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SEPTEMBER Tue 18 7.00 Wed 19 7.00 Thu 20 7.00 Antony & Cleopatra Fri 21 7.00 Sat 22 7.00 by William Shakespeare Mon 24 7.00 Tue 25 7.00 Wed 26 7.00 Thu 27 7.00 Fri 28 7.00 Sat 29 1.30 7.00 OCTOBER Mon 1 7.00 Tue 9 7.00 Cast includes Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Wed 10 1.30 Fisayo Akinade Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders 7.00 Alexander Cobb Thu 11 7.00 Ralph Fiennes of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire Fri 12 7.00 Tunji Kasim the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony Sat 13 1.30 7.00 Georgia Landers have fallen fiercely in love. Mon 15 7.00 Nicholas Le Prevost Tue 16 7.00 Tim McMullan In a tragic fight between devotion and duty, Wed 17 1.30 Gloria Obianyo obsession becomes a catalyst for war. 7.00 Sophie Okonedo Thu 18 7.00 Katy Stephens Politics and passion are violently intertwined Fri 19 AD 7.00 in Shakespeare’s gripping tale of power. Sat 20 AD TT 1.30 Director 7.00 Simon Godwin Mon 22 7.00 Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Tue 23 7.00 Set Designer the famous fated couple. Simon Godwin Hildegard Bechtler N OVEMBER (Twelfth Night) directs. Costume Designer Wed 21 7.00 Wojciech Dziedzic Thu 22 7.00 Fri 23 7.00 Lighting Designer Sat 24 1.30 Tim Lutkin 7.00 Fri 30 7.00 Music Michael Bruce DE CEMBER Sat 1 AD TT 1.30 Movement Directors Official Hotel Partner Jonathan Goddard 7.00 Mon 3 CAP 7.00 Shelley Maxwell Tue 4 7.00 Sound Designer Wed 5 7.00 Christopher Shutt Thu 6 7.00 Fri 7 7.00 Video Designer Sat 8 CAP 1.30 Luke Halls Production supported by 7.00 Areté Foundation / Mon 10 7.00 Fight Director Betsy & Ed Cohen, Tue 11 1.30 Kev McCurdy Mary M. Miner and the 7.00 Antony & Cleopatra Mon 17 7.00 Olivier Theatre production appeal. Tue 18 1.30 7.00 Wed 19 7.00 Thu 20 1.30 Talks and events 7.00 Fri 28 7.00 Director Simon Godwin Exploring Antony & Sat 29 1.30 Mon 1 Oct, 5.30 – 6.15pm, Cleopatra at the NT 7.00 Olivier, £7/£5 Mon 10 Dec,10am – 3.30pm, Mon 31 1.30 Cottesloe Room or For further Setting the Scene: 11.30am – 5pm, dates see p37 Antony & Cleopatra Duffield Studio, £55/£40/£15 or website Tue 16 Oct, Wed 5 Dec ‘Eternity was in our lips and eyes.’ or Thu 10 Jan, Actors Ralph Fiennes National Theatre 5.30 – 6.30pm, and Sophie Okonedo Live broadcast on Thu 6 Dec Cottesloe Room, £7/£5 Fri 11 Jan, 3 – 4pm, Olivier, £7/£5 Photography (Sophie Okonedo and Ralph Fiennes) by Jason Bell.

OCTOBER Tue 2 7.30 Wed 3 7.30 Thu 4 7.30 I’m Not Running Fri 5 7.30 Sat 6 7.30 a new play by David Hare Mon 8 7.30 Tue 9 7.00 Wed 10 7.30 Thu 11 7.30 Fri 12 7.30 Sat 13 2.15 7.30 Tue 23 7.30 Wed 24 2.15 7.30 Thu 25 7.30 Cast includes Do I run? This is the question which is facing Fri 26 7.30 Siân Brooke Pauline Gibson. She has spent her life as a Sat 27 2.15 Alex Hassell 7.30 Joshua McGuire doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health Mon 29 7.30 Amaka Okafor campaign. When she crosses paths with her Tue 30 2.15 Liza Sadovy 7.30 old boyfriend, Jack Gould, a stalwart loyalist Wed 31 7.30 Brigid Zengeni in Labour Party politics, she’s faced with an N OVEMBER Director agonising decision. Neil Armfield Tue 27 7.30 Wed 28 2.15 Set Designer What’s involved in sacrificing your private life 7.30 Ralph Myers and your peace of mind for something more Thu 29 7.30 Fri 30 7.30 Costume Designer than a single issue? Does she dare? Sussie Juhlin-Wallén DECEMBER Lighting Designer David Hare was recently described by the Sat 1 2.15 Jon Clark Washington Post as ‘the premiere political 7.30 Mon 3 7.30 Sound Designer dramatist writing in English.’ His explosive new Tue 4 7.30 Paul Arditti play portrays the history of a twenty year intimate Wed 5 2.15 7.30 Music friendship and its public repercussions. Thu 6 7.30 Alan John Fri 7 7.30 Sat 8 2.15 7.30 Mon 10 7.30 Tue 11 CAP 2.15 7.30 Wed 12 7.30 JA NUARY Tue 8 7.30 Wed 9 7.30 Thu 10 2.15 7.30 Fri 11 7.30 Production supported by Sat 12 2.15 Marcia Grand in loving memory 7.30 Lyttelton Theatre of Richard Grand Mon 14 CAP 7.30 Tue 15 7.30 Wed 16 2.15 7.30 Talks and events Thu 17 7.30 Fri 18 AD 7.30 Exploring I’m Not Running Nick de Bois: Confessions Sat 19 AD TT 2.15 Thu 29 Nov, 2 – 5pm, of a Recovering MP 7.30 Cottesloe Room, Fri 11 Jan, 6 – 7pm, Mon 21 7.30 £30/£20/£7.50 Cottesloe Room, £7/£5 Tue 22 7.30 Wed 23 7.30 Writer David Hare Jess Phillips: For further Mon 3 Dec, 6 – 6.45pm, One Woman’s Truth About dates see p37 The decision of Lyttelton, £7/£5 Speaking the Truth or website (Captioned) Fri 11 Jan, 7.30 – 8.30pm National Theatre a lifetime. Cottesloe Room, £7/£5 Live broadcast on Thu 31 Jan

