royal Court The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025 National Theatre’s shift from repertory plays risks ‘eroding culture’, says David Hare Playwright calls for return to theatre’s founding vision and to stop ‘angling for West End’
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025 National Theatre ‘does not present world’s drama’, says playwright David Hare The Oscar-nominated writer warned about the survival of the next ‘generation of writers’.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025 Curtain up! Meet the new artistic directors with great plans for British theatre Our theatre critic welcomes inspiring developments at stages across the UK, from the Young Vic to the Liverpool Everyman while, below, some of the top new recruits talk about working post-pandemic in an era of funding cuts – and share the secrets of their trade
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025 ‘Worse than the 1980s’ – that’s the arts sector now. It’s not a good look for a Labour government So many pre-election promises: but still a cultural malaise spreads from our schools to museums, galleries and theatres, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025 Elizabeth Debicki to ‘shatter’ Ewan McGregor’s life in new play She will portray a woman who arrives suddenly at the party of McGregor’s character.
Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025 Rufus Norris's guide to London: pelicans, Dulwich reclamation and mudlarking The Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Theatre Rufus Norris shares his favourite spots in the capital
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025 ‘Impish, tremendously warm, never grand’: Sheila Reid pays tribute to Joan Plowright Joan Plowright, who has died aged 95, is remembered by her friend and fellow member of the budding National Theatre company in the 1960s
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025 Dame Joan Plowright obituary Stage and screen star who was part of a radical generation of actors responsible for establishing the National Theatre
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025 Joan Plowright’s agent promised to find role Judi Dench ‘hasn’t got her paws on’ In Nothing Like A Dame, Dame Joan and her famous friends discussed her husband, Lord Laurence Olivier, ageing, and their experiences in acting.
Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025 Ncuti Gatwa to virtually read play scripts with fans for National Theatre Live Members of the public will be able to sit back at the Vue cinema in Manchester Arndale Centre and connect with an actor based at the National Theatre.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025 Death and the King’s Horseman: the return of Wole Soyinka’s enduring mystery The Nigerian Nobel laureate’s story of a royal servant condemned to kill himself after his master’s death has lost none of its enigmatic appeal