Rewriting the Nation - T01870399523Aleks Sierz is joined by Sebastian Born, Ruth Little and Ben Power; this collection of literary managers and dramaturgs discuss the latest trends in new writing, examined in Sierz’s book, Rewriting the Nation. | |
7 Feb 11 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1082277068 |
Shakespeare on Screen: Hamlet and Twelfth Night - T0700099346Shakespeare has inspired some unforgettable screen moments. Using clips from various film versions of Hamlet and Twelfth Night and some genre adaptations, Daniel Rosenthal explores the rich variety of Shakespearean cinema. | |
27 Jan 11 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L920396225 |
Peter Hall on Twelfth Night - T1237869083To mark his 80th birthday, the director discusses his career and his latest production, Twelfth Night. | |
21 Jan 11 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L722355394 |
Theatre Quiz - T1676849524Emma Freud takes charge of two rival National Theatre companies as they do battle over theatrical knowledge in the annual quiz. | |
21 Dec 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1287084575 |
The Best Christmas Present in the World with Michael Morpurgo and Coope Boyes and Simpson - T10177230231914: the famous Christmas Truce and Anglo-German football match in No-Man’s Land. A century later: a soldier’s letter is found in an antique desk. Michael Morpurgo tells his moving story accompanied by a capella carols from Coope, Boyes & Simpson. | |
20 Dec 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L27185542 |
An Evening with Private Eye - T0885050984Private Eye’s Ian Hislop makes his annual appearance at the National to take a satirical look at the events and people of 2010. With special guests Katy Brand, Craig Brown, Harry Enfield, Lewis MacLeod, and John Sessions. private-eye.co.uk Running time 1hr | |
13 Dec 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1330279763 |
Judi Dench - T01253297463Judi Dench’s career spans over fifty years, from Juliet at the Old Vic to Titania at the Rose, via films and TV, awards and accolades. She talks to John Miller as her new book, And Furthermore, is published. | |
9 Dec 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1580483304 |
The Cranford Companions - T751133866Sue Birtwistle is the producer of the BBC’s award-winning Cranford series. She is joined by cast members to celebrate The Cranford Companion, a behind-the-scenes look at the dramatisation and the experience for the actors living in this 1840s world. | |
8 Dec 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1466343917 |
Maureen Lipman - T01414192793Actress and author Maureen Lipman, and special guests, present a selection from I Must Collect Myself, her sharp and enjoyable observations on everyday life. | |
6 Dec 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0359727938 |
Jo Brand - T01303242736Comedienne Jo Brand reflects on motherhood, life on the comedy circuit and attempts to tart her up for telly in Can’t Stand Up For Sitting Down. | |
17 Nov 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L2007546027 |
David Bradley in On the Harmful effects of Tobacco and Can Cause Death - T2051129717On the Harmful effects of Tobacco by Anton Chekhov (trans. Carol Rocamora) Tired husband and enthusiastic smoker Nyukhin delivers a lecture on the evils of smoking, but is it really that simple? Can Cause Death by Alison Carr Alison Carr’s revealing portrait of Nyukhin’s wife accompanies Chekhov’s comic monologue. David Bradley plays both man and wife. Directed by Charlotte Bennett and designed by Fabrice Serafino for Forward Theatre Project. | |
11 Nov 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1941636036 |
Can We Talk About This? - T01837276890Freedom of speech, multiculturalism, religion and offence; this debate will feed into the research and development for a new work by DV8 Physical Theatre. Guests include Mark Halstead (Education and Professional development, University of Huddersfield), Rumy Hasan (Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex), Gita Sahgal (journalist and former Head of Amnesty International's Gender Unit), and Salman Sayyid (School of Sociology and Social Policy, Leeds University). | |
8 Nov 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L020219431 |
Ralph Koltai - T1838814586The celebrated theatre designer talks about his work and his new NT exhibition of metal collages , in which he returns to his roots as a three-dimensional artist. | |
5 Nov 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1750394877 |
William Gaskill - T1835384055A believer in the supremacy of the writer in theatre, William Gaskill shows how to bring the text of a play to life on stage in Words into Action, drawing on his own extensive experience of directing at Olivier’s National Theatre and the Royal Court in the 60s, and Joint Stock in the 70s and 80s. He is joined by Max Stafford-Clark. | |
1 Nov 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0933736306 |
Steven Berkoff - T0434537632In Diary of a Juvenile Delinquent, the actor, director, writer and playwright paints a startling portrait of his East End childhood and the beginnings of a career that would range from Decadence and The Trial on stage to the films A Clockwork Orange and Beverly Hills Cop. | |
29 Oct 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0636318917 |
Josie Rourke on Men Should Weep - T01750583931The Artistic Director of the Bush discusses her NT production of Ena Lamont Stewart’s play Men Should Weep, set in Glasgow in the 1930s depression. | |
28 Oct 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0826093249 |
Nicholas Hytner on Hamlet - T839458025The National’s current Director, like his predecessors - Olivier in 1963, Hall in 1976 and Eyre in 1989 - has now directed this iconic play; he talks about the production. | |
22 Oct 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0853784184 |
Craig Brown: The Lost Diaries with Eleanor Bron Jon Culshaw and Edward Fox - T509489738Private Eye’s Craig Brown and guests read from The Lost Diaries, prying into the intimate daily comings and goings of such celebrated diarists as Virginia Woolf, Heather Mills McCartney, Harold Pinter, Kenneth Tynan and Nigella Lawson. | |
19 Oct 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L52414989 |
Neil Bartlett Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler on Or You Could Kiss Me - T0491219833The founders of the South African puppet company Handspring, creators of the celebrated War Horse puppets, discuss new play Or You Could Kiss Me with their director and collaborator, Neil Bartlett. | |
18 Oct 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1552830558 |
Matthew Dunster and Drew Pautz on Love the Sinner - T1687230033Drew Pautz talks with his director Matthew | |
15 Jun 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L228929936 |
Robert Lindsay - T219675922In his book Letting Go, actor Robert Lindsay reveals the people and events that have influenced his life. | |
3 Jun 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1322190069 |
In Conversation with Simon Russell Beale - T872719886A chance to hear NT company members talking about their career and current role, and answering your questions. | |
1 Jun 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L874482529 |
Contemporary European Theatre Directors - T01955811537This new study of the latest generation of European auteur-directors, looks at how theatre has responded to the fall of the Berlin wall, the rise of globalisation and the expansion | |
28 May 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01130895706 |
O'Neill and Williams: American Giants - T0590345800A scholarly pairing of Christopher Bigsby and Gilbert Debusscher celebrates two giants of the American stage. | |
26 May 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L2089345523 |
In Conversation with Richard Briers - T0743177324A chance to hear NT company members talking about their career and current role, and answering your questions. | |
24 May 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L362703039 |
Nicholas Hytner on London Assurance - T51550907The National’s Director talks about his new production of Boucicault’s comedy. | |
24 May 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0464231454 |
Josephine Hart: Auden Truth Out of Time - T01266795651The author Josephine Hart is joined by special guests to present her selection of the work of WH Auden. | |
17 May 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1527935724 |
Victorian Fancies - T1303300201A chance to discover more about the age of melodrama, music hall and richly comic drama with extracts, songs, discussion and a special presentation of Boucicault’s version of The Corsican Brothers. | |
15 May 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L545477384 |
In Conversation with Fiona Shaw - T0762937398A chance to hear NT company members talking about their career and current role, and answering your questions. | |
14 May 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0922010227 |
Middleton: Renaissance Man - T1266697694"Men buy their slaves, but women buy their masters." Gary Taylor, editor of The Oxford Middleton talks about a playwright called ‘feminist’ by some and ‘misogynist’ by others. | |
10 May 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1237113969 |
In Conversation with Richard Griffiths - T0911743111A chance to hear NT company members talking about their career and current role, and answering your questions. | |
7 May 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L2109794392 |
John Bridcut: Birtten Truth About Love? - T0330297884The documentary-maker and writer talks about the life of Benjamin Britten, which formed the basis of Britten’s Children. | |
7 May 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L354868815 |
In Conversation with Alex Jennings - T1726916762A chance to hear NT company members talking about their career and current role, and answering your questions. | |