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N OVEMBER Thu 8 7.30 Fri 9 7.30 Sat 10 2.15 War Horse 7.30 Tue 13 2.15 b ased on the novel by Michael Morpurgo 7.30 Wed 14 7.30 adapted by Nick Stafford, Thu 15 1.30 presented in association with the 7.30 award-winning Handspring Puppet Company Fri 16 7.30 Sat 17 2.15 7.30 Mon 19 7.30 Tue 20 7.30 Wed 21 1.30 7.30 Directors Eleven years after its NT debut, and having Thu 22 7.30 Marianne Elliott and played in eleven countries to over seven million Fri 23 7.30 Tom Morris BSL people, War Horse returns to the National Sat 24 2.15 Designer/Drawings 7.30 Rae Smith Theatre to mark the centenary of Armistice Day. D ECEMBER Puppet Design At the outbreak of World War One, Albert’s Sat 15 7.30 Mon 17 7.30 and Fabrication beloved horse, Joey, is sold to the cavalry and Basil Jones and Tue 18 2.15 shipped to France. Though not yet old enough 7.30 Adrian Kohler Wed 19 7.30 for Handspring to enlist, Albert joins the army, and embarks on Thu 20 7.30 Puppet Company a treacherous mission to find his horse and bring Fri 21 7.30 Lighting Designer Sat 22 AD TT 2.15 him home. 7.30 Paule Constable Wed 26 7.30 Director of Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, this Thu 27 2.15 Movement and powerfully moving and imaginative drama is a 7.30 Horse Choreography Fri 28 7.30 show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart Sat 29 CAP 2.15 Toby Sedgwick are astonishing life-sized horses, created by 7.30 Puppetry Directors South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company. Mon 31 2.15 Basil Kones and JA NUARY Adrian Kohler Tue 1 7.30 Animation & Wed 2 2.15 Projection Design Tickets for families 7.30 Leo Warner and Thu 3 7.30 Mark Grimmer for Half-price tickets for under-18s – see p38 Fri 4 7.30 Sat 5 2.15 59 Productions Ltd 7.30 Music Also on a UK Adrian Sutton tour – see Songmaker website John Tams for details Sound Designer Christopher Shutt For War Horse on tour Revival Director Katie Henry Associate Lyttelton Theatre Puppetry Director Craig Leo For full company Talks and events HHHHH see website Animals in the Great War Inside the Horse: Exploring Fri 9 Nov, 6 – 7pm, the War Horse Puppets ‘An entertainment phenomenon.’ Cottesloe Room, £7/£5 Thu 22 Nov, 5.45 – 6.30pm, Daily Telegraph Lyttelton, £7/£5 Michael Morpurgo (Captioned) Tue 20 Nov, 5.45 – 6.30pm, Lyttelton, £7/£5 (Captioned)

S EPTEMBER Wed 12 8.00 Thu 13 8.00 Fri 14 8.00 The Prisoner Sat 15 8.00 Mon 17 7.00 text by Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne Tue 18 8.00 Wed 19 8.00 Thu 20 2.30 8.00 Fri 21 8.00 Sat 22 2.30 8.00 Mon 24 8.00 Tue 25 8.00 Wed 26 2.30 8.00 Cast includes Somewhere in the world, a man sits alone Thu 27 8.00 Hiran Abeysekera outside a prison. Who is he, and why is he there? Fri 28 8.00 Hervé Goffings Sat 29 AD 2.30 Omar Silva Is it a choice, or a punishment? 8.00 Kalieaswari Srinivasan OC TOBER Donald Sumpter Asking profound questions about justice, guilt and redemption, The Prisoner brings together Mon 1 CAP 8.00 Co-Directors Tue 2 2.30 Peter Brook a cast of acclaimed actors from around the world 8.00 Marie-Hélène Estienne to explore some of the most compelling issues Wed 3 8.00 Thu 4 2.30 Lighting Designer of our time. Philippe Vialatte Peter Brook and his long-time collaborator Stage Elements David Violi Marie-Hélène Estienne return to London with a provocative study of what it means to be free.

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Talks and events Free Will: Do We Exit the King Talks: Have a Choice? Thu 6 Sep, Mon 6 Aug, 6 – 7pm, individual events £7/£5, Cottesloe Room, £7/£5 combined tickets £15/£12 Exploring Actors Rhys Ifans and Exit the King Indira Varma Wed 5 Sep, 3 – 4pm 10.30am – 4.30pm, Cottesloe Room, Three Perspectives £55/£40/£7.50 on Dying 4.30 – 5.30pm Director and Adapter Patrick Marber 6 – 6.45pm Photography (Rhys Ifans, Indira Varma, Amy Morgan, Debra Gillett, Derek Griffiths and Adrian Scarborough) by Jay Brooks. and Adrian Scarborough) Griffiths Debra Gillett, Derek Amy Morgan, by David Stewart Photography (Colin Morgan) (Rhys Ifans, Indira Varma,

N OVEMBER Fri 2 7.30 Sat 3 7.30 Mon 5 7.30 Hadestown Tue 6 7.30 Wed 7 7.30 music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell Thu 8 7.30 Fri 9 7.30 developed with Rachel Chavkin Sat 10 7.30 Mon 12 7.30 Tue 13 7.00 Wed 14 7.30 Thu 15 7.30 Fri 16 7.30 Sat 17 2.00 7.30 Mon 19 7.30 Cast to be Following record-breaking runs at New York Tue 20 2.00 announced Theatre Workshop and Canada’s Citadel Theatre, 7.30 Director Mon 26 7.30 Hadestown comes to the National Theatre prior Tue 27 2.00 Rachel Chavkin to Broadway. 7.30 Set Designer Wed 28 7.30 Rachel Hauck In the warmth of summertime, songwriter Thu 29 7.30 Costume Designer Orpheus and his muse Eurydice are living it up DECEMBER Michael Krass and falling in love. But as winter approaches, Wed 12 7.30 Thu 13 2.00 Lighting Designer reality sets in: these young dreamers can’t CAP 7.30 Bradley King survive on songs alone. Tempted by the promise Fri 14 7.30 Sound Designer of plenty, Eurydice is lured to the depths of Sat 15 2.00 Nevin Steinberg 7.30 industrial Hadestown. On a quest to save her, Fri 21 7.30 Choreographer Orpheus journeys to the underworld where their Sat 22 2.00 David Neumann 7.30 trust is put to a final test. Wed 26 7.30 Music Director Thu 27 CAP 2.00 Liam Robinson Celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell 7.30 Arrangements and and director Rachel Chavkin have transformed JA NUARY Orchestrations Mitchell’s acclaimed concept album into a Fri 4 7.30 Michael Chorney and Sat 5 AD TT 2.00 Todd Sickafoose genre-defying new musical that mixes modern 7.30 American folk music with vintage New Orleans Mon 7 AD 7.30 jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale. Tue 8 2.00 7.30 ‘Inventive. Beguiling. Luminous. Spellbinding.’ Tue 22 7.30 Wed 23 CAP 7.30 New York Times Thu 24 2.00 7.30 Fri 25 7.30 Sat 26 2.00 Produced in association with 7.30 Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold and Tom Kirdahy Olivier Theatre Co-conceived by Ben t Matchstick

