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Hansard ‘Master Harold’... Small Island Rutherford and Son Playing from 22 Aug and the boys Playing from 10 Aug 16 May – 3 Aug Playing from 21 Sep

The Secret River Mr Gum and the Dancing Peter Gynt 22 Aug – 7 Sep Bear – the Muscial! 27 June – 8 Oct Playing until 11 May 25 July – 31 Aug

Jellyfish Translations Top Girls River Stage 5 – 16 July Playing from 15 Oct Playing until 20 July 5 July – 3 Aug

4 5 AUGUST Hansard Thu 22 7.30 a new play by Simon Woods Fri 23 7.30 Sat 24 7.30 Mon 26 7.30 Tue 27 7.30 Wed 28 7.30 Lyttelton Theatre Thu 29 7.30 Fri 30 7.30 Sat 31 7.30 Cast includes Hansard; noun The official report of all SEPTEMBER

Alex Jennings parliamentary debates. Mon 2 7.30 Director It’s a summer’s morning in 1988 and Tory Tue 3 7.00 politician Robin Hesketh has returned home Wed 4 7.30 Wed 11 7.30 Set and to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with Thu 12 7.30 Costume Designer his wife of 30 years, Diana. But all is not as Fri 13 7.30 Hildegard Bechtler blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking Sat 14 2.15 hangover, a fox is destroying the garden, 7.30 Lighting Designer and secrets are being dug up all over the Jackie Shemesh Photography ( and OCTOBER place. As the day draws on, what starts as Lindsay Duncan) by Jay Brooks Music gentle ribbing and the familiar rhythms of Thu 3 7.30 Michael Bruce Fri 4 7.30 marital sparring quickly turns to blood-sport. Talks and events Sat 5 2.15 Sound Designer Simon Godwin (‘Antony & Cleopatra’) Director Simon Godwin 7.30 Christopher Shutt directs Simon Woods’ witty and Thu 10 7.30 and Writer Simon Woods Fri 11 AD 7.30 Movement Director devastating portrait of the governing class. Thu 12 Sep, 6 – 6.45pm, Sat 12 AD TT*2.15 Shelley Maxwell Lindsay Duncan and Alex Jennings, both Lyttelton, £9/£6 CAP 7.30 two-time Olivier Award winners, return to the Mon 14 CAP 7.30 Parliamentary Voting: Tue 15 7.30 National Theatre to play Diana and Robin. Personal Beliefs vs Mon 21 7.30 Party Line Tue 22 CAP 7.30 Mon 14 Oct, 6 – 7pm, Wed 23 7.30 Thu 24 7.30 Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Exploring Hansard Additional Tue 15 Oct, performances to 10.30am – 4pm, be announced

Cottesloe Room, TT starts at £60/£40/£15 12.45pm

6 7 SEPTEMBER ‘Master Harold’... Sat 21 7.30 and the boys Mon 23 7.30 Tue 24 7.30 by Athol Fugard Wed 25 7.30 Thu 26 7.30 Fri 27 7.30 Lyttelton Theatre Sat 28 2.15 7.30 Mon 30 7.30 Cast includes St George’s Park Tea Room, Port Elizabeth, Hammed 1950. On a long rainy afternoon, employees OCTOBER

Animashaun Sam and Willie practise their steps for the Tue 1 7.00 Lucian Msamati finals of the ballroom dancing championship. Wed 2 7.30 Director Hally arrives from school to hide out in his Mon 7 7.30 Tue 8 2.15 Roy Alexander parents’ tea room. These two men have 7.30 Weise been unlikely best friends to Hally his whole Wed 9 7.30 Set and Costume life. But it is apartheid era South Africa: he’s Wed 16 7.30 Master Harold, and they are the boys. Thu 17 2.15 Designer 7.30 Rajha Shakiry This blistering masterwork explores the Photography (Lucian Msamati Fri 18 7.30 nature of friendship, and the ways people and Hammed Animashaun) Sat 19 2.15 Lighting Designer by Sebastian Nevols 7.30 Paule Constable are capable of hurting even those they love. Fri 25 7.30 Movement Director In Tony Award-winning playwright Sat 26 2.15 Talks and events 7.30 Shelley Maxwell Athol Fugard’s semi-autobiographical and deeply moving play, racism lurks Breaking the Law: dangerously beneath liberalism. Roy Theatre and Apartheid Additional in South Africa performances to Alexander Weise (‘Nine Night’) directs be announced Lucian Msamati (‘Amadeus’) and Hammed Tue 8 Oct, 6 – 7pm, Animashaun (‘Barber Shop Chronicles’) Cottesloe Room, £9/£6 Access as Sam and Willie. An Introduction to the performances will be announced in Work of Athol Fugard the next brochure Wed 16 Oct, 6 – 7pm, Cottesloe Room, £9/£6