30 Apr 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L213769117 |
Marianne Elliott on Women Beware Women - T0215348917Director Marianne Elliott talks about her new production of Thomas Middleton’s revenge tragedy. | |
29 Apr 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1136572082 |
Bulgakov: Russian Satirist - T2066063232Journalist and author Misha Glenny, and writer James Meek examine the life of the troubled Soviet novelist and playwright, and reveal their passion for his work. | |
28 Apr 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L188019675 |
Laurie Sansom on Beyond the Horizon and Spring Storm - T01440419945The director discusses his productions of the O’Neill and Williams plays as they arrive at the NT from Northampton. | |
28 Apr 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0219311698 |
David Hare - T233205796David Hare’s first full-length play, Slag, opened at Hampstead Theatre on 6 April 1970. To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of his debut, and the sixteen plays he has had performed at the National Theatre, he talks about his long life as a dramatist. | |
14 Apr 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01631817329 |
John Caird with Simon Russell Beale - T0447408859In Theatre Craft, the director of Stanley, Peter Pan and Hamlet (2000) at the National offers practical advice on all areas of directing, from Acting and Adaptation, to Sound Effects and Wardrobe. He discusses the book with Simon Russell Beale | |
9 Apr 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01880611788 |
John Humphrys - T190650553John Humphreys, presenter of Today and Mastermind, has just published his seventh book, and has decided that’s quite enough to be going on with. He reflects on the journalist as author and political interrogator, and why he decided to write a funny book after dealing with such weighty subjects as social change, industrial food production, the English language, God and death. | |
29 Mar 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1395189400 |
Alison Chitty - T01948840742To coincide with the NT exhibition , one of our leading theatre designers talks about her illustrious career. | |
2 Mar 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L954251485 |
A Study of Art 2: WH Auden - T1835064023With former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, and Paul Kent, academic and colleague of Auden’s from Oxford. Chaired by James Naughtie (2hrs) | |
27 Feb 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01495961106 |
Rattigan Revisited - T01773431360Terence Rattigan was one of our most important playwrights, whose work fell hugely out of fashion in the 1950s. Biographer Geoffrey Wansell discusses this abrupt dismissal, his recent reappraisal and a life of concealment | |
24 Feb 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L818473755 |
A Study of Art 1: Benjamin Britten - T1753942629Discover more about the poet and the composer at the centre of Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art. These extended Platforms combine performance, analysis and discussion to offer a deeper understanding of their life, work and artistic legacy. (2hrs)Performer Elisabeth Meister (soprano). Performer Genista McIntosh (chair). | |
20 Feb 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0646809996 |
Tony Benn - T01167785898Letters to my Grandchildren is Tony Benn’s impassioned correspondence to the next generation to help them avoid the mistakes their parents and grandparents made and to fan "he flame of anger against injustice and the flame of hope." | |
19 Feb 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1192018889 |
Stephen Sondheim - T536467171Stephen Sondheim’s work includes West Side Story, Follies, and Sweeney Todd. Marking his 80th birthday, he talks about a life spent meticulously ‘putting it together’. | |
17 Feb 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0319286870 |
Anna Mackmin and Tamsin Oglesby on Really Old, Like Forty-Five - T59477532Tamsin Oglesby talks with her director Anna Mackmin about this new play. | |
5 Feb 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0777782681 |
David Dimbleby - T0459666479David Dimbleby’s The Seven Ages of Britain uncovers the story of how British art reflects our history and heralds the major events of each era. | |
3 Feb 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L96791824 |
Luise Rainer - T01635898222Actress Luise Rainer celebrates her 100th birthday in January. In a specially extended Platform she reflects on an extraordinary career: discovered by Max Reinhardt and serenaded by Charlie Chaplin, she was the first person to win back-to-back Best Actress Academy Awards in the 1930s for The Great Zeigfeld and The Good Earth, married playwright Clifford Odets, and campaigned for Brecht to leave Nazi Germany. She also discusses the political and social changes she has witnessed over the course of a century, with Christopher Frayling. (1hr 15mins) | |
1 Feb 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1831805557 |
Felix Barrett and Tom Morris on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour - T01581917298As Tom Stoppard’s play for actors and orchestra returns to the Olivier, the directors discuss the production. | |
25 Jan 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1475380961 |
The Annual Jocelyn Herbert Lecture Richard Eyre: Less is More - T01307047365In memory of designer Jocelyn Herbert, the former director of the National Theatre gives the first annual lecture to celebrate the role of the theatre designer.Felix Barrett and Tom Morris on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | |
22 Jan 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0140983966 |
Antonia Fraser - T01684110060Must You Go? is Antonia Fraser’s memoir of her life with Harold Pinter. She discusses the book with Mark Lawson. | |
21 Jan 10 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01278648257 |
Terry Pratchett - T385675439One of our most imaginative writers talks about his work. | |
19 Jan 10 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01806197210 |
Katie Mitchell on Pains of Youth - T0311634967The director talks about her new production. | |
6 Jan 10 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1358969992 |
Theatre Quiz - T1992928586Emma Freud takes charge of two rival National Theatre companies as they do battle over theatrical knowledge in the festive annual quiz. | |
18 Dec 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0399961843 |
Mark Ravenhill and Melly Still on Nation - T02131868793The playwright and director discuss bringing Terry Pratchett’s parallel world to the stage. | |
16 Dec 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L553589598 |
An Evening with Private Eye - T01516552784Private Eye’s Ian Hislop and guests make their annual appearance at the National to take a satirical look at the newsworthy events and people of 2009. | |
14 Dec 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0660432693 |
Michael Frayn - T1319447701Mid-career, the playwright returned to his old trade of journalism and wrote about places in the world that interested him. He discusses his travel writing from the 60s and 70s in Travels with a Typewriter. | |
10 Dec 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01043517596 |
Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner on the Habit of Art - T018925300The writer and director discuss their latest collaboration. | |
8 Dec 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1998493463 |
Adrian Noble - T0918338303In How to do Shakespeare, the former director of the RSC sheds new light on performing the complex but rewarding texts. | |
4 Dec 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L291010816 |
The Linbury Prize for Stage Design 2009 - T01485335806To coincide with the Linbury Prize Exhibition at the National (see below under Exhibitions), leading designers discuss the art of stage and costume design. | |
23 Nov 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1168840869 |
Quentin Blake and David Walliams - T531908447Little Britain’s David Walliams is joined by his illustrator, Quentin Blake, to talk about his new children’s book, Mr Stink, an hilarious tale of family secrets... and a tramp in a shed. | |
13 Nov 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0901403242 |
Alan Davies - T1093923624Alan Davies, of QI and Jonathan Creek, introduces My Favourite People & Me, a memoir of his Essex childhood, his changing enthusiasms for Barry Sheene, Arsenal and an early interest in politics and comedy. | |
9 Nov 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01036630237 |
Michael Rosen - T0687789779Michael Rosen, former Children’s Laureate, award-winning author and champion of children’s poetry, performs an exciting and exuberant selection of poems for 711 year-olds. | |
3 Nov 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1253561692 |
Amadeus 30 Years On - T1838119782Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus opened in the Olivier in the autumn of 1979. Thirty years on, key figures in the creation of this legendary production reunite to look back on a theatrical phenomenon. | |
29 Oct 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01474910951 |
Leslie Caron - T02129105997In Thank Heaven..., Leslie Caron reflects on a film career which includes Gigi and Chocolat, her marriage to Peter Hall, her friendship with Rudolf Nureyev, and dancing with Fred Astaire. | |
27 Oct 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01245033542 |
Alan Bennett - T30145964With a new play at the National The Habit of Art; a new edition of his poignant memoir A Life Like Other People’s; and a new DVD collection of his TV work Alan Bennett at the BBC, one of our best-loved writers is busier than ever. The celebrated writer reads from and talks about his extensive work. | |