Talks and events Director Rachel Chavkin The Heroine’s Descent and Writer Anaïs Mitchell with Marina Warner Mon 12 Nov, 6 – 6.45pm, Fri 14 Dec, 6 – 6.45pm, Cottesloe Room, £7/£5 Olivier, £7/£5 (Captioned) Histories of the American Musical Modern Myths: ‘Hadestown will be your next Fri 30 Nov, 7 – 9.15pm, Orpheus, Eurydice and Us Cottesloe Room, Tue 22 Jan, 6 – 7pm musical theatre obsession.’ £15/£12/£7.50 Cottesloe Room, £7/£5 Vogue

19 FEBRUARY Thu 14 7.30 Fri 15 7.30 Follies Sat 16 7.30 Mon 18 7.30 book by James Goldman Tue 19 7.30 Sat 23 2.00 music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim 7.30 Tue 26 7.30 Wed 27 2.00 7.30 Thu 28 7.30 MARCH Fri 1 7.30 Sat 2 2.00 Cast includes After a sold-out run, Follies, winner of the Olivier 7.30 Janie Dee Award for Best Musical Revival, returns in 2019. Fri 8 7.30 Peter Forbes Sat 9 2.00 7.30 Director New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage Mon 11 7.30 Dominic Cooke of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic Tue 12 7.30 Designer building will be demolished. Thirty years after Wed 13 2.00 7.30 Vicki Mortimer their final performance, the Follies girls gather Thu 14 7.30 Choreographer to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie Fri 15 7.30 Bill Deamer Sat 16 2.00 about themselves. 7.30 Music Supervisor Mon 18 CAP 7.30 Nicholas Skilbeck Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical Tue 19 7.30 Orchestrations includes such classic songs as ‘Broadway Wed 20 2.00 7.30 Jonathan Tunick Baby’, ‘I’m Still Here’ and ‘Losing My Mind’. Thu 21 7.30 with Josh Clayton Fri 22 AD 7.30 Music Director Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra Sat 23 AD TT 2.00 Nigel Lilley of 21, Follies is directed by Dominic Cooke 7.30 Mon 25 7.30 Lighting Designer (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom). Tue 26 CAP 2.00 Paule Constable 7.30 Sound Designer ‘Unmissable. Razzmatazz, poignancy Additional Paul Groothuis and cracking songs.’ performances to be announced Daily Telegraph

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Talks and events The Making of Follies Tue 19 Mar, 10am – 4pm, Olivier, £55/£40/£15 HHHHH Other talks and events to ‘Dominic Cooke’s production be announced later in the year surpasses your wildest dreams for this show.’ Independent

JULY JULY Fri 6 7.30 Wed 4 7.00 Sat 7 2.00 Thu 5 7.00 CAP 7.30 Sat 7 7.00 Mon 9 7.30 Mon 9 7.00 Tue 10 7.30 Tue 10 7.00 Fri 27 7.30 Wed 11 7.00 Sat 28 AD TT 2.00 Thu 12 7.00 7.30 Fri 13 7.00 Mon 30 AD 7.30 Sat 14 1.00 Tue 31 2.00 7.00 7.30 Mon 16 7.00 Tue 17 1.00 AUGUST 7.00 Wed 1 7.30 Wed 18 7.00 Thu 2 7.30 Wed 25 7.00 Wed 8 7.30 Thu 26 7.00 Thu 9 CAP 2.00 Fri 27 7.00 7.30 Sat 28 1.00 Fri 10 CAP 7.30 7.00 Sat 11 2.00 Mon 30 7.00 7.30 Tue 31 1.00 7.00 AUGUST

Mon 6 CAP 7.00 Tue 7 1.00 7.00 Wed 8 CAP 7.00 Mon 20 7.00 Tue 21 CAP 1.00 7.00 Wed 22 7.00 Thu 23 7.00

Photography (Colin Morgan) by David Stewart Photography (Colin Morgan) walker photography by Sorted Administration. Tightrope and Records photography courtesy National Archives New York Tue 28 7.00 Wed 29 7.00 A co-production with Neal Street Productions Thu 30 1.00 Olivier Theatre Lyttelton Theatre 7.00 Translations The Lehman Trilogy Fri 31 7.00 SEPTEMBER by Brian Friel by Stefano Massini adapted by Ben Power Sat 1 1.00 7.00 Tue 11 7.00 Wed 12 CAP 1.00 Access to tickets Talks and events 7.00 HHHHH The story of a family and a company that changed Thu 13 7.00 For talks and events Fri 14 7.00 ‘Flawless. A culture-clash masterpiece.’ Friday Rush the world – told in three parts on a single evening. see website Sat 15 AD TT 1.00 Guardian Every Friday at 1pm a 7.00 limited number of £20 Sam Mendes returns to the National to direct Mon 17 AD 7.00 Brian Friel’s modern classic is a powerful account tickets for the following Ben Power’s English version of Stefano Massini’s Tue 18 7.00 of nationhood, which sees the turbulent relationship week’s performances are Wed 19 7.00 released to buy online. vast and poetic play, a hit across Europe. Thu 20 1.00 between England and Ireland play out in one 7.00 quiet community. Day Tickets Adam Godley, Ben Miles and Simon Russell Beale Fri 21 7.00 A limited number of Sat 22 1.00 play the Lehman brothers, their sons and grandsons. 7.00 Ian Rickson directs a cast including £18/£15 tickets are Mon 24 7.00 Colin Morgan (Merlin) and Ciarán Hinds available in person on the Tue 25 1.00 day of the performance. (Girl from the North Country). 7.00 For talks and events OCTOBER see website Mon 15 7.00 Cast Niamh McGowan Lighting Designer Tue 16 7.00 Steve Cash Colin Morgan Neil Austin Wed 17 1.00 7.00 Adam Collier Seamus O’Hara Music Cast Director Lighting Designer Dermot Crowley Judith Roddy Thu 18 7.00 Stephen Warbeck Adam Godley Sam Mendes Jon Clark Fri 19 7.00 Aidan Dooley Rufus Wright Will Harrison-Wallace Sat 20 1.00 Aoife Duffin Sound Designer Set Designer Music and Sound Media partners Director Ian Dickinson Ben Miles Es Devlin Nick Powell 7.00 Adetomiwa Edun Ian Rickson Leighton Pugh Nigel Fairs Movement Simon Russell Beale Costume Designer Movement Michelle Fox Designer Anna Morrissey Katrina Lindsay Polly Bennett Rae Smith Sponsored by Dominik Tiefenthaler Ciarán Hinds Video Designer Laurence Kinlan Luke Halls