Further talks and events to be announced later in the year

8 9 A Sydney Theatre Company Production AUGUST

Thu 22 7.00 The Secret River Fri 23 7.00 Sat 24 1.00 by Kate Grenville 7.00 adapted for by Andrew Bovell Mon 26 7.00 Tue 27 7.00 Wed 28 7.00 Olivier Theatre Thu 29 1.00 7.00 Fri 30 7.00 Cast to be A deeply moving and unflinching journey Sat 31 1.00 announced into Australia’s dark history. Adapted from 7.00 Director Kate Grenville’s acclaimed novel, this SEPTEMBER multi-award-winning production from Neil Armfield Mon 2 CAP 7.00 Sydney Theatre Company tells the story Tue 3 7.00 Artistic Associate of two families divided by culture and land. Stephen Page Wed 4 CAP 1.00 William Thornhill arrives in New South 7.00 Thu 5 7.00 Set Designer Wales a convict from the slums of London. Stephen Curtis Fri 6 AD 7.00 Upon earning his pardon he discovers that © Tom Huntley, The Advertiser Sat 7 AD TT* 1.00 Costume Designer this new world offers something he didn’t 7.00 Tess Schofield dare dream of: a place to call his own. Talks and events Lighting Designer But as he plants a crop and lays claim to Playing at Edinburgh Mark Howett the soil on the banks of the Hawkesbury Director Neil Armfield Wed 28 Aug, 5.45 – 6.30pm, International River, he finds that this land is not his to Festival Composer Cottesloe Room, £7/£5 Iain Grandage take. Its ancient custodians are the 2 – 11 August Dharug people. Sound Designer TT starts at Steve Francis Neil Armfield directs a large ensemble cast, 11.30am with live music by composer Iain Grandage. ‘The Secret River’ 2019 tour is supported This hauntingly poetic production was by Ian Narev & Frances Allan, Gretel Packer conceived in collaboration with Aboriginal and commissioning patrons Catriona artists and is performed in Dharug as well Mordant AM & Simon Mordant AM and David Gonski AC & Orli Wargon OAM. as English. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals ‘Astonishingly beautiful… deeply affecting. Initiative, managed by the Australia Essential viewing.’ Council its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of ‘Sun Herald’ Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and The Centenary of Canberra. 10 11 JULY Mr Gum and the Thu 25 7.00 Dancing Bear – Fri 26 7.00 Sat 27 2.00 Mon 29 7.00 the Musical! Tue 30 2.00 book and lyrics by Andy Stanton 7.00 Wed 31 7.00 music by Jim Fortune AUGUST

Dorfman Theatre Thu 1 7.00 Fri 2 7.00 Sat 3 2.00 Cast to be Who likes bears? Everyone likes bears! Well, 7.00 announced not quite everyone... Mr Gum is a complete Tue 6 2.00 Director horror who hates children, animals and fun Wed 7 2.00 of any kind – so when a big bear called 7.00 Amy Hodge Fri 9 2.00 Padlock strolls into town, trouble can’t be Set and Costume 7.00 far off. Can nine-year-old Polly and her band Sat 10 2.00 Designer of misfit friends help Padlock escape the 7.00 Georgia Lowe villain’s evil clutches? Or will Mr Gum and Illustration by David Tazzyman Tue 13 2.00 Thu 15 2.00 Music Director his gruesome butcher sidekick prevail? 7.00 Tarek Merchant Free family activities in the Fri 16 2.00 Based on the hilariously anarchic, foyer one hour before each Lighting Designer award-winning children’s books, ‘Mr Gum 7.00 2pm performance Sat 17 ® 2.00 Lee Curran and the Dancing Bear – the Musical!’ 7.00 Choreographer promises to be an all-singing, all-dancing, For family workshops please Tue 20 2.00 Fleur Darkin occasionally-burping extravaganza for see the website Wed 21 2.00 children and adults alike. Author 7.00 Sound Designer Andy Fri 23 2.00 Carolyn Downing Stanton creates the book and lyrics, 7.00 with music by Jim Fortune (‘Pericles’). Sat 24 2.00 Puppetry 7.00 Jimmy Grimes Full of outlandish characters and joyful, Tue 27 CAP 2.00 utterly idiotic songs, this production is Wed 28 2.00 definitely not your average family fare. 7.00 Fri 30 2.00 Suitable for 7yrs+ AD 7.00 Sat 31 AD TT* 2.00 Tickets for families 7.00

Half-price tickets for under-18s – see p50 TT starts at 12.30pm 12 13 Additional JULY OCTOBER performances to be announced Fri 5 7.30 Tue 15 7.30 Sat 6 7.30 Wed 16 7.30 Mon 8 7.30 Thu 17 7.30 Tue 9 7.30 Fri 18 7.30 Wed 10 7.00 Sat 19 2.00 Thu 11 2.30 7.30 7.30 Mon 21 AD 7.00 Fri 12 AD 7.30 Tue 22 AD TT 7.30 Sat 13 AD TT*2.30 Wed 23 7.30 7.30 Thu 24 2.00 Mon 15 CAP 7.30 7.30 Tue 16 CAP 2.30 Fri 25 7.30 ( Photography (Sarah Gordy) by 7.30 Photography Ciarán Hinds) Sat 26 2.00 Samuel Taylor. Design & Art Direction by Catherine Ashmore 7.30 by Studio Doug. TT starts at 1pm Dorfman Theatre Olivier Theatre A Cartwright Productions Ltd. production Jellyfish Translations by Ben Weatherill by