26 Oct 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L282391095 |
Dara O'Briain - T0931564767The Irish comic casts an affectionate eye over British mores and manners in Tickling the English, and seeks to understand this nostalgic, eccentric and gin-loving Sceptred Isle. | |
23 Oct 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L957174688 |
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo - T0434760542With powerful, lyrical a capella songs from Coope, Boyes & Simpson, former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo (author of War Horse) reads his moving story of two brothers-in-arms, as Tommo Peaceful reflects on his life during one long night in the First World War behind the lines of the battlefield of Ypres. | |
19 Oct 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L698696901 |
BlackTheatre Archive at the NT - T1239555711Kwame Kwei-Armah is joined by fellow playwrights Michael Abbensetts to introduce the Black Theatre Archive based at the NT Studio; a major venture to archive and record extracts from every black British play produced in the UK. Alongside rehearsed readings, they discuss the genesis of the project. | |
16 Oct 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0346327754 |
Roy Hudd - T1675155912With his trademark warmth, wit and enthusiasm, Roy Hudd celebrates his extraordinary 50-year career, ranging from The News Huddlines to panto and Pinter. | |
15 Oct 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01922266045 |
Beyond our Ken: The Multiverse of Ken Campbell - T0838413666An evening of capers, memories and divine improvisation which aims to invoke the spirit of the late, great Ken Campbell. With those he inspired we journey from the Road Show days, through Illuminatus! and The Warp, to his acclaimed one-man shows and impro-ventriloquial escapades. Ken Campbell’s productions at the National Theatre included Jamais Vu, Violin Time, Theatre Stories and Pidgin Macbeth. He died on 2 September 2008. | |
12 Oct 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L937710641 |
Mark Thomas: A Comic Tries to Understand the Economic Crisis - T681029965As David Hare’s The Power of Yes continues in the Lyttelton, comedian and political activist Mark Thomas interviews key political figures and academics as he explores the financial crisis in his inimitable fashion. Holder of the Guinness World Record for ‘Most Political Demonstrations in 24 Hours’ and a commendation from Amnesty International, Mark Thomas’ investigations include the arms trade and Coca Cola. Run time 1hr 30mins | |
12 Oct 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1439740412 |
Gregory Doran - T1506269884Lovingly compiled by RSC associate director Gregory Doran, The Shakespeare Almanac is a cornucopia of the family occasions, changing seasons, local customs and global events that made up Shakespeare’s world, illustrated with quotations from his plays and poetry. | |
9 Oct 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01276838521 |
Fiona Shaw and Deborah Warner on Mother Courage - T463774193As they take on Brecht in the Olivier, Fiona Shaw and Deborah Warner discuss their latest collaboration. | |
8 Oct 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L831049648 |
Michael Palin - T0478775758In the second volume of his diaries, Halfway to Hollywood, the scriptwriter, comedian, novelist, TV presenter, actor and playwright, Michael Palin, looks back with his customary wit and enthusiasm on the decade that took him from the end of the Pythons, via A Fish Called Wanda and A Private Function to the beginnings of Around the World in 80 Days. | |
6 Oct 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L261043861 |
Roald Dahl with Quentin Blake and Friends - T1194880975To celebrate the fourth annual Roald Dahl Day, his principal illustrator Quentin Blake once again draws live on stage, and is joined by actors reading from Dahl’s work. | |
3 Oct 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L195210694 |
Bijan Sheibani on Our Class - T02054175784The director discusses his production of the new play by Tadeusz Slobodzianek | |
2 Oct 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01550780269 |
June Whitfield - T729585949June Whitfield, whose iconic comedy creations range from the ever-single Eth Glum in Take It From Here in the 50s to the ever-patient mother in Absolutely Fabulous in the 90s, reflects on her rich career in At A Glance, an illustrated account of her life and times. | |
17 Sep 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L810642188 |
Griff Rhys Jones - T01412601554The comedian, actor, presenter and writer, Griff Rhys Jones, returns to the scene of his river-bound escape as Toad in The Wind in the Willows, to talk about his new book, Rivers, investigating the history and changing face of Britain’s rivers, and exploring how they have inspired industry, commerce and the arts. | |
15 Sep 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1578856193 |
Richard Eyre - T1504132443In Talking Theatre, his collection of candid interviews with actors, writers, composers and directors - from Dench and Stoppard to Sondheim and Lepage - Richard Eyre offers a unique insight into the working lives of 41 major theatre practitioners, and discusses the future of the dramatic form. | |
10 Sep 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L157996290 |
Joss Ackland - T01435904076Actor Joss Ackland, whose 50-year career includes celebrated performances in White Mischief and Shadowlands, talks about My Better Half and Me, which combines the candid diaries of his late wife, Rosemary, with his own observations on the life they spent together. | |
7 Sep 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L927940959 |
David Edgar - T1151375369The founder of Britain’s first university play-writing course 20 years ago, playwright David Edgar analyses how plays function in his book How Plays Work, arguing that the same basic mechanisms and techniques have been employed by dramatists throughout the ages from Aeschylus to Ayckbourn. | |
3 Sep 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L743228712 |
Very Lynn - T0644109078The Forces’ Sweetheart, Vera Lynn, marks the 70th anniversary of the start of WWII with Some Sunny Day, a new memoir of her extraordinary career in momentous times. | |
18 Aug 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L203518765 |
Hanif Kureishi and Jatinder Verma on The Black Album - T01978343257The writer and director talk about this new adaptation of Kureishi’s acclaimed novel set in 1989. | |
10 Aug 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0381517570 |
Andrew Motion and Claire Tomalin on Keats - T0277920789Keats is a poet who never goes out of fashion. Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate and biographer of Keats, joins Claire Tomalin to discuss and read from her selection of Keats’ work. | |
29 Jul 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1753161682 |
An Experiment with Time...and the Conways - T201136644Time and the Conways was inspired by J W Dunne’s 1927 An Experiment with Time, which argues that our past, present and future exist concurrently. Physicist Jeff Forshaw, writer Anthony Peake and Hattie Morahan, who plays time-slipping Kay in the current production, discuss Priestley’s play, Dunne’s influence and the latest in time theories with Daniel Rosenthal. | |
24 Jul 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01062809873 |
Joan Bakewell - T0309098444In her first novel, All the Nice Girls, Joan Bakewell tells a stirring tale of living life to the full and the virtue of integrity and patriotism in a wartime Manchester girls’ school. | |
14 Jul 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1586136031 |
New Connections Writers' Forum - T01854148203As the annual season of new plays for young people ends its run at the National, the writers look back on their experiences of the programme. | |
7 Jul 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1991714916 |
Shakespeare's Soul: Jonathan Bate - T1072690178In his new biography, Soul of the Age, Jonathan Bate weaves an exhilarating tapestry of the Elizabethan beliefs and obsessions, private passions and political intrigues that shaped and informed Shakespeare’s mind. | |
3 Jul 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L586849701 |
Lorna Luft - T1326285919The celebrated performer, actress and recording artist comes to the National to talk about her acclaimed career - most recently playing the Wicked Witch of the West - and living with the memory of her mother, the legendary Judy Garland. | |
26 Jun 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1526660758 |
Marianne Elliott on All's Well That Ends Well - T1896160296The director Marianne Elliott discusses her new production of Shakespeare’s 'problem' play. | |
24 Jun 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L2034676771 |
Shakespeare Blogged: Nick Asbury and Simon Reade - T860658886Actor and RSC blogger Nick Asbury joins director and author Simon Reade for a light-hearted look at how Shakespeare the playwright would survive in today’s world of internet scrutiny and arts subsidy. | |
23 Jun 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01462269959 |
The Work of Wole Soyinka - T1527451181Maya Jaggi, Ben Okri and Jane Plastow examine the life and career of the Nobel prize-winning author of Death and the King’s Horseman. | |
12 Jun 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01951044004 |
Matt Charman and Richard Eyre on The Observer - T1510919059Writer and director talk about this new play set during a West African election | |
4 Jun 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1143666458 |
The Marlowe Legacy - T0142536180A wide-ranging look at a life rich with drama, poetry and intrigue; Lisa Hopkins discusses Marlowe’s literary legacy, Ged Parsons his frequent fictional appearances, and Simon Shepherd looks at affairs of state in turbulent times. | |