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JULY JULY Thu 19 7.30 Tue 24 7.30 Fri 20 AD 7.30 Wed 25 7.30 Sat 21 AD TT 2.30 Thu 26 7.30 7.30 Fri 27 7.30 Mon 23 CAP 7.30 Sat 28 2.30 Tue 24 2.30 7.30 7.30 Mon 30 7.30 Tue 31 7.00 AUGUST Wed 1 7.30 AUGUST Thu 2 7.30 Wed 1 7.30 Fri 3 7.30 Thu 2 7.30 Sat 4 2.30 Fri 3 7.30 7.30 Sat 4 2.30 Wed 15 7.30 7.30 Thu 16 CAP 2.30 Thu 9 7.30 7.30 Fri 10 7.30 Fri 17 7.30 Sat 11 7.30 Sat 18 2.30 Mon 13 7.30 CAP 7.30 Tue 14 7.30 Fri 24 7.30 Wed 15 7.30 Sat 25 2.30 Thu16 2.30 7.30 7.30 Mon 27 7.30 Fri 17 AD 7.30 Sat 18 AD TT 2.30 SEPTEMBER 7.30 Mon 3 7.30 Mon 20 7.30 Tue 4 7.30 Tue 21 7.30 Wed 5 7.30 Wed 22 7.30 Thu 6 7.00 Thu 23 2.30 Fri 7 7.30 7.30 Sat 8 2.30 Fri 24 7.30 7.30 Sat 25 7.30

Photography (Vanessa Kirby and Eric Kofi Abrefa) by Rosaline Shahnavaz Kirby and Eric Kofi Abrefa) Photography (Vanessa Photography (Katherine Parkinson) by David Stewart Mon 27 7.30 National Theatre Tue 28 CAP 7.30 Live broadcast A co-production with Theatr Clwyd Wed 29 7.30 on Thu 6 Sep Lyttelton Theatre Dorfman Theatre Thu 30 7.30 Julie Home, I’m Darling Fri 31 7.30 SEPTEMBER by Polly Stenham a new play by Laura Wade after Strindberg Sat 1 7.30 Mon 3 7.30 Tue 4 7.30 Wed 5 2.30 Talks and events Access to tickets 7.30 Fuelled by social division, Strindberg’s masterpiece For talks and events How happily married are the happily married? remains shocking and fiercely relevant in this new see website Friday Rush version by Polly Stenham (That Face, Neon Demon). Every couple needs a little fantasy to keep Every Friday at 1pm a their marriage sparkling. But behind the gingham limited number of £20 tickets for the following Carrie Cracknell (The Deep Blue Sea) directs a cast curtains, things start to unravel, and being a week’s performances are including Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) and Eric Kofi domestic goddess is not as easy as it seems. released to buy online. Abrefa (The Amen Corner). Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd, Humans) Day Tickets plays Judy in this unsettling new comedy about one A limited number of £18/£15 tickets are woman’s quest to be the perfect 1950s housewife, available in person on the written by Laura Wade (Posh). day of the performance. Cast Yuyu Rau Music Eric Kofi Abrefa Petra Söör Stuart Earl For talks and events see website Temitope Ajose- Thalissa Teixeira Sound Designer Cutting Director Christopher Shutt El Anthony Carrie Cracknell Thomasin Gülgeç Fight Director Vanessa Kirby Designer Owain Gwynn Francesca Knight Tom Scutt Illusions Cast Director Choreographer Dak Mashava Lighting Designer Chris Fisher Kathryn Drysdale Tamara Harvey Charlotte Broom Sara Gregory Michela Meazza Guy Hoare Video Designer Designer Sound Designer Ana Beatriz Meireles Richard Harrington Movement Director Mogzi Bromley- Anna Fleischle Tom Gibbons Sponsored by Sponsored by Barnaby Kay Ashley Morgan- Ann Yee Morgans Davies Katherine Parkinson Lighting Designer Rebecca Omogbehin Sian Thomas Lucy Carter

24 25 Illustration by Michael Cranston Photography by Theo McInnes Photography by Matthew Whittle Photography by James Bellorini A Wardrobe Ensemble and Wardrobe Theatre Production Pericles Courage Everywhere The Star Seekers River Stage by William Shakespeare Rehearsed readings celebrating the fight by the Wardrobe Ensemble in a version by Chris Bush for political equality with music by James Fortune

26 – 28 Aug 15 – 18 Nov 8 Aug – 1 Sep Festival weekends | 13 July – 12 Aug

How far must we travel to come home? To mark the 100th anniversary of (some) Do you want to fly to the moon? The big red River Stage returns this A huge company of all ages from across women in the UK gaining the right to vote, the Visit a space station? Become an astronaut? summer with an exciting and eclectic mix London join together with professional NT marks this historic moment through a series In this interactive family show you take the of weekend takeovers. artists to breathe new life into this classic tale. of rehearsed readings, talks and screenings. steering wheel to shape the story and the There’s something for everyone including Pericles launches Public Acts, our new World-class directors will bring to life these actors improvise the rest. Discover strange live music, dance, DJs, family workshops, initiative to create extraordinary acts plays on themes of suffrage, courage and worlds, create solar system soundscapes, club nights and theatre – and it’s all free! the fight for political equality in the UK and decide the noises of the aliens and even fire of theatre and community, with visionary 13 – 15 July: The Glory partner organisations. around the world. asteroids through space! Free family activities one hour before 20 – 22 July: HOME Manchester Plays include: each performance. 27 – 29 July: Sadler’s Wells And Others by Jenny Sealey, 3 – 5 August: Nonclassical Votes for Women by Elizabeth Robins, Suitable for 3 – 8yrs 10 – 12 August: National Theatre Her Naked Skin by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Tickets: £12 adults /£10 under-18s Bull in a China Shop by Bryna Turner For the full line up visit: Public Acts is inspired by Public Works, the Public Theater’s ground-breaking programme in New York. In the Parlour by Judy Tate nationaltheatre.org.uk /riverstage Supported by Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Hertz, The Sackler Trust and Directed by Nadia Fall, Phyllida Lloyd, Jenny Sponsored by Garfield Weston Foundation. Sealey, Lyndsey Turner and Dawn Walton River Stage is supported by Delta Air Lines The National Theatre's Partner for Learning is (Official Airline Partner), Hertz (Official Transport Provider) Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Tickets: £15/£10 and Lighting sponsored by Vari-lite and Showline.