Following a sold-out run at the All performances of ‘Jellyfish’ HHHHH Talks and events to be Bush Theatre last year, Sarah will play in a more relaxed ‘A flawless production. announced later in the year performance environment. Gordy returns to play Kelly for A culture-clash masterpiece.’ For more information, visit a limited run of this funny and ‘Guardian’ tender new play. the website. Following a sold-out run in 2018, Talks and events ‘Jellyfish’ is the story of a first Ian Rickson’s exquisite kiss, chips by the beach and Creating and production returns. coming of age with Down’s performing ‘Jellyfish’ Ciarán Hinds reprises his Syndrome in a seaside town. Mon 15 July, 4.30 – 5.30pm, critically acclaimed role of It’s a unique romance across Cottesloe Room, £7/£5 CAP patriarch and schoolmaster, uncharted waters which asks: Hugh, whose livelihood and does everyone really have the culture are at risk. right to love as they choose? Brian Friel’s modern classic sees the turbulent relationship between England and Ireland play out in one quiet community. 14 15 Wed 24 2.00 MAY 7.30 Small Island Thu 25 7.30 Wed 1 7.00 Fri 26 7.30 adapted by Helen Edmundson Thu 2 7.30 Sat 27 CAP 2.00 based on the novel by Andrea Levy Fri 3 7.30 7.30 Sat 4 2.00 Mon 29 7.30 7.30 Tue 30 7.30 Tue 14 7.30 Wed 31 2.00 Wed 15 2.00 Olivier Theatre 7.30 7.30 Thu 16 7.30 For additional Fri 17 7.30 See website Andrea Levy’s epic, Orange Prize-winning performances Sat 18 2.00 for creative team novel bursts to new life on the Olivier stage. see p36 7.30 National Theatre Cast includes A company of 40 tells a story which journeys Mon 20 7.30 Live: filmed live from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second Tue 21 7.30 CJ Beckford screening on Wed 22 7.30 Paul Bentall World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Thu 27 June Thu 23 7.30 ‘Empire Windrush’ docked at Tilbury. Jacqueline Fri 24 7.30 TT starts at Boatswain Sat 25 2.00 Adapted for the stage by 12.30pm Chereen Buckley Helen Edmundson, ‘Small Island’ follows 7.30 Cavan Clarke Mon 27 7.30 three intricately connected stories. Hortense Tue 28 7.30 Image (Leah Harvey) CAP Shiloh Coke Wed 29 7.30 yearns for a new life away from rural by Franklyn Rodgers Beatie Edney Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a Thu 30 7.30 Gershwyn lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Fri 31 7.30 Talks and events Eustache Jnr Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity JUNE Adam Ewan meet stubborn reality as the play traces Caribbean Women’s David Fielder Diaspora Mon 10 7.30 the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK. Tue 11 7.30 Amy Forrest Sat 18 May, 2 – 5pm, Wed 12 CAP 2.00 Leah Harvey Hundreds of £15 tickets Cottesloe Room, 7.30 John Hastings for every performance £30/£25/£7.50 Thu 13 7.30 Stephanie Jacob Fri 14 7.30 Director Rufus Norris and Sat 15 2.00 Sandra Adapter Helen Edmundson 7.30 James-Young Tue 11 June, 6 – 6.45pm, Mon 17 7.30 Trevor Laird Olivier, £7/£5 CAP JULY Aisling Loftus Johann Myers For more talks and events Thu 18 7.30 Andrew Rothney see website Fri 19 AD 7.30 Sat 20 AD TT*2.00 7.30 Mon 22 7.30 Production supported Tue 23 7.30 by Areté Foundation / Betsy & Ed Cohen 16 17 Wed 10 7.30 MAY Thu 11 2.15 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Thu 16 7.30 Fri 12 7.30 by Githa Sowerby Fri 17 7.30 Sat 13 2.15 Sat 18 7.30 7.30 Mon 20 7.30 Mon 15 7.30 Tue 21 7.30 Tue 16 2.15 Wed 22 7.30 7.30 Thu 23 7.30 Lyttelton Theatre Wed 17 7.30 Fri 24 7.30 Thu 18 7.30 Sat 25 2.15 Tue 23 7.30 7.30 Cast includes In a Northern industrial town, John Wed 24 2.15 Mon 27 7.30 Rutherford rules both factory and family 7.30 Tue 28 7.00 Thu 25 7.30 Joe Armstrong with an iron will. But even as the furnaces Wed 29 7.30 Fri 26 7.30 Harry Hepple burn relentlessly at the Glassworks, at Thu 30 2.15 Sat 27 2.15 7.30 Barbara Marten home his children begin to turn against him. 7.30 Justine Mitchel Githa Sowerby’s astonishing play was JUNE Mon 29 7.30 Sally Rogers Tue 30 7.30 Sam Troughton inspired by her own experience of growing Mon 3 7.30 Wed 31 2.15 up in a family-run factory in Gateshead. Tue 4 2.15 7.30 Anjana Vasan 7.30 Writing in 1912, when female voices were AUGUST Photography (Roger Allam) by Wed 5 7.30 Director seldom heard on British stages, she now David Stewart Thu 6 7.30 Polly Findlay Thu 1 7.30 claims her place alongside Ibsen and Thu 13 7.30 Fri 2 7.30 Set and Costume Bernard Shaw with this searing depiction Fri 14 CAP 7.30 Sat 3 2.15 Talks and events Sat 15 2.15 Designer of class, gender and generational warfare. 7.30 7.30 Lizzie Clachan Exploring ‘Rutherford Mon 17 CAP 7.30 Roger Allam (‘Les Misérables’, TT starts at and Son’ Tue 18 CAP 2.15 Lighting Designer ‘’) returns to the National 12.45pm Mon 17 June, 2 – 5pm, 7.30 Charles Balfour for the first time in a decade to play Cottesloe Room, Wed 19 7.30 Movement Director Rutherford in this new production directed £30/£20/£7.50 Tue 25 7.30 Polly Bennett by Polly Findlay (‘Beginning’). Wed 26 2.15 Roger Allam on 7.30 Sound Designer ‘Rutherford and Son’ Thu 27 7.30 Paul Arditti Fri 28 AD 7.30 Fri 28 June, 4 – 5pm, Sat 29 AD TT*2.15 Music Lyttelton, £7/£5 7.30 Kerry Andrew Director Polly Findlay JULY Wed 3 July, 6 – 6.45pm, Mon 1 7.30 Lyttelton, £7/£5 Tue 2 2.15 7.30 Wed 3 7.30 Thu 4 7.30

18 19 Sat 28 1.00 A co-production with Edinburgh International Festival JUNE 7.00

Mon 30 7.00 Thu 27 7.00 Peter Gynt Fri 28 7.00 OCTOBER Sat 29 7.00 by David Hare Tue 1 1.00 JULY after Wed 2 CAP 7.00

Thu 3 7.00 Mon 1 7.00 Fri 4 7.00 Tue 2 7.00 Sat 5 1.00 Olivier Theatre Wed 3 7.00 7.00 Thu 4 7.00 Mon 7 7.00 Fri 5 7.00 Tue 8 7.00 Cast includes Peter Gynt has always set his heart on Sat 6 7.00