29 May 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0908037097 |
Frantic Assembly: Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett - T1639782913In their practical book on devising, the artistic directors of Frantic Assembly reflect on the history and practice of their innovative company. | |
28 May 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01997815296 |
Rupert Goold on Time and the Conways - T1697211431The director talks about his new production of Priestley’s ‘time play’. | |
14 May 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L2016592510 |
Virginia McKenna - T0468658224Virginia McKenna’s autobiography looks back on a career which includes celebrated performances in The Cruel Sea and A Town Like Alice and her role in the conservation and animal welfare movement as founder of The Born Free Foundation. | |
28 Apr 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0121368725 |
Ten Years of the Children's Laureate - T0252319179To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the inauguration of the Children’s Laureate, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen and Jacqueline Wilson reflect on the fun and challenges of being Laureate and discuss the current trend of dramatic adaptations of children’s novels. | |
27 Apr 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1719928708 |
Paris Calling - T01028710093A chance to hear extracts from three newly translated contemporary French plays: Holy Land by Mohamed Kacimi a contemporary tragedy in occupied territories. The beginning of by Pascal Rambert a meditation on the surprise of love. Moi aussi je suis Catherine Deneuve by Pierre Notte a dark comedy of dysfunctional family life. | |
23 Apr 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L906413882 |
Paris Calling: Discussion - T01964593434Playwrights from the series discuss the current state of French playwriting and the genesis and development of the Paris Calling season. | |
23 Apr 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01154328935 |
Rufus Norris on Death and the King's Horseman - T0265229012Rufus Norris talks about his new production of Wole Soyinka’s play. | |
22 Apr 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L807849911 |
Jonathan Dimbleby - T01491766111In Russia, Jonathan Dimbleby looks at how her past has shaped her current identity, and investigates what modern Russia means to her people now. | |
16 Apr 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L757058336 |
Immigration in Literature - T0246439902The subject of immigration into London has inspired a wealth of fiction, biography and drama, most recently England People Very Nice. Writers, including Charles Nicholl and Robert McLiam Wilson, discuss the literary history of migrating Huguenots, Irish, Jewish and Bangladeshi communities. | |
15 Apr 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01875136955 |
In Conversation with... Rory Kinnear - T1392692223Rory Kinnear talks about his career. | |
3 Apr 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L247253174 |
Alain De Botton - T01200823992We spend much of our lives at work both one of the most exciting and most painful of all our activities. Alain de Botton introduces The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, exploring the modern workplace and what makes jobs either fulfilling or soul-destroying. | |
2 Apr 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01200561725 |
Peter Flannery on Burnt by the Sun - T01323341107Peter Flannery talks about his theatrical adaptation of this story set in Soviet Russia. | |
24 Mar 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1372111228 |
Berlin - A Reading by David Hare - T01258416704Hare reads a 55-minute meditation about Germany’s restored capital both what it represents in European history, and the peculiar part it has played in his own life. Running time approx 55 minsDirector Stephen Daldry. | |
10 Feb 09 to 20 Mar 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L139815707 |
Sandi Toksvig Presents The Great Feminist Quiz - T1634874910Sandi Toksvig, Fiona Laird and friends celebrate the post-feminist age. Marvel at the fact that women now own as much as 1% of the world's assets and in as little as 187 years, women in Britain could be paid the same as men. | |
5 Mar 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L179500465 |
In Conversation with... Claire Skinner - T0398077813The actress talks about playing the title role in Mrs Affleck. Running time 1 hour | |
2 Mar 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L946561778 |
Richard Bean on England People Very Nice - T0124719068The writer discusses his new play about immigration into London’s East End. | |
27 Feb 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L622915983 |
Michael Kustow - T0431122247Outspoken writer, producer and cultural activist Michael Kustow, reflects on In Search of Jerusalem, his year-long spiritual journey from India to Israel and Palestine, revisiting the places, people and ideas that have formed his beliefs. | |
26 Feb 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L212559512 |
The Satanic Verses Twenty Years On - T01162519849Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini sent a startling valentine to the prize-winning novelist Salman Rushdie, in the form of a fatwa which condemned the author and his novel, The Satanic Verses: a moment when global forces set religion and imaginative expression against one another. Twenty years on, English PEN and the National bring together actors and writers to read from the novel and discuss the implications of the fatwa against the writer. | |
14 Feb 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0557059602 |
Tom Stoppard on Every Good Boy Deserves Favour - T1681231066The playwright discusses his play for actors and orchestra. | |
14 Feb 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L02008467235 |
Marianne Elliott and Samuel Adamson on Mrs Affeck - T1806556849The director and playwright talk about this new production, inspired by Ibsen’s Little Eyolf. | |
11 Feb 09 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01541687440 |
Ian Kelly on Casanova - T0316667918Ian Kelly reveals a very different Casanova from the legendary lover in his new biography. | |
4 Feb 09 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01174018219 |
Michael Morpurgo - T391570063As the revival of War Horse continues in the Olivier, the author reflects on Joey’s journey to the stage. | |
22 Jan 09 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L05807226 |
Seeing Landscapes - T1720297198Four talks from renowned landscape photographer Charlie Waite. | |
8 Dec 08 to 6 Jan 09 | National Theatre, West End :: V400 listing details L1332149185 |
Jonathan Croall on Sybil Thorndike - T0255724648Biographer Jonathan Croall talks about Sybil Thorndike’s glittering career. | |
16 Dec 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1845722963 |
Christopher Bigsby on Arthur Miller - T1681945053Christopher Bigsby introduces his much-anticipated biography of one of the 20th century’s greatest playwrights. | |
10 Dec 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1265032908 |
Julie Walters - T2025204763As her autobiography is published, a comedy legend returns to the National to reflect on her hugely diverse 25-year career. | |
4 Dec 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L02121566526 |
An Evening with Private Eye - T01333718156 | |
1 Dec 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1619952671 |
Michael Holroyd and Richard Briers on Ellen Terry and Henry Irving - T1481266858Michael Holroyd is joined by fellow Irving-enthusiast, Richard Briers, to examine the dramatic lives of Ellen Terry and Henry Irving. | |
28 Nov 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01204249619 |
Tracy Letts and Anna D Shapiro on August: Osage County - T050213687The playwright, Tracy Letts, and director, Anna D Shapiro, discuss Steppenwolf’s award-winning production. | |
28 Nov 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L02067102488 |
Bill Paterson - T069399705Actor Bill Paterson, brought up in 50s Glasgow, reads from Tales from the Back Green | |
19 Nov 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01599942978 |
In Conversation with Clare Higgins - T1757288976The actress talks about her current role as Jocasta in Oedipus and her career. | |
17 Nov 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01812462933 |
Mike Brearley on the Oedipus Complex - T01740997771The psychoanalyst and former England cricket captain explores the connection between Sophocles’ telling of the Oedipus story, and Freud’s analysis. | |
14 Nov 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0910891580 |
Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful - T0959982273Powerful, lyrical songs and evocative readings tell the story of two brothers-in-arms in the First World War battlefields of Ypres. | |
10 Nov 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L093126922 |
Russell T Davies - T510049672The man who rejuvenated one of the BBC’s most iconic programmes talks to Benjamin Cook about Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale. | |
7 Nov 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0141682941 |
Jonathan Kent on Oedipus - T01044124147The director reflects on his production of Sophocles' tragedy. | |
6 Nov 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L384997820 |
On to be Straight with You - T1130849374Guests including Douglas Murray (Centre for Social Cohesion) and Andrea Minichiello Williams (Christian Legal Centre), discuss the challenging themes of this work. | |
5 Nov 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0296876815 |
In Conversation with Ralph Fiennes - T02023754592Prior to ‘In Conversation’, the National Theatre Archive will present a free screening of one of the guests’ previous performances, accompanied by an illustrated talk with photos, programmes and other archive material (numbers limited to 25). Running time 1 hour | |