26 27 A co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions A National Theatre and Young Vic co-production with Good Chance Theatre Consent The Jungle by Nina Raine by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson West End Harold Pinter Theatre West End The Playhouse Theatre Playing until 11 August Playing until 3 November

HHHHH What is justice, what is vengeance, and HHHHH Join the residents over fresh baked naan and ‘A modern classic. Hotly topical.’ which is right? Friends take opposing briefs ‘An immersive, powerful experience. sweet milky chai at the Afghan Café, and The Times in a contentious legal case. The key witness A deeply moving piece of theatre.’ experience the intense, moving and uplifting is a woman whose life seems a world away Financial Times encounters between refugees from many HHHHH from theirs. At home, their own lives begin different countries and the volunteers who ‘Utterly gripping and essential viewing.’ to unravel as every version of the truth is HHHHH arrived from the UK. Radio Times challenged. ‘Beautifully orchestrated. Wonderfully Audiences are invited to choose from two humane and illuminating.’ unique experiences: take a seat at the Nina Raine’s critically-acclaimed Directed by Roger Michell, Consent takes a searing look at the law whilst putting modern Independent benches and tables of the vibrant and bustling ‘modern classic’ (The Times) Consent, Afghan Café at the heart of the Calais Jungle, relationships into the dock in ‘a play you’ll makes a timely and triumphant transfer or watch from the ‘Cliffs of Dover’ in the circle, be talking about for a long time to come’ Following critical acclaim, and direct from to the Harold Pinter Theatre for a strictly a sold-out run at the Young Vic, The Jungle overlooking the dynamic performance (Radio Times). limited season. transfers to the Playhouse Theatre. space below. Cast includes Claudie Blakley, Meet the hopeful, resilient residents of , , Stephen Campbell Moore Sian Clifford The Jungle – just across the Channel, Presented by Sonia Friedman Productions and Tom Kirdahy, Heather Craney, Clare Foster, Lee Ingleby Hunter Arnold in association with Elizabeth Dewberry & right on our doorstep. Ali Ahmet Kocabiyik, Paula Marie Black, Michael Desantis, and Adam James. Tulchin Bartner Productions, 1001 Nights Productions, Rupert Gavin, Brenda Leff, Stephanie P. Mcclelland, Richard Winkler, Jane Cee & Glenn Redbord. An original National Preferred Theatre/Out of Joint Card Original production supported by Glenn and Phyllida Earle and production Partner Clive and Sally Sherling

28 29 On Tour National Theatre Live by Brinkhoff/ Mögenburg ) Ian McKellen and Danny Webb) by Manuel Harlan Ian McKellen and Danny Webb) Macbeth , London cast ( ( Photograph Photograph

Over eight million people across the UK and around the world have been Sponsor of NT Live in the UK War Horse Macbeth able to experience high-quality theatre through live broadcasts or encore based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo by William Shakespeare screenings in their local cinema. adapted by Nick Stafford, in association with the Shakespeare’s most intense tragedy embarks award-winning Handspring Puppet Company Visit our website for the latest news and to find a cinema near you:ntlive.com on a tour following a sell-out run in London. HHHHH Tour cast to be announced. ‘An astonishing piece of theatre.’ Time Out UK and Ireland tour from September 2018 Julie The Madness by Polly Stenham, after Strindberg On a UK tour until April 2019 a National Theatre production of George III The Curious Incident by Alan Bennett Wild and newly single, Julie throws a a Nottingham Playhouse production LOVE of the Dog in the late night party. Set in contemporary by Alexander Zeldin London, Carrie Cracknell directs a cast An epic, multi-award-winning masterpiece tells A co-production with Birmingham Repertory Theatre Night-Time including Vanessa Kirby. the story of King George III, played by Olivier HHHHH based on the novel by Mark Haddon Award-winner Mark Gatiss. adapted by Simon Stephens Broadcast live 6 September.* ‘Gripping, amusing, uncomfortable, Broadcast live 20 November.* desperately moving.’ HHHHH The Times ‘Astonishing and unmissable.’ Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch Sunday Express King Lear Coming Up 25 – 27 October 2018 On an international tour until August 2018 by William Shakespeare a Chichester Festival Theatre production Antony & Cleopatra will be broadcast live Théâtre de L’Odéon, Paris from the National Theatre on 6 December.* 5 – 10 November 2018 Jonathan Munby directs this critically See p5 for more information on this production. acclaimed production featuring Ian McKellen as Lear. Broadcast from London’s West End I’m Not Running, will be broadcast live following it’s sell-out premiere in Chichester. from the National Theatre on 31 January 2019.* See p7 for more information on this Broadcast live 27 September.* production.

Macbeth on tour in partnership with Lloyds Bank Private Banking and supported by The Thompson Family Charitable Trust. * Encore screenings also available in selected cinemas. Assisted performances at some tour venues. Visit venue websites for more information.

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Families Eat Discover the skills and secrets behind Wood-fired pizza, tasty grilled sandwiches productions at the National Theatre with our and irresistible ice cream. Our outdoor family events. Learn about lighting and sound pop-ups serve up delicious sweet and at a family technical theatre day and create savoury treats for everyone to enjoy. tall tales in a family performance workshop. Bring your imaginations and dive into the world of theatre-making. nationaltheatre.org.uk/families

Talks and Events Drink An eclectic programme of talks, discussions Make the most of the warm weather with and events. Highlights include David Hare, a visit to one of our pop-up bars. Enjoy craft Peter Brook and Anaïs Mitchell. Michael beer from UK breweries at The Otherstudy Morpurgo will be discussing War Horse and or cocktails in the relaxing atmosphere of the there’s a chance to see how the show’s Green Room’s Garden Bar. puppets work. We also hear from directors Anthony Neilson and Simon Godwin, and Allie Esiri hosts an evening of women’s poetry from the last 2,500 years. Join us in December for the annual Theatre Quiz with Emma Freud and Private Eye’s satirical review of 2018. nationaltheatre.org.uk/talks

Exhibtions and Tours Shop A changing programme taking inspiration Books, playtexts, unique gifts and items from the work on our stages, the NT Archive inspired by our productions can all be found and our national programme. In the Lyttelton at the NT Bookshop. Now on display, our Lounge discover photography project new selection of compelling titles for children Look at You Now, which paired young people and adults written by inspiring women. with professional photographers to recapture shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk images of people connected with the NT. In the Wolfson Gallery explore the story of Public Acts and our production of Pericles. nationaltheatre.org.uk/exhibitions Discover how our work is produced on our backstage tours. nationaltheatre.org.uk/tours

