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Dennis Kelly and John Tiffany collaborate for visually spectacular family show with strings attached
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Things to do
From a Finnish rooftop sauna to sure-to-sell out theatre, long, winter nights are bright along the South Bank; here're the best things to do and see this Christmas
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Theatre
Bryan Cranston and Michelle Dockery deliver powerful performances in the National Theatre's pioneering adaptation of cult media satire The Network
In the Know
Theatre
The National Theatre announce a new season championing living writers and creatives, spanning prolific talents and rising stars
Tried and Tested
Theatre
The good-evil binary and the destructive power of individualism make for an overly ambitious muddle of a new play by Rory Mullarkey
In the Know
Theatre
Sam Steiner's new play Kanye the First is an audaciously funny muddle of a play about celebrity culture and millennial identity
Preview
Theatre
The prolific composer and lyricist discusses his musical Follies, ahead of the NT’s new production of the show
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A Breaking Bad star and a blockbuster Disney musical make for an exciting autumn season at the National Theatre. Here's what to book
Tried and Tested
Theatre
Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough and Nathan Lane lead a star-studded cast in this mighty National Theatre revival of Angels in America
Last Chance
Theatre
Scottish independence, Brexit, Trump... cast your vote as a new play puts democracy in the spotlight at the National Theatre
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Theatre
A sweeping, smart, and often funny drama about the force of two seemingly insignificant objects colliding — with superb acting from Olivia Colman
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Theatre
Rufus Norris and Carol Ann Duffy collaborate to bring verbatim post-Brexit conversations to the stage
Tried and Tested
Theatre
A new play about virtual reality therapy combines the talents of Kate Fleetwood and Es Devlin in a visually spectacular but emotionally flat story about recovery
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Theatre
The National Theatre’s Twelfth Night is a topsy-turvy whirligig of foolery and gender-swapping with a shining performance from Tamsin Greig
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Theatre
Oscar winner Denzel Washington discusses his latest film and directorial effort, Fences, with theatre director Paulette Randall at the National Theatre
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Stonking news from the NT this morning: including a Bryan Cranston National Theatre debut, directed by Ivo van Hove
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Kids
Brussels Theatre Company BRONKs explore the way children cope with extreme situations in a play for young audiences based on the 2004 Beslan school siege
In the Know
Kids
Be inspired by the National Gallery's Australian Impressionists exhibition and get creative between Christmas and New Year in these free, family friendly workshops
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Kids
Fly to Neverland at the National Theatre: Sally Cookson brings her subversive take on Peter Pan to London this winter
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Kids
Witchcraft, murder and treason in the murky world of Shakespeare's Macbeth, staged for younger audiences at The National in 2017
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Theatre
Improbable Theatre Company lead this theatrical experiment, with famous octogenarian actors and no script
Features
Kings, rappers and schemers: the gender-blind casting on stage and screen helping to redress male dominance in the industry
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Theatre
Rapping, drugs and brotherhood rattle the Dorfman Theatre in a new play by Emmet Kirwan: Dublin Oldschool comes to National Theatre
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Theatre
Have you got the stamina for nine hours of Chekhov? This trilogy of early plays, adapted by David Hare, is a vibrant, absorbing cultural marathon
Tried and Tested
Theatre
It's the final few weeks for Headlong's intoxicating new play People, Places, Things - don't miss it
In the Know
Theatre
The smash hit stage adaptation starring James Franco and Chris O'Dowd is the first ever Broadway show to be broadcast live in UK cinemas
Tried and Tested
Theatre
Timberlake Wertenbaker's masterpiece about the humanising power of theatre for prisoners in 1788 Australia is revived at the National Theatre.
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Theatre
Lead singer of Blur Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris' new Alice in Wonderland themed musical premiered at Manchester International Festival to tepid reviews. Judge for yourself at the National Theatre.
Tried and Tested
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After dazzling on Broadway Stephen Adly Guirguis' The Motherf**ker with the Hat gets UK premiere in the National Theatre new season 2015, with director Indhu Rubasingham at the helm.
Tried and Tested
Theatre
London Road film, 2015: first staged at the National Theatre, Alecky Blythe's verbatim musical is just as arresting on the big screen.
Tried and Tested
Theatre
A classic comedy by playwright George Farquhar: The Beaux' Stratagem is a highlight of the National Theatre new season 2015
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Sam Holcroft breaks the rules with an uproarious and acutely observed comedy that collapses into chaos, writes Lucy Brooks