24 Oct 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L975565179 |
The Horse Whisperers - T078438965A unique chance to see the celebrated ‘Man Who Listens to Horses’, Monty Roberts, and the horse psychologist, Kelly Marks. | |
22 Oct 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1700359474 |
Peter Gill - T616792164Apprenticeship is Peter Gill’s potent recollection of the changing theatrical landscape of the 60s and his journey from being a young actor to becoming a director and playwright. | |
17 Oct 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1969105615 |
Roger Moore - T975500070UNICEF ambassador and legendary screen actor, Roger Moore, talks about his long and illustrious career | |
16 Oct 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L730764249 |
Sheila Hancock - T01415348231Just Me is the moving and honest account of Sheila Hancock’s life since the death of her husband, John Thaw. | |
15 Oct 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L737063640 |
Stella Duffy - T1834225434Writer and actor Stella Duffy talks about her new novel The Room of Lost Things. | |
10 Oct 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1606118429 |
Katie Mitchell - T345910295One of the most adventurous directors working today talks about her new book, The Director’s Craft. | |
9 Oct 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1708078 |
Denis Norden - T01721263616The distinguished comedy writer and presenter is joined by Barry Cryer to look back on his career in Clips from a Life. | |
8 Oct 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1188161627 |
Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan on In-I - T0649587291Dancer and choreographer Akram Khan and actress Juliette Binoche discuss their new collaboration. | |
6 Oct 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L95680180 |
Enda Walsh and Mikel Murfi on the Walworth Farce - T0667816925The playwright and director reflect on the play's journey from Galway to Edinburgh and Broadway. | |
26 Sep 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0570358806 |
No Strings Attached - T1194563222A practical demonstration by leading contemporary puppeteers celebrates the increasingly popular trend of using puppets alongside performers in the theatre. | |
26 Sep 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L233822985 |
Doris Lessing - T01514617252In her new book, Alfred and Emily, the Nobel Laureate explores the lives of her parents, both irrevocably damaged by the Great War. | |
24 Sep 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L14121895 |
Elaine Paige - T1336867601The iconic star of Evita, Cats and Sunset Boulevard celebrates 40 years on the stage. | |
23 Sep 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1391485264 |
Richard Attenborough - T01024289070Together with his co-author, Diana Hawkins, he reflects on Entirely Up To You, Darling, their account of his extraordinarily diverse career. | |
18 Sep 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0257434187 |
In Conversation with Lesley Manville - T0241891500Prior to ‘In Conversation’, the National Theatre Archive will present a free screening of one of the guests’ previous performances, accompanied by an illustrated talk with photos, programmes and other archive material (numbers limited to 25). Running time 1 hour | |
1 Sep 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L712217471 |
7 Aug 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0643409208 |
Rebecca Lenkiewicz on Her Naked Skin - T01437922833 | |
1 Sep 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1509237862 |
Shirley Williams and June Purvis The Suffragettes' Legacy - T451510648One of the most senior women to have served in the Palace of Westminster and the Pankhursts’ biographer, join Genista McIntosh to discuss the suffragettes. | |
22 Aug 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L236245171 |
Katie Mitchell on....Some Trace of Her - T0560812372The director talks about her production based on The Idiot, Dostoevsky’s depiction of the 'positively good man'. | |
12 Aug 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01905391817 |
Corin Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave - T01680419499Two members of one of our most celebrated acting dynasties reflect on their remarkable family legacy and their eclectic careers. | |
30 Jun 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01795575004 |
Julian Clary: Murder Most Fab - T267508102Fresh from his appearance as the Emcee in Cabaret, Julian Clary discusses his debut novel, Murder Most Fab, a hilarious tale of television success, murderous deception and closets overrun with skeletons. Booksigning | |
27 Jun 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0134844487 |
Jan Ravens - Changing Faces - T119906269Using impressions of many of her favourite characters, the Dead Ringers actress reveals how she approaches playing politicians and celebrities, and what public figures tell us about ourselves. | |
20 Jun 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01709472564 |
Melly Still on The Revenger's Tragedy - T179264750Melly Still discusses her new production of Middleton’s vivid and violent portrayal of lust and ambition. | |
13 Jun 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0872724031 |
Lee Hall, Max Roberts and William Feaver on The Pitmen Painters - T02012230462Playwright Lee Hall and director Max Roberts are joined by art critic William Feaver to reflect on The Ashington Group, a remarkable exercise in working men’s art. | |
4 Jun 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L542904677 |
Gary Taylor: Middleton- Our Other Shakespeare - T1714799135As the first collection of Thomas Middleton’s works since 1886 is published, its editor Gary Taylor examines a playwright repeatedly censored in his own time, but who has since been admired for his representations of the intertwined pursuits of sex, power, and God. Booksigning | |
3 Jun 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1776716630 |
The News, The Stories, The Photographs - T0883946776To complement the International Herald Tribune (IHT) exhibition [see below], photographers, including Magnum’s Ian Berry, describe their experiences of documenting the world changing events of 1968, from Russia’s invasion of Czechoslovakia to the Paris riots, discussing how ’68 shaped the way we illustrate news today. Chaired by Katherine Knorr, IHT features editor. | |
27 May 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L082618909 |
Michael Frayn: Stage Directions Writing on Theatre - T1141616684This new collection charts Michael Frayn’s path into the theatre from the ‘doubtful beginnings’ of his childhood to his subsequent scorn as a young man and, surprisingly late in life, his reluctant conversion to the stage. | |
19 May 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1139900087 |
Mark Thomas on the Arms Trade - T958942113Major Barbara focuses on the munitions ethics in 1905; Mark Thomas, comedian and political campaigner, explores the contemporary arms trade in As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela, uncovering major loopholes in the law surrounding arms and torture weapons. | |
15 May 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01308402144 |
Acting with Facts Docudrama - T01793475806David Edgar and Derek Paget explore the impact of the increasingly popular genre of documentary drama; they discuss the specific challenges and strange experience of playing real, and sometimes living, people on stage. | |
14 May 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01360915131 |
Marianne Elliott and Simon Stephens on Harper Regan - T291019519The director and playwright talk about the premiere of Harper Regan in the Cottesloe with Dan Rebellato | |
13 May 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1929524150 |
Tony Harrison, Edith Hall and Oliver Taplin on Fram - T1201345608Tony Harrison is joined by classical scholars Edith Hall and Oliver Taplin to explore the many links between Gilbert Murray, Greek drama, the League of Nations and a large part of the current Olivier repertoire. As well as Murray being a leading character in Harrison’s Fram, he and his wife Mary were also the inspiration for fellow-Humanist Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara and Adolphus Cusins. | |
9 May 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L720552131 |
Roy Hattersley: Bernard Shaw and the Salvation Army A Misalliance? - T1502570055Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara pits the Salvation Army against the arms trade; Roy Hattersley, former Labour minister and author of Blood & Fire: William and Catherine Booth and Their Salvation Army, explores the themes of the play. | |
6 May 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01603321570 |
Joan Didion on the Year of Magical Thinking - T01528341136The distinguished American writer reflects on her acclaimed work as the adaptation of her memoir arrives in the Lyttelton. | |
25 Apr 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1010618251 |
Nicholas Hytner on Major Barbara - T1526019413The Director of the National talks about his production of one of Bernard Shaw’s most controversial plays. | |
24 Apr 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01829924060 |
Howard Brenton on Never So Good - T01522878074The playwright discusses his new play about Harold Macmillan | |
17 Apr 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0976302151 |
Free the Word: A Celebration of World Literature - T01105347245Presented by International PEN Meet the great writers you know and the great writers you don’t... As part of International PEN’s Free The Word: Festival of World Literature taking place at venues along the South Bank from 11-13 April, the National will be hosting events on 11 and 12 April including an opening Platform in the Lyttelton at 6pm and chill-out entertainment in the Late Lounge (Terrace Cafe). | |