32 33 AD Audio-Described P Preview Performance KEY Aug Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman July 18 – Jan 19 CAP Captioned PRESS Press Night TT Touch Tour Relaxed Performance Thu 30 The Star Seekers 11.30+2.30 BSL Britsh Sign Language Exit the King 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 1.00+7.00 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Fri 31 The Star Seekers CAP 11.30 Exit the King 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 July Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Sep Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Mon 16 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 An Octoroon 7.30 Tue 17 Exit the King P1 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 1.00+7.00 An Octoroon CAP 2.00+7.30 Sat 1 The Star Seekers LAST 11.30+2.30 Wed 18 Exit the King P2 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 An Octoroon LAST 2.00 Exit the King 2.00+7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 1.00+7.00 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Thu 19 Exit the King P 7.30 Julie 7.30 Sun 2 Fri 20 Exit the King P 7.30 Julie AD 7.30 Mon 3 Exit the King 7.30 Julie 7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Sat 21 Exit the King P 7.30 Julie AD TT 2.30+7.30 Tue 4 TALK: Harvey & Wade 6.00 Sun 22 Exit the King 2.00+7.30 Julie 7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Mon 23 Exit the King P 7.30 Julie CAP 7.30 Wed 5 Exit the King 7.30 Julie 7.30 Home, I’m Darling LAST 2.30+7.30 Tue 24 Exit the King P 7.30 Julie 2.30+7.30 Home, I’m Darling P1 7.30 Thu 6 TALK: Ifans and Varma 3.00 Wed 25 Exit the King PRESS 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Home, I’m Darling P2 7.30 TALK: Three Perspectives on Dying 4.30 Thu 26 TALK: Godley, Miles, Russell Beale 3.00 TALK: Patrick Marber 6.00 Exit the King 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Home, I’m Darling P 7.30 Exit the King 7.30 Julie NT LIVE 7.00 Fri 27 Translations 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Home, I’m Darling P 7.30 Fri 7 TALK: Vanessa Kirby 4.30 Sat 28 Translations AD TT 2.00+7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 1.00+7.00 Home, I’m Darling 2.30+7.30 TALK: Cracknell & Stenham 6.00 Sun 29 Exit the King AD 7.30 Julie 7.30 Mon 30 Translations AD 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Sat 8 Tue 31 Translations 2.00+7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 1.00+7.00 Home, I’m Darling PRESS 7.00 Exit the King AD TT 2.00+7.30 Julie LAST 2.30+7.30 Sun 9 Aug Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Mon 10 Exit the King 7.30 Tue 11 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Wed 1 Translations 7.30 Julie 7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Wed 12 The Lehman Trilogy CAP 1.00+7.00 The Prisoner P1 8.00 Thu 2 Translations 7.30 Julie 7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Thu 13 TALK: Mendes & Power 5.30 Fri 3 Exit the King 7.30 Julie 7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 The Prisoner P2 8.00 Sat 4 Exit the King 2.00+7.30 Julie 2.30+7.30 Home, I’m Darling 2.30+7.30 Fri 14 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 The Prisoner P 8.00 Sun 5 TALK: Peter Brook 9.30 Mon 6 Exit the King 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy CAP 7.00 Sat 15 The Lehman Trilogy AD TT 1.00+7.00 The Prisoner P 8.00 Tue 7 Exit the King 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 1.00+7.00 Sun 16 Wed 8 Translations 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy CAP 7.00 The Star Seekers 2.30 Mon 17 The Lehman Trilogy AD 7.00 The Prisoner PRESS 7.00 Thu 9 Translations CAP 2.00+7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Tue 18 Antony & Cleopatra P1 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 The Prisoner 8.00 Fri 10 The Star Seekers 2.30 Wed 19 Antony & Cleopatra P2 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 The Prisoner 8.00 Translations CAP 7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Thu 20 Antony & Cleopatra P 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 1.00+7.00 The Prisoner 2.30+8.00 Sat 11 The Star Seekers 2.30 Fri 21 Antony & Cleopatra P 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 The Prisoner 8.00 Translations LAST 2.00+7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Sat 22 Antony & Cleopatra P 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 1.00+7.00 The Prisoner 2.30+8.00 Sun 12 Sun 23 Mon 13 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Mon 24 Antony & Cleopatra P 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 The Prisoner 8.00 Tue 14 The Star Seekers 11.30+2.30 Tue 25 TALK: Richard Eyre 6.00 Exit the King 7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Antony & Cleopatra P 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 1.00+7.00 The Prisoner 8.00 Wed 15 The Star Seekers 11.30+2.30 Wed 26 Antony & Cleopatra PRESS 7.00 The Prisoner 2.30+8.00 Exit the King 7.30 Julie 7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Thu 27 TALK: Churchill’s Secret Army 6.00 Thu 16 Exit the King 2.00+7.30 Julie CAP 2.30+7.30 Home, I’m Darling 2.30+7.30 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 The Prisoner 8.00 Fri 17 The Star Seekers 11.30+2.30 Fri 28 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 The Prisoner 8.00 Exit the King 7.30 Julie 7.30 Home, I’m Darling AD 7.30 Sat 29 TALK: Banned Plays 12.45 Sat 18 Exit the King 2.00+7.30 Julie 2.30+CAP 7.30 Home, I’m Darling AD TT 2.30+7.30 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 The Prisoner AD 2.30+8.00 Sun 19 Mon 20 The Star Seekers 11.30+2.30 Oct Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Exit the King 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Tue 21 The Lehman Trilogy CAP 1.00+7.00 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Mon 1 TALK: Simon Godwin 5.30 Wed 22 The Star Seekers 11.30+2.30 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 The Prisoner CAP 8.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Tue 2 Exit the King 7.30 I’m Not Running P1 7.30 The Prisoner 2.30+8.00 Thu 23 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Home, I’m Darling 2.30+7.30 Wed 3 Exit the King 7.30 I’m Not Running P2 7.30 The Prisoner 8.00 Fri 24 The Star Seekers 11.30+2.30 Thu 4 Exit the King 2.00+CAP 7.30 I’m Not Running P 7.30 The Prisoner LAST 2.30 Julie 7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Fri 5 Exit the King 7.30 I’m Not Running P 7.30 Sat 25 The Star Seekers 11.30+2.30 Sat 6 Exit the King LAST CAP 2.00+7.30 I’m Not Running P 7.30 Julie 2.30+7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Sun 7 Sun 26 Pericles 7.00 Mon 8 I’m Not Running P 7.30 Mon 27 The Star Seekers 2.30 Tue 9 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running PRESS 7.00 Pericles 7.00 Julie 7.30 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Wed 10 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 Stories P1 7.30 Tue 28 The Star Seekers 11.30+BSL 2.30 Thu 11 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 Stories P2 7.30 Pericles 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Home, I’m Darling CAP 7.30 Fri 12 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 Stories P 7.30 + + Wed 29 TALK: Katherine Parkinson 4.00 Sat 13 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30 7.00 I’m Not Running 2.15 7.30 Stories P 7.30 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Home, I’m Darling 7.30 Sun 14