Jonathan Coy being special, on being a unique individual, Mon 8 7.00 Playing at Tue 9 7.00 Tamsin Carroll on being unlike anyone else. When he Edinburgh Wed 10 7.00 Caroline Deyga steals the bride from a local wedding, he International Fri 12 7.00 Festival James McArdle sets off on a lifetime journey which will take Sat 13 1.00 1 – 10 August Ann Louise Ross him to Florida, to Egypt, to a mountain 7.00 Nabil Shaban of trolls, and finally, only when death Mon 15 7.00 Additional approaches, back to his home in Scotland. Tue 16 7.00 performances to Director be announced AUGUST Original photography by Marko Zupan In this radical new version, David Hare TT starts at Set and Costume kidnaps Ibsen’s most famous hero and Fri 16 7.00 Talks and events 11.30am Designer runs away with him into the 21st century. Sat 17 1.00 Exploring ‘Peter Gynt’ 7.00 Richard Hudson James McArdle takes the title role in this Mon 23 Sep, SEPTEMBER Lighting Designer epic story of transformation, following 10.30am – 4pm, Mark Henderson his acclaimed performances in ‘Platonov’ Tue 10 7.00 and ‘Angels in America’. He is reunited Cottesloe Room, Composer Wed 11 7.00 with David Hare and Jonathan Kent, the £55/£40/£15 Thu 12 7.00 Paul Englishby partnership behind the triumphant ‘Young Designing ‘Peter Gynt’ Fri 13 AD 7.00 Sound Designer Sat 14 AD TT*1.00 Chekhov’ at Chichester Festival Theatre with Richard Hudson 7.00 Christopher Shutt and the National Theatre. Thu 26 Sep, 6.30 – 8.30pm, Mon 16 CAP 7.00 Movement Director Duffield Studio, £12/£7 Tue 17 7.00 Wed 18 1.00 Polly Bennett ‘Revelatory’ In Conversation: Creating ‘Time Out’ on ‘Young Chekhov’ Thu 19 7.00 Video Designer and Performing ‘Peter Gynt’ Fri 20 7.00 Dick Straker Tue 1 Oct, 6.30 – 8.30pm, Sat 21 1.00 ‘Translated with wit and freshness Olivier Theatre, £12/£7 CAP 7.00 by David Hare and superbly staged Mon 23 7.00 by Jonathan Kent.’ For more Talks and events Tue 24 7.00 see website Wed 25 7.00 ‘Financial Times’ on ‘Young Chekhov’ Thu 26 CAP 1.00 Fri 27 7.00 20 21 Tue 11 2.15 MAY 7.30 MAY Wed 12 7.30 Thu 2 7.30 Thu 20 7.30 Mon 6 7.30 Fri 3 AD 7.30 Fri 21 CAP 7.30 Tue 7 7.30 Sat 4 TT AD 2.15 Sat 22 2.15 Wed 8 2.00 7.30 7.30 7.30 Mon 6 CAP 7.30 Mon 24 7.30 Thu 9 7.30 Tue 7 7.30 Fri 10 7.30 Wed 8 2.15 JULY Sat 11 2.00 7.30 7.30 Thu 9 7.30 Fri 5 7.30 Fri 31 7.30 Sat 6 2.15 7.30 JUNE Mon 8 CAP 7.30 Photography (Katherine Kingsley, Ashley Tue 9 2.15 McGuire, Nadia Williams, Amanda Sat 1 CAP 2.15 7.30 Lawrence) by Rosaline Shahnavaz 7.30 Fri 19 7.30 Fri 7 7.30 Sat 20 2.15 Olivier Theatre Lyttelton Theatre Sat 8 2.15 7.30 7.30 Follies Mon 10 7.30 TT starts at Top Girls 12.45pm book by James Goldman by Caryl Churchill music and lyrics by

Now hiring: top girls wanted for Cast Siobhan HHHHH Cast includes Peter Forbes prestigious positions. Must be Lucy Black Redmond ‘Unmissable. Julie Armstrong Bruce Graham self-motivated go-getters Jessica Brindle Kate Tydham Razzmatazz, poignancy Lindsay Atherton Adrian Grove with an appetite for success. Lucy Ellinson Nadia Williams and cracking songs.’ Josephine Alexander No timewasters. Amanda Naomi Yang ‘Daily Telegraph’ Barstow Hanson For the first time, the National Hadingue Rosanna Bates Alyn Hawke Theatre stages Caryl Churchill’s Liv Hill Last chance to see the Olivier Jeremy Batt Harry Hepple wildly innovative play about Ebony Jonelle Award-winning musical. Aimee Dodnett a country divided by its own Katherine For talks and events Billy Boyle Dawn Hope ambitions. Churchill’s work Kingsley see website Kaye Brown Liz Izen includes ‘Far Away’, ‘’ Wendy Kweh Jasmine Kerr and ‘Escaped Alone’. Lyndsey Amanda Anouska Eaton Alison Langer Turner (‘Light Shining in Lawrence Liz Ewing Felicity Lott Buckinghamshire’, Marcia Lecky Vanessa Fisher Ian McIntosh ‘Chimerica’) directs. Charlotte Lucas Caroline Ian McLarnon Ashley McGuire Fitzgerald Sarah-Marie For talks and events Ashna Rabheru Geraldine Maxwell see website Roisin Rae Supported by the ‘Follies’ Fitzgerald production syndicate 22 23 River Stage Tartuffe ANNA Festival weekends | 5 July – 4 Aug by Molière in a new version Created by Ella Hickson, by John Donnelly Ben and Max Ringham

Playing until 30 Apr Playing 11 May – 15 June Our five-week summer party Plus, we’ve got all your food on the South Bank returns and and drink needs covered – promises to be bigger and better everything from wood-fired than ever. pizza to ice cream and craft HHHHH Created by playwright Ella River Stage is the National beer, summer cocktails and Hickson (‘The Writer’) and ‘Modern Moli re that’s Theatre’s free outdoor festival organic wine can be found è sound designers Ben and Max wickedly good fun’ of arts and entertainment. at our outdoor pop-ups. Ringham, this tense new thriller ‘The Times’ Each weekend, our River Stage For more info visit: is directed by partners take-over the stage and nationaltheatre.org.uk/ A scalpel-sharp comedy looking (‘Machinal’). It uses individual offer a full line-up of events for riverstage at the lengths we go to find audio headsets to give the all ages, from family workshops meaning – and what happens audience intimate access to and theatre, to club nights and when we find chaos instead. events as they unfold over DJs. And it’s all free! Blanche McIntyre (‘The Writer’) one evening in East Berlin. directs John Donnelly’s (‘The Phoebe Fox (‘’) Pass’) new version of Molière’s plays Anna. comic masterpiece. 24 25 A co-production with Neal Street Productions A co-production with Fuel and Leeds Playhouse, in association with the Roundhouse The Lehman Trilogy Barber Shop Chronicles by Stefano Massini a new play by Inua Ellams adapted by Ben Power West End – Piccadilly Theatre London Roundhouse 11 May – 3 Aug 18 July – 24 Aug