11 Apr 08 to 12 Apr 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01336375334 |
Mark Ravenhill on Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat - T0526225051While his series of short plays are appearing across London, Mark Ravenhill discusses the genesis and development of his work. | |
9 Apr 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L358013300 |
The August Wilson Century Cycle - T448228182The late August Wilson’s plays offer a sweeping view of the black American experience in the twentieth century. As the plays are published together, Bonnie Greer, Paulette Randall and Roy Williams celebrate the legacy of this influential and celebrated writer. | |
7 Apr 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01386300727 |
Simon Russell Beale: A Shropshire Lad - T01620705361Simon Russell Beale reads from AE Housman’s cycle of poems about love and life and youth and the passing of time. With soundscape by Christopher Shutt. | |
28 Mar 08 to 1 Apr 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1749371174 |
Claire Tomalin on Milton - T1978746936The renowned biographer introduces her selection of John Milton’s poetry, ranging from the classical to the religious and from the lyrical to the epic | |
26 Mar 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L11577971 |
Kathleen Turner - T01501237251Talks about her life and work and her poignant autobiographical self-portrait, Send Yourself Roses: My Life, Love and Leading Roles. | |
11 Mar 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L86329708 |
Discussion on Baby Girl, DNA and the Miracle - T0304533020The three playwrights Roy Williams, Dennis Kelly and Lin Coghlan, and their director Paul Miller discuss the plays' evolution from the Connections programme to these new Cottesloe productions. | |
10 Mar 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L2014253647 |
David Attenborough: Life in Cold Blood - T330431353Sir David Attenborough's distinguished career began in 1952. His work included political broadcasts, archaeological quizzes, short stories, gardening and religious programmes, before he became Controller of BBC2 in 1965 and Director of Programmes in 1969. As the last in his epic Life series is published, he talks about his career. | |
7 Mar 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01892430760 |
Charles Nicholl: The Lodger Shakespeare on Silver Street - T0537924454In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at court in Westminster the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. Charles Nicholl applies a powerful biographical eye to this little-known episode in Shakespeare's life, showing him in the context of Silver Street where he was merely the man renting the room upstairs. | |
6 Mar 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0214782051 |
James MacDonald on the Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other - T1989321623The director James MacDonald talks about his production of Peter Handke's experimental play-without-words. | |
22 Feb 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1899402670 |
John Barrowman: Anything Goes - T0417856640John Barrowman, who appeared at the National in Anything Goes and Love's Labour's Lost, returns to the Olivier to reflect on Doctor Who, musicals and reality TV. | |
11 Feb 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L456353755 |
New Views Student-Curated Platform - T2098948389A lively discussion following Statement of Regret to debate the issues. This post-show Platform will be curated by students aged 16-18, participating in the New Views education programme, supported by JP Morgan. Free to audience members seeing Statement that evening. | |
5 Feb 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01376761804 |
Lucinda Coxon and Thea Sharrock on Happy Now? - T0140383210The playwright and director talk about Happy Now?, a comic tale of modern life. | |
1 Feb 08 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01245284727 |
Michael Morpurgo - T934017955The former Children's Laureate discusses his work and War Horse's journey to the stage. | |
25 Jan 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0133136022 |
Still Life - T589211281Rehearsed reading of a celebrated short play originally written by Noël Coward for himself and Gertrude Lawrence | |
23 Jan 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1435069136 |
Nicholas Hytner on Much Ado About Nothing - T1522624476The National's Director discusses his new production of Shakespeare's tale of love and verbal sparring. | |
18 Jan 08 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01400040665 |
The Astonished Heart - T1736238162Rehearsed reading of a celebrated short play originally written by Noël Coward for himself and Gertrude Lawrence | |
16 Jan 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01212329675 |
Oliver Taplin: Pots and Plays - T0963006563In his new book Pots and Plays, Oliver Taplin examines the surprising relationship between Greek vase paintings and Greek tragedy, offering fresh insights into why people striving to find meaning in human suffering turn to poetry, theatre and art. Booksigning | |
11 Jan 08 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0639407220 |
Theatre Quiz - T2053865834Emma Freud takes charge of another quick-fire battle of theatrical knowledge between two rival National Theatre companies. Hands on buzzers please... | |
21 Dec 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L167111085 |
Christopher Fry Centenary - T262247854Fry was celebrated and performed in post-war Britain by Olivier, Gielgud, Scofield, Edith Evans and Tyrone Power, until the 1950s pushed him into relative obscurity. On what would have been his 100th birthday, a look back at one of our last great verse playwrights. | |
18 Dec 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0531325567 |
Daniel Rosenthal: 100 Shakespeare Films - T0233674789Daniel Rosenthal uses film clips to explore unorthodox screen Shakespeare from a gangster Macbeth and a sci-fi Tempest to a high-school Shrew and a newsroom Much Ado. Booksigning | |
17 Dec 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0213665406 |
Germaine Greer: Shakespeare's Wife - T1906053927Germaine Greer talks about the wife of the world’s most celebrated playwright, in her polemical, ground-breaking study of Elizabethan England that reclaims Ann Hathaway’s rightful place in history. Booksigning | |
14 Dec 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L2129956222 |
Julian Crouch: The Designer as Creator - T1845258960Marking the Linbury Biennial Prize, Julian Crouch designer, writer, puppet maker and co-director of Improbable discusses with Pamela Howard how designers can be the creators of a project, illustrated with film excerpts. | |
13 Dec 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L498388587 |
Katie Mitchell on Women of Troy - T01608815996Kirector [Katie Mitchell] talks about her new production of a seminal anti-war play. | |
10 Dec 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0517131921 |
An Evening with Private Eye - T93015449Ian Hislop, editor of the country’s top satirical magazine Private Eye, makes his annual appearance at the National with special guests to look back on the events of 2007. Booksigning | |
4 Dec 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01986864392 |
Kwame Kwei-Armah and Jeremy Herrin on Statement of Regret - T01628223436Kwame Kwei-Armah, author of Elmina’s Kitchen and Fix-Up, discusses his new play with its director, Jeremy Herrin. | |
30 Nov 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L2063680479 |
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris on War Horse - T596179833The National’s Associate Directors talk about their first collaboration together on the gripping tale of loyalty and bravery, War Horse. | |
26 Nov 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L02084123560 |
Miriam Karlin: Some Sort of a Life - T1574794889A pillar of the British acting establishment, lifelong socialist, humanist and thoroughgoing maverick, Miriam Karlin talks to Richard Digby Day about her fascinating life. Booksigning | |
23 Nov 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01662866008 |
Animals in War - T583630974The extraordinary contribution that animals have made to the war effort is celebrated by Mike Baker of the overseas equine welfare charity The Brooke, Terry Charman of the Imperial War Museum, and historian and writer Juliet Gardiner. 45 mins | |
22 Nov 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L065976943 |
Michael Billington and Nicholas Hytner - T457905515Britain’s longest-serving theatre critic, Michael Billington, talks to Nicholas Hytner about postwar Britain from a theatrical perspective, as featured in his new book, State of the Nation. Booksigning. 45 mins | |
19 Nov 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01241340078 |
The Letters of Noel Coward - T01962245574Coward scholar Barry Day introduces a selection of readings from the Master’s insightful, witty and often surprisingly moving letters to Shaw, Woolf, Churchill, Garbo and the Queen Mother amongst others. Booksigning | |
13 Nov 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01105608771 |
First World War Poetry - T365245828Alongside War Horse’s depiction of WW1, members of the company read some of the beautiful and moving poetry inspired by the conflict. | |
9 Nov 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01456469905 |
Peter Gill with Nicholas Wright - T01530655591Playwright, director and founder of the NT Studio, Peter Gill, and fellow playwright Nicholas Wright discuss the new NT book, Actors Speaking, a collection of conversations with 12 remarkable actors, and Gill’s own attitude to modern verse-speaking. Booksigning . 45 mins | |