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Mon 15 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Stories P 7.30 Wed 5 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart P1 7.30 Tue 16 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Stories P 7.30 Thu 6 Antony & Cleopatra NT LIVE 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart P2 7.30 Wed 17 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 1.00+7.00 Stories PRESS 7.00 Fri 7 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart P 7.30 Thu 18 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Stories 7.30 Sat 8 Antony & Cleopatra CAP 1.30+7.00 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart P 7.30 Fri 19 Antony & Cleopatra AD 7.00 The Lehman Trilogy 7.00 Stories 7.30 Sun 9 Sat 20 Antony & Cleopatra AD TT 1.30+7.00 The Lehman Trilogy LAST 1.00+7.00 Stories 2.30+7.30 Mon 10 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart P 7.30 Sun 21 Tue 11 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 I’m Not Running CAP 2.15+7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart P 7.30 Mon 22 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 Stories 7.30 Wed 12 Hadestown 7.30 I’m Not Running 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart PRESS 7.00 Tue 23 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 Stories 2.30+7.30 Thu 13 Hadestown 2.00+ CAP 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 7.30 Wed 24 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 Stories 7.30 Fri 14 TALK: The Heroine’s Descent CAP 6.00 Thu 25 I’m Not Running 7.30 Stories 7.30 Hadestown 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 7.30 Fri 26 I’m Not Running 7.30 Stories 7.30 Sat 15 Hadestown 2.00+7.30 War Horse 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 2.30+7.30 Sat 27 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 Stories 2.30+7.30 Sun 16 Sun 28 Mon 17 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 War Horse 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 7.30 Mon 29 I’m Not Running 7.30 Stories 7.30 Tue 18 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 War Horse 2.15+7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 7.30 Tue 30 TALK: Doing Our Bit 6.00 Wed 19 TALK: Theatre Quiz 5.15 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 Stories 7.30 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 War Horse 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 2.30+7.30 Wed 31 I’m Not Running 7.30 Stories 2.30+7.30 Thu 20 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 War Horse 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 7.30 Fri 21 Hadestown 7.30 War Horse 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 7.30 Nov Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Sat 22 Hadestown 2.00+7.30 War Horse AD TT 2.15+7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 2.30+7.30 Sun 23 Thu 1 TALK: Dramatic Exchanges CAP 6.00 Mon 24 Stories 7.30 Tue 25 Fri 2 Hadestown P1 7.30 Stories 7.30 Wed 26 Hadestown 7.30 War Horse 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 7.30 Sat 3 Hadestown P2 7.30 Stories 2.30+7.30 Thu 27 Hadestown CAP 2.00+7.30 War Horse 2.15+7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 2.30+7.30 Sun 4 Fri 28 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 War Horse 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart AD 7.30 Mon 5 Hadestown P 7.30 Stories 7.30 Sat 29 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 War Horse CAP 2.15+7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart AD TT 2.30+7.30 Tue 6 TALK: Influence of Lecoq 5.30 Sun 30 Hadestown P 7.30 Stories 7.30 Mon 31 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30 War Horse 2.15 The Tell-Tale Heart 2.30 Wed 7 Hadestown P 7.30 Stories 2.30+7.30 Thu 8 TALK: Playwriting Then & Now 6.00 Jan Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Hadestown P 7.30 War Horse 7.30 Stories 7.30 Fri 9 Hadestown P 7.30 War Horse 7.30 Stories AD 7.30 Tue 1 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 War Horse 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 7.30 Sat 10 Hadestown P 7.30 War Horse 2.15+7.30 Stories AD TT 2.30+7.30 Wed 2 Antony & Cleopatra CAP 1.30+7.00 War Horse 2.15+7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 2.30+7.30 Sun 11 Thu 3 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 War Horse 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart CAP 7.30 Mon 12 Hadestown P 7.30 Stories 7.30 Fri 4 Hadestown 7.30 War Horse 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 7.30 Tue 13 Hadestown PRESS 7.00 War Horse 2.15+7.30 Stories CAP 2.30+7.30 Sat 5 Hadestown AD TT 2.00+7.30 War Horse LAST 2.15+7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 2.30+7.30 Wed 14 Hadestown 7.30 War Horse 7.30 Stories 7.30 Sun 6 Thu 15 Hadestown 7.30 War Horse 1.30+7.30 Courage Everywhere 7.30 Mon 7 TALK: Anthony Neilson 6.00 Fri 16 TALK: Women Poets 6.00 Hadestown AD 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart 7.30 Hadestown 7.30 War Horse 7.30 Courage Everywhere 7.30 Tue 8 Hadestown 2.00+7.30 I’m Not Running 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart CAP 2.30+7.30 Sat 17 Hadestown 2.00+7.30 War Horse 2.15+7.30 Courage Everywhere 3.00+7.30 Wed 9 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 The Tell-Tale Heart LAST 7.30 Sun 18 Courage Everywhere 3.00 Thu 10 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 Mon 19 Hadestown 7.30 War Horse 7.30 Stories 7.30 Fri 11 TALK: Fiennes and Okonedo 3.00 Tue 20 TALK: Michael Morpurgo CAP 5.45 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 Hadestown 2.00+7.30 War Horse 7.30 Stories 2.30+7.30 Sat 12 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 Wed 21 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 War Horse 1.30+7.30 Stories 7.30 Sun 13 Thu 22 TALK: Inside the Horse CAP 5.45 Mon 14 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running CAP 7.30 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 War Horse 7.30 Stories 7.30 Tue 15 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 Fri 23 TALK: Hear Her Roar 5.45 Wed 16 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 War Horse 7.30 Stories 7.30 Thu 17 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 Sat 24 Antony & Cleopatra 1.30+7.00 War Horse BSL 2.15+7.30 Stories 2.30+7.30 Fri 18 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running AD 7.30 Sun 25 Sat 19 Antony & Cleopatra LAST 1.30+7.00 I’m Not Running AD TT 2.15+7.30 Mon 26 Hadestown 7.30 Stories CAP 7.30 Sun 20 Tue 27 Hadestown 2.00+7.30 I’m Not Running 7.30 Stories 2.30+7.30 Mon 21 I’m Not Running 7.30 Wed 28 Hadestown 7.30 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 Stories LAST 7.30 Tue 22 Hadestown 7.30 I’m Not Running 7.30 Thu 29 Hadestown 7.30 I’m Not Running 7.30 Wed 23 Hadestown CAP 7.30 I’m Not Running 7.30 Fri 30 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 Thu 24 Hadestown 2.00+7.30 I’m Not Running 7.30 Fri 25 Hadestown 7.30 I’m Not Running 7.30 Dec Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Sat 26 Hadestown LAST 2.00+7.30 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 Sun 27 Sat 1 Antony & Cleopatra AD TT 1.30+7.00 I’m Not Running 2.15+7.30 Mon 28 Sun 2 Tue 29 I’m Not Running 7.30 Mon 3 TALK: David Hare CAP 6.00 Wed 30 I’m Not Running 7.30 Antony & Cleopatra CAP 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 Thu 31 I’m Not Running NT LIVE 7.00 Tue 4 TALK: Private Eye 5.45 Antony & Cleopatra 7.00 I’m Not Running 7.30 For Follies performances see p21 or website