HHHHH life in the new world, he is HHHHH returns to London for a ‘What an astonishing evening! joined by his two brothers and ‘Joyous. Brilliantly acted. limited summer season at Engrossing play and an acting an American epic begins. Life-affirming. Go.’ the Roundhouse. masterclass.’ 163 years later, the firm they ‘Independent’ A heartwarming, hilarious and Guardian establish – Lehman Brothers HHHHH insightful new play that leaps – spectacularly collapses into from a barber shop in Peckham directs Simon ‘Rich and exhilarating. bankruptcy, and triggers the to Johannesburg, Harare, Russell Beale, Adam Godley A fascinating peek into largest financial crisis in history. the barber shop.’ Kampala, Lagos, and Accra and Ben Miles who play the over the course of a single day. Lehman brothers, their sons ‘The Stage’ Also on tour across the UK. and grandsons. Following critically acclaimed See website for details. On a cold September morning seasons at the National Theatre, in 1844, a young man from Leeds Playhouse and a world Media Sponsors Bavaria stands on a New York tour, ‘Barber Shop Chronicles’ Preferred dockside. Dreaming of a new Card Partner 26 27 On Tour and in New York

War Horse War Horse A Taste of Honey based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, based on the novel by by Shelagh Delaney adapted by Nick Stafford Michael Morpurgo On a UK tour from Sep presented in association with the adapted by Nick Stafford, award-winning Handspring Puppet Company in association with the Network London – Troubadour Wembley award-winning Handspring Puppet Company adapted by Lee Hall, based 18 Oct – 23 Nov on the Paddy Chayefsky film On a UK, Ireland and international tour Belasco Theatre, New York HHHHH Based on the novel by Playing until 28 Apr ‘World class in every way.’ Michael Morpurgo, this A co-production with Fuel powerfully moving and ‘The Times’ & Leeds Playhouse The Lehman Trilogy imaginative drama is a show Barber Shop Chronicles by Stefano Massini, of phenomenal inventiveness. HHHHH a new play by Inua Ellams adapted by Ben Power ‘A remarkable achievement. On a UK tour from Mar An astonishing piece At its heart are astonishing Park Avenue Armory, of theatre.’ life-sized horses, created by New York, Playing until 20 Apr South Africa’s Handspring A co-production with Theatr ‘Time Out’ In the West End from 11 May Puppet Company. Clwyd and Fiery Angel Home, I’m Darling Following a sold-out run at the Suitable for 10yrs+ National Theatre, ‘War Horse’ a new play by Laura Wade Hadestown music, lyrics and book by returns to London for a strictly On tour until May limited run at an exciting new Anaïs Mitchell developed venue located just steps from with Rachel Chavkin Wembley Stadium. Preferred Card Walter Kerr Theatre, New York Partner Now Playing 28 29 National Theatre Live All My Sons Small Island by adapted by Helen Edmundson a co-production from based on the novel by and Headlong Andrea Levy a National Theatre production Academy Award-winner Sally Field (‘Steel Magnolias’) Rufus Norris directs this and Bill Pullman (‘While new adaptation of Andrea You Were Sleeping’) star in Levy’s Orange Prize-winning Arthur Miller’s blistering drama, bestselling novel which directed by . uncovers the tangled history between Jamaica and the UK. Broadcast live 14 May.* In cinemas 27 June.*

For ten years, National Theatre Live Sponsor of NT Live in the UK has brought the best of British theatre The Lehman Trilogy One Man, Two Guvnors to cinema screens all over the UK by Stefano Massini, by Richard Bean, based and beyond. adapted by Ben Power on ‘The Servant of Two Masters’ Using state-of-the-art filming techniques, a co-production from the by Carlo Goldoni, with songs tailored to every play, we have brought National Theatre and you each performance as it happens, in by Grant Olding a National all its glory. From close-ups that capture Neal Street Productions Theatre production every flicker of emotion, to sweeping Sam Mendes directs Simon Returning to cinemas in wide shots of the stage. All About Eve Russell Beale, Adam Godley of NT Live’s Join us as we celebrate our 10th birthday and Ben Miles who play the with a season of smash-hit plays from by Joseph L Mankiewicz 10th birthday, see James the National Theatre stages and beyond. adapted and directed for the three Lehman brothers, their Corden’s hilarious, Tony Whether you come along to one of the stage by Ivo van Hove from sons and grandsons. Award-winning performance live broadcasts, or catch one of our many Sonia Friedman Productions Broadcast live 25 July* as Francis Henshall. encore screenings, you’ll have the best In cinemas 26 September* seats in the house. returns to And you’ll be part of something much the stage for National Theatre bigger; an audience thousands strong, Live alongside Lily James in watching from around the world – sharing every gasp, every laugh and every this razor-sharp adaptation dramatic moment, with you. from Ivo van Hove. Broadcast live 14 May.* *Repeat encore screenings available in selected cinemas 30 31 Explore Talks and Events Young People Join us for pre-show talks with writers, Explore all aspects of theatre-making with directors and actors; talks from experts NT directors, designers and technicians that add context to shows; full-day and sign up to devise bold new sessions exploring the themes and performances at ‘Space to Create’. making process of productions; as From workshops and courses to creative well as playwriting courses. projects, if you are aged 16 – 21 there is an nationaltheatre.org.uk/talks opportunity at the NT for you. nationaltheatre.org.uk/young-people