7 Nov 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0443746824 |
Les Dawson's Secret Notebooks - T01597381318Les Dawson was one of Britain’s finest comedians. His widow Tracy Dawson and long-time collaborator Roy Barraclough reminisce about this much loved man. Booksigning. 45 mins | |
6 Nov 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L98537149 |
A Voyage Round John Mortimer with John Mortimer and Valerie Grove - T1846326711Novelist, playwright and barrister, John Mortimer talks to his biographer Valerie Grove about his extraordinary legal and literary career. 45 mins | |
1 Nov 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1861313614 |
Sue Townsend - T01541908192The Royal Family has been living in exile on a bleak housing estate. Now an abdication and a succession crisis loom in Sue Townsend’s sharp and satirical new novel Queen Camilla. Booksigning. 45 mins | |
29 Oct 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0823183365 |
Michael Morpurgo (Platform on War Horse) - T1389530554The former Children’s Laureate discusses his work and War Horse’s journey to the stage. Captioned platform | |
26 Oct 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L923314493 |
Handspring Puppet Company (Platform on War Horse) - T1427172407Puppet Company reveal the challenges of bringing Joey - War Horse’s eponymous character - to life. Captioned platform | |
25 Oct 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L513475790 |
Lynne Truss - T1554728005The author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves takes on the apostrophe in her new children’s book The Girl’s Like Spaghetti. Booksigning. 45 mins | |
23 Oct 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01030315052 |
Jeanette Winterson: The Stone Gods - T1549420214The award-winning novelist discusses her new novel The Stone Gods, an interplanetary love story. Booksigning. 45 mins | |
22 Oct 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0220561495 |
Braham Murray and Nicholas Hytner - T01897158717As his autobiography The Worst It Can Be is a Disaster is published, one of the founding directors of the Royal Exchange Manchester talks to Nicholas Hytner about the challenges and rewards of running a large theatrical institution. Booksigning. 45 mins | |
19 Oct 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L783389194 |
Howard Davies on Present Laughter - T0518606980Director Howard Davies discusses his new production of Coward’s theatrical comedy. | |
12 Oct 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0936714937 |
Mike Alfreds - T124152753The founder of Shared Experience, Mike Alfreds, talks about Different Every Night, a practical guide to rehearsal and performance for directors and actors. Booksigning. 45 mins | |
5 Oct 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01860986768 |
Rose Collis: TheEffing Lady on Coral Browne - T084852494Rose Collis’s This Effing Lady celebrates an actress renowned for her glamour, often-savage wit and high-camp performances. Booksigning. 45 mins | |
4 Oct 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1823515733 |
In Conversation with Paterson Joseph - T1464644760Paterson Joseph talks to Al Senter about his current role as Brutus Jones in The Emperor Jones, and his career. 1 hour | |
7 Sep 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01064639405 |
Thea Sharrock on The Emperor Jones - T0951674993The director Thea Sharrock discusses her production of Eugene O’Neill’s controversial play. 45 mins | |
7 Sep 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0787215226 |
Alan Bennett: The Uncommon Reader - T0173240372[Alan Bennett] reads from his latest book, The Uncommon Reader, in which HM The Queen wanders into a mobile library and finds literature changes her world view, with mildly shocking and very funny consequences. Booksigning. 45 mins | |
4 Sep 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1595949271 |
Paul Miller on The Enchantment - T324453534Paul Miller discusses his new production of this rarely-seen play by Victoria Benedictsson - one of the great proponents of the Swedish realism movement. | |
13 Aug 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0879931855 |
Peter Nichols - T0846248105To celebrate his 80th birthday, the author of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg and Privates on Parade looks back on his extraordinary career. | |
3 Aug 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01350967186 |
Teatr Biuro Podrozy on Heart of Darkness - T016777152As their adaptation of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness receives its British premiere in Theatre Square, one of Poland’s major theatre companies talks about the work that has brought them international status. | |
2 Aug 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1360531355 |
Michael Holroyd on Saint Joan - T1041409105The author of the definitive biography of Bernard Shaw looks at one of the most popular plays of the 20th century and how it relates to Shaw’s other work. | |
24 Jul 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L746829712 |
Ian Rickson on The Hothouse - T0315573531Director Ian Rickson talks his production of Pinter’s early play. | |
19 Jul 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1369028852 |
Connections: Writers' Forum - T278959371As the nine new Connections plays for 2007 arrive at the National, the writers gather to look back on their experiences of the project. | |
17 Jul 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L3967346 |
Marianne Elliott on Saint Joan - T0213085422Director Marianne Elliott discusses her production of Shaw’s play, written shortly after the canonisation of Joan of Arc | |
13 Jul 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0891702539 |
Matt Charman on The Five Wives of Maurice Pinder - T01582214492As his new play opens at the National, writer Matt Charman speaks to Dan Rebellato. | |
6 Jul 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1681845775 |
In Conversation with Zoe Wanamaker - T76768090Zoë Wanamaker talks to Al Senter about her current role as Serafina in The Rose Tattoo and her illustrious career. (1 hour) | |
29 Jun 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01755907747 |
Pippa Haywood, Tom Hollander, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Jason Watkins - T01220779719The multi-talented quartet, currently appearing in Landscape with Weapon, talk about working together on Joe Penhall’s latest play. | |
29 Jun 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0381214440 |
Ayub Khan-Din on Rafta, Rafta... - T01922752810Ayub Khan-Din, the author of this comic tale of Indian family life in England, reveals the challenges and rewards of adapting Bill Naughton’s original play. | |
26 Jun 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0742724535 |
Howard Davies on Philistines - T0298325149Director Howard Davies discusses his new production of Gorky’s masterpiece. | |
20 Jun 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L119261226 |
Howard Davies on Philistines - T2023957920Director [Howard Davies] discusses his new production of Gorky’s masterpiece. | |
20 Jun 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L880641659 |
Carol Ann Duffy: The Hat - T01952764625The award-winning poet reads from her new collection for children, which celebrates the discovery of imaginative worlds – from the loneliness of ghosts and ghouls to a shopping trip by Mancunian cows. Accompanied by the musician John Sampson. Booksigning | |
18 Jun 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L140319910 |
Harish Patel and Meera Syal - T0408944484Bollywood star meets comedy legend in Rafta, Rafta… Harish Patel and Meera Syal talk about the production, and their dazzling and diverse careers. | |
15 Jun 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0912242969 |
Matters of Life, Death...and Neuropsychology - T0805843016Leading clinical neuropsychologist, Dr Paul Broks, and Alexander Linklater of The Guardian, discuss the head injury which lies at the heart of A Matter of Life and Death, and its shattering consequences. | |
14 Jun 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L2097250291 |
Hidden London Theatres: SE1 and Beyond - T0164720955John Constable talks about the theatrical history of the 'Outlaw Borough' from Shakespeare's Bankside to the present day South Bank. Booksigning. | |
1 Jun 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L02078529452 |
Emma Rice and Tom Morris on a Matter of Life and Death - T01838721226Emma Rice and Tom Morris discuss their adaptation of one of British cinema’s best-loved films. | |
25 May 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0217931223 |
Ackroyd and Harvey on Flytower - T0910580157A chance to learn more about the work of Ackroyd and Harvey as FlyTower transforms the exterior of the National into a living installation | |
21 May 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1978735242 |
Bella Merlin: The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit - T044096516Actress, author and academic Bella Merlin presents her new hands-on, step-by-step guide to Stanislavsky’s celebrated ‘System’. Booksigning | |
18 May 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L173962183 |
Joe Penhall on Landscape with Weapon - T343916081Joe Penhall talks about Landscape with Weapon, his first play at the National since the hugely successful Blue/Orange. | |
15 May 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0350993168 |
Michael Pennington: Sweet William - T0901361963One of the great contemporary Shakespearean actors, who has played most of the major roles with the RSC and the ESC (he sadly missed out Romeo, and Lear is still to come!) presents his one-man show, which offers a personal perspective on the world’s greatest dramatist. 2 hours | |
11 May 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01861188956 |