36 37 Ticket Prices Information Book early for the best seats No booking fee online or in person Opening Times Ticket Exchange Prices may change according to demand. £2.50 fee per transaction for phone bookings. For a full list of individual outlets and building There are no refunds on tickets, but you can Book early to ensure the best seats. Excludes Members at Priority level and above, opening times, visit nationaltheatre.org.uk exchange them for another performance or for credit. and Access list subscribers. From 9 September 2018 the building will be closed Terms and conditions and a small administration fee Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Ways to save on Sundays. The entire building will be closed on apply, call the Box Office for details:020 7452 3000. Sunday 23 December, Monday 24 December and All discounts are subject to availability and at the Tuesday 25 December. Travelex £15 Tickets: £45, £38, £34, £26, £15 £50, £44, £36, £28, £15 Previews 1 & 2 £32 – £15 discretion of the Box Office. Julie, Translations, Exit the King Age guidance We don’t publish specific age recommendations for Car Park Hundreds of tickets at £15 Car spaces in the NT car park are £8 for cars entering for every performance all our shows. For guidance on content and suitability please call 020 7452 3000. Children under four after 5pm or if you attend a daytime ticketed event Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Ways to save are welcome in the foyers, however they cannot be and leave before 7pm. Combined matinee/evening admitted to the auditoriums. show rate: £14. Sunday/public holidays: £8 all day. The Lehman Trilogy, £64, £55, £45, £32, £15 £68, £59, £49, £34, £18 Previews £47 – £15 Free parking for Blue Badge holders attending a I’m Not Running, For your safety and comfort performance – validate at the Box Office. Hadestown, War Horse, Strobe lighting, smoke effects and gunshots are For details on accessible parking please visit Antony & Cleopatra sometimes used in productions. Details are available nationaltheatre.org.uk/travel from the Box Office after the first preview. Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Ways to save Programme changes Latecomers may not be admitted. All bulky items Programme details are published in good faith, Follies £68, £59, £45, £32, £15 £72, £64, £49, £34, £18 Previews £49 – £15 such as bags and rucksacks must be left at the but changes may occasionally be necessary. free cloakrooms. All performances

Pericles £15/£7.50 under-18s American Express ® Programme credits Dorfman Theatre Mon – Thu evening; all mats Fri & Sat evening Ways to save Card members have exciting ticket benefits Cover photography by Graham Pearson. Home, I’m Darling £50 – £15 £55 – £18 for National Theatre shows. For details visit The Star Seekers £12/£10 under-18s nationaltheatre.org.uk/amex With thanks to Emily McLaughlin, Rachel Twigg, The Prisoner £45 – £15 £50 – £18 Previews £36 – £15 Josh Scuse, Katy deMain, Nick Flintoff, Stories £50 – £15 £55 – £18 Previews £37 – £15 Tony Forrester, Beth Nesbitt, Ellen Havard, The Tell-Tale Heart £40 – £15 £45 – £18 Previews £34 – £15 Paddy Hughes, Nina Steigerm, Stewart Pringle, Courage Everywhere £15/£10 Preferred Ola Animashawun, Sarah Clarke and Gillian Greer Card from the National Theatre New Work Department. For An Octoroon ticket information see website. Partner Brochure design and imagery by the More ways to save National Theatre Graphic Design Studio, unless otherwise credited. Friday Rush £18/£15 Tickets Membership Every Friday at 1pm a limited number of £20 tickets In the Olivier and Lyttelton theatres these stalls Registered Charity No. 224223 for the following week’s performances are released seats are narrower and may offer a restricted view. Book ahead of the public for all our to buy online. In the Dorfman theatre these seats are restricted productions and enjoy a range of benefits view. Two per customer per production, excluding that bring you closer to the NT’s work. Day Tickets Travelex season. A limited number of £18/£15 tickets are available From just £25 a year. in person on the day of the performance. Groups nationaltheatre.org.uk/membership Seat location varies. Call 020 7452 3010 for discounts on groups of 8+ for selected productions. nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups

Concessions Entry Pass Senior Citizens – save on midweek matinees 16 – 25-year-olds can access £7.50 tickets by joining For The Lehman Trilogy, I’m Not Running, Hadestown, Entry Pass. nationaltheatre.org.uk/entrypass War Horse and Antony & Cleopatra save £20 on £55 and £45 tickets. For Follies save £20 on £59 and £45 Under-18s tickets. Save £10 on £45 and £38 tickets for Travelex Half price for Monday – Friday evenings and all productions. £30 tickets available for midweek matinees (all performances of War Horse). Excludes matinees in the Dorfman. tickets under £30 and Travelex productions. Disabled People UK Schools, Colleges and Universities £16 tickets at the South Bank plus £16 companion Under-19s £12; 19 – 25s £15 for groups of 10+ tickets (£15 tickets on Travelex productions) are on selected performances. Call 020 7452 3010 available for Access list subscribers. for availability. nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups nationaltheatre.org.uk/accesslist

38 39 This cover was created with the New Work Department. The New Work Department is the engine room for the National Theatre’s creative output, developing work and artists for our stages, and beyond. All our artistic development is led by the New Work Department, including new play commissions, work-shopping of devised projects, and new treatments of classic texts. We nurture emerging talent, as well as providing support to mid-career and established artists. 020 7452 3000 Last year, almost 1000 artists worked on around 200 projects in development with us. nationaltheatre.org.uk