Exhibition and Tours Schools Find out about the work on our stages, Open up theatre for students and the NT Archive, and theatre design and teachers across the UK with inspiring history in our free exhibitions. ‘Concrete creative projects from performance to Reality’ explores the architecture of playwriting to technical theatre. ‘NT On the National Theatre and the Sherling Demand. In Schools’ allows UK students Backstage Walkway allows you a unique to watch NT productions for free in their viewpoint to see set and props being classrooms. For teachers, we offer an created in front of your eyes. exciting programme of professional nationaltheatre.org.uk/exhibitions development, curriculum-linked resources and networking events. Discover the secrets that bring our work nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning to the stage and visit unseen areas in our backstage tours. nationaltheatre.org.uk/tours Let’s Play Let’s Play provides primary schools with Families everything they need to give a school play the ‘wow’ factor. Discover the skills and secrets behind productions at the National Theatre with Get access to new scripts and musical our family events. Enter the world of scores, CPD courses led by professional ‘Mr Gum’ this summer with free family theatre-makers and a teacher toolkit to activities before every 2pm performance. help your pupils grow in confidence and nationaltheatre.org.uk/families learn to love drama. nationaltheatre.org.uk/letsplay

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Eat From May, the NT pop-ups will be back on the riverside. With more options than ever before, share a wood-fired pizza with friends or tuck into a tasty grilled cheese toastie followed by a delicious ice cream. Al fresco dining is also available at Terrace restaurant where you can enjoy sharing plates and riverfront views.

Connections New Views Drink Our bars have something for everyone Dorfman Theatre Dorfman Theatre with craft beers and tap takeovers at 25 – 29 June 1 – 2 July The Understudy, organic wines on draft at Wine Box and seasonal cocktails at Connections is the National Be the first to see work by the the Apothecary pop-up and Green Room Theatre’s annual, nationwide next generation of playwrights. Garden Bar. youth theatre festival. Each Hundreds of students from year the National Theatre across the UK have followed commissions ten new plays an in-depth, online course for young people across the while being mentored by Shop UK to perform. professional playwrights as part Play in the Post is our book subscription Bringing together the work of our nationwide playwriting for theatre-lovers. of leading playwrights, as programme. In April, they will well as exciting collaborations submit their short plays to the Every month receive a brilliant new with top choreographers and New Views competition. playtext, hand-picked by people who love theatre as much as you do. composers, National Theatre Eight shortlisted plays will Connections 2019 features be shared as rehearsed Fiction and children’s book subscriptions work by brilliant artists. readings and the winning are also available. All performances will be play will be performed in the Find out more at captioned. Dorfman Theatre. Winning play shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk announced 3 June. 34 35 May – Oct 19

CALENDAR KEY May Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman AD Audio-Described CAP Captioned Wed 1 Small Island PRESS 7.00 Thu 2 Small Island 7.30 Top Girls 7.30 TT Touch Tour Fri 3 TALK: Lyndsey Turner 6.00 P Preview Performance Small Island 7.30 Top Girls AD 7.30 PRESS Press Night Sat 4 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Top Girls AD TT 2.15+7.30 Relaxed Performance Sun 5 Mon 6 Follies 7.30 Top Girls 7.30 Tue 7 Follies 7.30 Top Girls 7.30 Wed 8 Follies 2.00+7.30 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 Thu 9 TALK: Ted Chapin 6.00 Follies 7.30 Top Girls 7.30 Fri 10 Follies 7.30 Sat 11 Follies LAST 2.00+7.30 ANNA P1 6.30 Sun 12 Mon 13 ANNA P2 6.30 Tue 14 Small Island 7.30 ANNA P 6.30+8.45 Wed 15 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Thu 16 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son P1 7.30 ANNA P 6.30 Fri 17 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son P2 7.30 ANNA P 8.45 Sat 18 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son P 7.30 ANNA 8.45 Sun 19 Mon 20 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son P 7.30 ANNA P 6.30 Tue 21 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son P 7.30 ANNA PRESS 7.00+9.15 Wed 22 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son P 7.30 ANNA 6.30 Thu 23 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son PRE-PRESS 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45 Fri 24 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son PRE-PRESS 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45 Sat 25 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son PRE-PRESS 2.15+7.30 ANNA 3.00+7.30 Sun 26 Mon 27 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son PRE-PRESS 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45 Tue 28 Small Island CAP 7.30 Rutherford and Son PRESS 7.00 ANNA 6.30+8.45 Wed 29 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 ANNA 3.00+7.30 Thu 30 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45 NT LIVE RECORDING Fri 31 TALK: Harvey and Loftus 3.00 Small Island 7.30 Top Girls 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45

36 37 Jun Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sat 1 Top Girls CAP 2.15+7.30 ANNA 3.00+7.30 Sun 2 Mon 3 Rutherford and Son 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45 Tue 4 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 ANNA CAP 6.30+8.45 Wed 5 Rutherford and Son 7.30 ANNA 3.00+7.30 Thu 6 Rutherford and Son 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45 Fri 7 Top Girls 7.30 ANNA AD TT 6.30+8.45 Sat 8 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 ANNA AD TT 3.00+7.30 Sun 9 Mon 10 Small Island 7.30 Top Girls 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45 Tue 11 TALK: Edmundson & Norris CAP 6.00 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 ANNA 3.00+7.30 Small Island 7.30 Wed 12 Small Island CAP 2.00+7.30 Top Girls 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45 Thu 13 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 ANNA CAP 6.30+8.45 Fri 14 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son CAP 7.30 ANNA 6.30+8.45 Sat 15 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 ANNA LAST 3.00+7.30 Sun 16 Mon 17 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son CAP 7.30 Tue 18 Rutherford and Son CAP 2.15+7.30 Wed 19 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Thu 20 Top Girls 7.30 Fri 21 Top Girls CAP 7.30 Sat 22 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 Sun 23 Mon 24 Top Girls 7.30 Tue 25 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Connections 2019 CAP 7.00+8.30 Wed 26 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Connections 2019 CAP 7.00+8.30 Thu 27 Peter Gynt P1 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Connections 2019 CAP 7.00+8.30 Fri 28 Peter Gynt P2 7.00 TALK: Roger Allam 4.00 Rutherford and Son AD 7.30 Connections 2019 CAP 7.00+8.30 Sat 29 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son AD TT 2.15+7.30 Connections 2019 CAP 7.00+8.30 Sun 30