Elizabeth Shafer: Lilian Baylis - T17693958Without Lilian Baylis, the National Theatre would probably still be a theatrical pipedream. Her biographer looks at a formidable career woman. Booksigning. | |
4 May 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L544264505 |
Bettina Jonic: 'Winnie, Sam and I' - T01062845741Following the recent National production of Happy Days, the singer Bettina Jonic, friend and confidante of Samuel Beckett, recalls the birth of the play and her creative association with the author. | |
2 May 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L037743782 |
Katie Mitchell on Attempts on her Life - T676389964Director [Katie Mitchell] discusses the latest in her series of extraordinary productions | |
1 May 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L996882263 |
Nichola McAuliffe - T01032848575In her new novel, actress Nichola McAuliffe tells the curious tale of an ex-television star who takes the lead in a disastrous new Salsa musical and charts her journey from first read-through to the West End. Booksigning. | |
30 Apr 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L705048640 |
Patrick Marber: Closer 10 Years On - T1302415426In 1997 Patrick Marber's new play, Closer, opened in the Cottesloe Theatre; rave reviews and a Hollywood movie followed. He looks back on Closer's phenomenal decade, with Daniel Rosenthal. Booksigning. | |
27 Apr 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1410345701 |
Oliver Ford Davies: Performing Shakespeare - T0345464929On Shakespeare's birthday, the distinguished actor introduces his practical guide to performing Shakespeare, drawing on a lifetime's experience. Booksigning. | |
23 Apr 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L2008075990 |
John Kani and Winston Ntshona on Sizwe Banzi is Dead - T1028658073As the legendary theatrical partners John Kani and Winston Ntshona return to the National, they talk about the remarkable history of the play and their long-standing collaboration. | |
26 Mar 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1480358136 |
Sean Holmes on The Caucasian Chalk Circle - T01640337350The director is joined by members of Filter Theatre Company to discuss their version of Brecht’s morality play as the NT Education’s Mobile tour arrives in the Cottesloe. | |
21 Mar 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0373545539 |
Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark - T1526281399Max Stafford-Clark has been at the cutting edge of British theatre for over thirty years. The influential director and founder of Out of Joint, talks about the evolution of nine of his most famous productions, including Cloud Nine, Our Country’s Good and Some Explicit Polaroids. | |
16 Mar 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0578404530 |
Nicholas Hytner on The Man of Mode - T0190546912The National’s Director discusses his contemporary twist on Etherege’s glittering comedy of manners. | |
6 Mar 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01418934533 |
Deborah Warner and Fiona Shaw on Happy Days - T0596772027Deborah Warner and Fiona Shaw talk about their prolific and popular theatre partnership, as they return to the National with Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece, thirty years after its last appearance in the Lyttelton. | |
27 Feb 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0558524716 |
Nicholas Wright on The Reporter - T0313998922The playwright discusses his new play and how real-life events inspired his enthralling detective story. | |
23 Feb 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0816658775 |
Charlotte Emmerson and Judy Parfitt on Therese Raquin - T0826779965The actors battling it out nightly as Zola’s passionate heroine and her oppressive mother-in-law, talk about bringing this gripping thriller to the stage. | |
19 Feb 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01737138934 |
Kenneth Tynan: Theatre Writings - T515129980Prior to his appointment as the National’s first Literary Manager, Kenneth Tynan was one of the most influential theatre critics of his age. His biographer, Dominic Shellard, introduces a new selection of his reviews and articles, including pieces on Miller, Osborne, Coward and Eliot, and on topics such as censorship, Broadway and the National Theatre. | |
13 Feb 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01596613561 |
Emile Zola - T01918971215Leading Zola authorities Susan Harrow and Russell Cousins examine this towering literary figure of the nineteenth century, and look at how different media have embraced his work. | |
7 Feb 07 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1631386480 |
Virginia Woolf - T01690260494Academic Gillian Beer, biographer Hermione Lee and film-maker Sally Potter discuss the work of one of the most distinctive and innovative writers of the twentieth century. | |
2 Feb 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L101948245 |
Simon Armitage: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - T01251314033Simon Armitage introduces a reading from his major new version of one of the earliest great stories in English literature. Originally composed by an anonymous poet around 1400, it tells of Gawain's wintery quest for the mysterious green knight on a green horse. | |
23 Jan 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L02001090682 |
Katie Mitchell on Waves - T237628619Director Katie Mitchell talks about her new production. | |
12 Jan 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L432265266 |
Real Coram Children - T0993086620Former pupils of Thomas Coram's Foundling Hospital talk about their experiences. | |
10 Jan 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01689187889 |
Banned - T879691513An extended Platform tells the story of censorship in the arts, with some of the material that has, at some point, been banned. | |
9 Jan 07 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01962166824 |
Joy Melville: Ellen Terry - T47585818A new biography celebrating the most acclaimed, loved and highly paid actress in late 19th-century theatre. | |
5 Jan 07 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1549763357 |
Theatre Quiz - T01394201833Another annual battle of dramatic knowledge and quick wits as two teams battle it out for theatrical supremacy. | |
20 Dec 06 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01339528402 |
Murray Melvin and Kerry Michael: The Art of the Theatre Workshop - T01020183296Murray Melvin, stalwart of the Theatre Workshop, talks about the company which presented Oh What Lovely War. | |
15 Dec 06 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01988954277 |
National Headlines 2: Right Angles - T1604780460A second installment of verbatim monologues with accompanying discussions on contemporary subjects, as experienced from a right-wing point of view. | |
22 Nov 06 to 14 Dec 06 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L01419606473 |
Jamila Gavin - T0647869275The award-winning author talks about the stage adaptation of Coram Boy. | |
12 Dec 06 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L1169713588 |
Alan Plater: Doggin' Around - T01729392234The memoirs of a jazz-crazed playwright are a witty and surreal celebration of a mottled career. | |
11 Dec 06 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L969384457 |
An Evening with Private Eye - T506600227Celebrating 20 years as editor and the 45th birthday of the satirical magazine, Ian Hislop and guests look back on the events of 2006. | |
8 Dec 06 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L779505386 |
Jack Shepherd and Keith Dewhurst: Impossible Plays - T218880348Explaining the ideas behind the work of Bill Bryden's Cottesloe company and the search for a 'popular theatre'. | |
6 Dec 06 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L0721569113 |
Victor Spinetti: Up Front... - T01579752943The story of Spinetti's life, from Welsh-Italian upbringing to Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop. | |
4 Dec 06 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0671660976 |
Reuters The State of the World - T1782809042Accompanying the Reuters exhibition a series of talks on the issues captured by Reuters' photojournalists. | |
30 Nov 06 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L01820175179 |
Martin Crimp and Aleks Sierz - T01325766417The Theatre of Martin Crimp is a major new account of 'one of the most acute satirists of contemporary British society'. | |
28 Nov 06 | Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre), West End :: V375 listing details L1661230950 |
Marianne Elliott on Therese Raquin - T1434518648The director talks about her production of Zola's passionate story. | |
24 Nov 06 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0129548365 |
Reuters The State of the World - T420372547Accompanying the Reuters exhibition, a series of talks on the issues captured by Reuters' photojournalists. | |
10 Nov 06 to 20 Nov 06 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01741226870 |
Humphrey Lyttelton - T01400772831In It Just Occurred to Me... the legendary band leader, jazz trumpeter, broadcaster and humorist looks back on a rich and varied life. | |
17 Nov 06 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L986978208 |
Peter Sallis - T718436549The voice of 'Wallace' talks about Fading into the Limelight, which charts a long career in which he has played Clegg in the world's longest running sitcom. | |
14 Nov 06 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01709442476 |
Ian Richardson - T0773891786Talks about a distinguished and celebrated career. | |
13 Nov 06 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L01878135767 |
Ronnie Corbett - T1455263175And it's Goodnight from Him... tells the story of the very British friendship that became a great comic partnership. | |
8 Nov 06 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0873843042 |
Alan Bennett - T0234029301 | |
7 Nov 06 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L0284968747 |