Jul Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Mon 1 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 New Views 4.30+7.30 Tue 2 Reading New Views 10.45 Reading New Views 11.30 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 New Views 1.00 Wed 3 TALK: Polly Findlay 6.00 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Thu 4 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Fri 5 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Top Girls 7.30 JellyfishP1 7.30 38 39 Jul Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sat 6 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 JellyfishP2 7.30 Sun 7 Mon 8 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Top Girls CAP 7.30 Jellyfish P 7.30 Tue 9 Peter Gynt PRESS 7.00 Top Girls 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish PRE-PRESS 7.30 Wed 10 Peter Gynt 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Jellyfish PRESS 7.00 Thu 11 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish 2.30+7.30 Fri 12 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Jellyfish AD 7.30 Sat 13 Peter Gynt P 1.00+7.00 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish AD TT 2.30+7.30 Sun 14 Mon 15 TALK: Creating and performing ‘Jellyfish’ CAP 4.30 – 5.30 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Jellyfish CAP 7.30 Tue 16 Peter Gynt P 7.00 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Jellyfish LAST CAP 2.30+7.30 Wed 17 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Thu 18 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Fri 19 Small Island AD 7.30 Top Girls 7.30 Sat 20 Small Island AD TT 2.00+7.30 Top Girls LAST 2.15+7.30 Sun 21 Mon 22 Small Island 7.30 Tue 23 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Wed 24 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Thu 25 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P1 7.00 Fri 26 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P2 7.00 Sat 27 Small Island CAP 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Mr Gum P 2.00 Sun 28 Mon 29 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P 7.00 Tue 30 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum P 2.00+7.00 Wed 31 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son 2.15+7.30 Mr Gum PRESS 7.00

Aug Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Thu 1 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum 7.00 Fri 2 Small Island 7.30 Rutherford and Son 7.30 Mr Gum 7.00 Sat 3 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Rutherford and Son LAST 2.15+7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00 Sun 4 Mon 5 Small Island 7.30 Tue 6 Small Island 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00 Wed 7 Small Island 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00 Thu 8 Small Island 2.00+7.30 Fri 9 Small Island 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00 Sat 10 Small Island LAST 2.00+7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00 Sun 11 Mon 12 40 41 Aug Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Tue 13 Mr Gum 2.00 Wed 14 Thu 15 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00 Fri 16 Peter Gynt 7.00 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00 Sat 17 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Mr Gum ® 2.00+7.00 Sun 18 Mon 19 Tue 20 Mr Gum 2.00 Wed 21 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00 Thu 22 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P1 7.30 Fri 23 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P2 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00 Sat 24 The Secret River 1.00+7.00 Hansard P 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00 Sun 25 Mon 26 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P 7.30 Tue 27 The Secret River OPENING NIGHT 7.00 Hansard P 7.30 Mr Gum CAP 2.00 Wed 28 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard P 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+7.00 Thu 29 The Secret River 1.00+7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30 Fri 30 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30 Mr Gum 2.00+ AD 7.00 Sat 31 The Secret River 1.00+7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30 Mr Gum LAST AD TT 2.00+7.00

Sep Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sun 1 Mon 2 The Secret River CAP 7.00 Hansard PRE-PRESS 7.30 Tue 3 The Secret River 7.00 Hansard PRESS 7.00 Wed 4 The Secret River CAP 1.00+7.00 Hansard 7.30 Thu 5 The Secret River 7.00 Fri 6 The Secret River AD 7.00 Sat 7 The Secret River LAST AD TT 1.00+7.00 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Peter Gynt 7.00 TALK: Margaret Atwood 7.30 Wed 11 Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Thu 12 TALK: Godwin and Woods 6.00 Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Fri 13 Peter Gynt AD 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Sat 14 Peter Gynt AD TT 1.00+7.00 Hansard 2.15+7.30 Sun 15 Ian McKellen On Stage 6.00 Mon 16 Peter Gynt CAP 7.00 Tue 17 Peter Gynt 7.00 Wed 18 Peter Gynt 1.00 Thu 19 Peter Gynt 7.00 Fri 20 Peter Gynt 7.00 42 43 Sep Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sat 21 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Master Harold P1 7.30 Sun 22 Mon 23 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P2 7.30 Tue 24 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P 7.30 Wed 25 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P 7.30 Thu 26 Peter Gynt CAP 1.00 Master Harold P 7.30 Fri 27 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold P 7.30 Sat 28 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Master Harold PRE-PRESS 2.15+7.30 Sun 29 Mon 30 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold PRE-PRESS 7.30

Oct Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Tue 1 Peter Gynt 1.00 Master Harold PRESS 7.00 TALK: James McArdle CAP 6.30 TALK: Hare and Kent CAP 7.40 Wed 2 Peter Gynt CAP 7.00 Master Harold 7.30 Thu 3 Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Fri 4 Peter Gynt 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Sat 5 Peter Gynt 1.00+7.00 Hansard 2.15+7.30 Sun 6 Mon 7 Peter Gynt 7.00 Master Harold 7.30 Tue 8 Peter Gynt LAST 7.00 Master Harold 2.15+7.30 Wed 9 Master Harold 7.30 Thu 10 Hansard 7.30 Fri 11 Hansard AD 7.30 Sat 12 Hansard AD TT 2.15+7.30 Sun 13 Mon 14 Hansard CAP 7.30 Tue 15 Translations P1 7.30 Hansard 7.30 Wed 16 Translations P2 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 Thu 17 Translations P 7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30 Fri 18 Translations P 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 Sat 19 Translations PRE-PRESS 2.00+7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30 Sun 20 Mon 21 Translations PRESS 7.00 Hansard 7.30 Tue 22 Translations 7.30 Hansard CAP 7.30 Wed 23 Translations 7.30 Hansard 7.30 Thu 24 Translations 2.00+7.30 Hansard 7.30 Fri 25 Translations 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 Sat 26 Translations 2.00+7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30

44 45 Ticket Prices Book early for the best seats No booking fee online or in person Prices may change according to demand. £3 fee per transaction for phone bookings. Excludes Book early to ensure the best seats. Members at Priority level and above, and Access list subscribers.

Mon – Thu evening; all matinees Fri & Sat evening Ways to save

£15 Ticket Season: *£70, £50, £42, £38, £30, £15 *£75 £55, £48, £42, £32, £15 Previews £37 – £15 Small Island, Tartuffe

All performances Ways to save

Hansard, Master Harold, *£84, £64, £55, £45, £32, £15 *£88, £68, £59, £49, £34, £18 Previews *£67, £47 – £15 Peter Gynt, Rutherford and Son, Top Girls, Translations

Dorfman Theatre Mon – Thu evening; all matinees Fri & Sat evening Ways to save

ANNA *£65, £45, £40, £35, £20, £15 *£70, £50, £45, £35, £20, £18 Previews *£60, £40 – £15 Jellyfish *£50, £40, £30, £25, £15 *£55, £45, £35, £30, £18 Previews *£47, £34 – £15

All performances Ways to save

Mr Gum *£45, £35, £30, £20, £15 Previews *£40, £30 – £15

*Some of the best seats in the house are premium priced. They help to ensure we can continue to offer low price seats for all our productions; the National Theatre is a charity and only 17% government-funded. This year nearly 30% of our tickets are available for £20 or less.

46 47 More ways to save £18/£15 Tickets Information Ticket Exchange In the Olivier and Lyttelton There are no refunds on tickets, Friday Rush theatres these stalls seats Opening Times but you can exchange them Every Friday at 1pm a limited are narrower and may offer For a full list of individual for another performance or for number of £20 tickets for the a restricted view. In the outlets and building credit. Terms and conditions following week’s performances Dorfman theatre these seats opening times, visit and a small administration fee are released to buy online. are restricted view. Two per nationaltheatre.org.uk apply, call the Box Office for Day Tickets customer per production. The entire building will details: 020 7452 3000. be closed on Friday A limited number of £18/£15 Groups 19 April and Sunday All discounts are subject to tickets are available Call 020 7452 3010 for 21 April. availability and at the in person on the day discounts on groups of discretion of the Box Office. of the performance. Guidance on suitability 8+ for selected productions. Car Park Seat location varies. nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups We don’t publish specific age recommendations for all our Car spaces in the NT car park shows. For guidance on content are £8.50 for cars entering and suitability please call 020 after 5pm or if you attend a 7452 3000. Children under four daytime ticketed event and Concessions Senior Citizens – save on leave before 7pm. Combined midweek matinees are welcome in the foyers, Entry Pass however they cannot be matinee/evening show rate: For ‘Hansard’, ‘Master Harold’, £15. Sunday/public holidays: 16 – 25-year-olds can access ‘Peter Gynt’, ‘Rutherford and admitted to the auditoriums. £7.50 tickets by joining £8.50 all day. Free parking for Son’, ‘Secret River’, ‘Top Girls’ For your safety and comfort Blue Badge holders attending Entry Pass. nationaltheatre. and ‘Translations’ save £20 Strobe lighting, smoke effects org.uk/entrypass a performance – validate at the on £55 and £45 tickets. For and gunshots are sometimes Box Office. ‘Tartuffe’ and ‘Small Island’ save used in productions. Under-18s For details on accessible £15 on £50 and £42 tickets. £30 Details are available from Half price for Monday – Friday parking please visit tickets available for midweek the Box Office after the evenings and all matinees nationaltheatre.org.uk/travel matinees in the Dorfman. first preview. (all performances of ‘Mr Gum’ Programme changes and ‘Top Girls’). Excludes Disabled People Latecomers may tickets under £30. £16 tickets at the South Bank Programme details are not be admitted. All bulky UK Schools, Colleges plus £16 companion tickets published in good faith, but items such as bags and and Universities (£15 tickets for ‘Tartuffe’ and changes may occasionally rucksacks must be left at Under-19s £12; 19 – 25s ‘Small Island’) are available be necessary. £15 for groups of 10+ on for Access list subscribers. the free cloakrooms. selected performances. nationaltheatre.org.uk/ Call 020 7452 3010 accesslist foravailability. nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups

48 49 American Express ® Programme credits Access Smart caption glasses A revolutionary new way for Card members have exciting Cover photography Audio-Described AD people with hearing loss to ticket benefits for National by Graham Pearson. Performances for blind and experience theatre. For more Theatre shows. For details visit With thanks to Nicky visually impaired people. information see the website. nationaltheatre.org.uk/amex Holderness, Michael Garrett, Touch Tour TT Lara Scott, Sophie Haliburn, For blind and visually impaired Infrared audio system Bruce Dunning, Allan Edwards people. An opportunity to visit Available in all theatres for and the National Theatre the stage, handle the props and every performance. Free Prop department. meet members of the company. headsets and neck loops are Preferred essential and available from Card Partner Brochure design and imagery Captioned CAP the Box Office. by the National Theatre Captioned performances for Graphic Design Studio, deaf, deafened and hard-of- Loop System unless otherwise credited. hearing people. There is a loop system Registered Charity No. 224223 installed in the Olivier and Relaxed Performance Lyttelton theatres to support Aimed at anyone who would people using hearing aids benefit from a more relaxed with a T-setting. performance environment including people with CD and braille versions of an autistic spectrum this rep brochure are condition, sensory or available on request from communication disorders [email protected]

or a learning disability. P WC T The next Relaxed Performance will be ‘Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – the Musical!’ on Saturday 17 August at 2pm. All performances of ‘Jellyfish’ will play in a more relaxed performance environment.

50 51 This cover was created with the Props Department. The Props Department are responsible for making and sourcing all of the props used on stage at the National Theatre. Our highly skilled makers create a huge variety of work, from beautiful period furniture, to swords, and from severed heads to fake food. They also have a team of Buyers and Supervisors who are highly skilled in prop sourcing both period and modern items, fabrics and furniture. Props are reused and recycled in other productions where possible, and a lot of props are available for hire to a variety of customers from the Hire and Sales 020 7452 3000 Department based in Brixton. nationaltheatre.org.uk