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Jack Absolute Manor My Brilliant Friend Death of England Flies Again Playing from 7 Apr Parts One and Two 31 Jan – 7 Mar Playing from 15 Apr Playing until 22 Feb

All of Us The Visit, or The Old The Seven Streams Sea Sick 18 Mar – 16 May Lady Comes to Call of the River Ota 22 Apr – 7 May 31 Jan – 13 May 6 – 22 Mar

The Welkin Three Sisters The Ocean at the Hamlet 15 Jan – 23 May 3 Dec – 19 Feb End of the Lane 30 Mar – 9 Apr 3 Dec – 25 Jan

4 5 Jack Absolute Flies Again APRIL JUNE Wed 15 7.30 Thu 11 7.30 by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris Thu 16 7.30 Fri 12 7.30 based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s ‘The Rivals’ Fri 17 7.30 Sat 13 2.00 Sat 18 7.30 7.30 Mon 20 7.30 Mon 15 7.30 Tue 21 7.30 Tue 16 CAP 7.30 Wed 22 7.30 Wed 17 2.00 Thu 23 7.30 7.30 Fri 24 7.30 Thu 18 7.30 Olivier Theatre Sat 25 2.00 Fri 19 AD 7.30 7.30 Sat 20 AD TT 2.00 Cast to be July 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Mon 27 7.30 7.30 Tue 28 7.00 announced Officer Jack Absolute flies home to rejoin Wed 29 7.30 his intrepid young Hurricane squadron Further Director Thu 30 2.00 performances to Thea Sharrock at RAF Fontwell (formerly Malaprop Hall, 7.30 be announced East Sussex). Set and Costume MAY Designer Back on British soil, Jack is shocked to find Fri 1 7.30 Mark Thompson his old flame, Lydia, on the base. Setting Sat 2 2.00 Lighting Designer his sights on winning her heart, Jack’s Illustration by The Red Dress 7.30 advances turn to anarchy when the young Wed 6 7.30 Bruno Poet Thu 7 2.00 heiress demands to be loved on her Talks and events include Music own terms. 7.30 Adrian Johnston Fri 8 7.30 Staged to coincide with the 80th anniversary Designing ‘Jack Absolute’ Sat 9 2.00 Sound Designer 7.30 of the Battle of Britain, Thea Sharrock Wed 6 May, 6 – 7pm, Paul Arditti Fri 15 7.30 (‘After The Dance’) directs a riotous new Cottesloe Room, £9/£6 Sat 16 2.00 Video Designer version of Sheridan’s ‘The Rivals’, co-written 7.30 Writers Richard Bean Jeff Sugg by Richard Bean (‘One Man, Two Guvnors’) Mon 18 7.30 and Oliver Chris Tue 19 7.30 and Oliver Chris. Fri 8 May, 6 – 6.45pm, Wed 20 7.30 Thu 21 2.00 Olivier, £9/£6 7.30 Fri 22 7.30 Playwriting at the Sat 23 CAP 2.00 NT with Richard Bean 7.30 Sat 16 May, Mon 25 7.30 10.30am – 1pm, Tue 26 7.30 Wed 27 7.30 Cottesloe Room, £40/£25 Thu 28 7.30 Fri 29 7.30 For more talks and events Sat 30 2.00 see website 7.30 6 7 Sat 6 CAP 2.15 APRIL Manor 7.30 Tue 7 7.30 a new play by Moira Buffini Wed 8 7.30 Further Thu 9 7.30 performances to Sat 11 7.30 be announced Mon 13 7.30 Tue 14 7.30 Wed 15 7.00 Thu 16 7.30 Lyttelton Theatre Fri 17 7.30 Sat 18 2.15 7.30 Cast includes A violent storm sweeps the coast. Diana Thu 23 7.30 Michele Austin Stuckley and her daughter are struggling Fri 24 7.30 Peter Bray to keep the roof on their run-down manor Sat 25 2.15 Nancy Carroll house, when neighbours and strangers 7.30 Mon 27 7.30 Ben Daniels begin to appear on their doorstep, seeking Gillian Dean shelter from the floods. MAY Amy Forrest Edward Judge One of these unexpected arrivals is Ted Mon 4 7.30 Tue 5 CAP 2.15 Shaniqua Okwok Farrier, the charismatic leader of a right-wing Original artwork by Martin Klimas 7.30 Eliot Salt organisation: he could be Diana’s saviour – Wed 6 7.30 or pull the fragile household to pieces. Tue 12 7.30 Director Wed 13 CAP 7.30 Fiona Buffini Talks and events include Thu 14 2.15 Stranded together, this explosive mix Set and Costume 7.30 of people must survive the weather, and Director Fiona Buffini Fri 15 7.30 Designer each other. and Writer Moira Buffini Sat 16 2.15 Lez Brotherston Wed 6 May, 6 – 6.45pm, 7.30 Lyttelton, £9/£6 Tue 26 7.30 Lighting Designer Nancy Carroll plays Diana and Ben Daniels Wed 27 2.15 Paule Constable plays Ted in this thrilling, witty new play. 7.30 Actors Nancy Carroll Thu 28 7.30 Composer and Writer Moira Buffini is reunited with director and Ben Daniels Fiona Buffini for the first time since Fri 29 AD 7.30 Sound Designer Thu 28 May, 3 – 4pm, Sat 30 AD TT 2.15 Jon Nicholls the acclaimed ‘Dinner’. Lyttelton, £9/£6 7.30 Video Designer Theatre and the JUNE Andrzej Goulding Environment Mon 1 7.30 Fight Director Tue 2 June, 6 – 7pm, Tue 2 7.30 Kate Waters Cottesloe Room, £9/£6 Wed 3 2.15 7.30 For more talks and events Thu 4 7.30 see website Fri 5 7.30 8 9 All of Us MARCH Wed 18 7.30 a new play by Francesca Martinez Thu 19 7.30 Sat 21 7.30 Mon 23 7.30 Wed 25 7.30 Thu 26 7.00 Sat 28 7.30 Tue 31 7.30 Dorfman Theatre APRIL

Cast includes Jess has a job she loves, great friends and Wed 1 7.30 Chris Anderson a sharp sense of humour. So, when the life Fri 3 7.30 Lucy Briers Sat 4 ® 7.30 she has worked hard to build is threatened, Mon 6 7.30 Crystal Condie she decides to take a stand. Wed 8 7.30 Bryan Dick Thu 9 7.30 Kevin Hely This powerful and timely drama explores life, Sat 11 SA 3.00 Francesca Martinez love and the struggle to survive for those Tue 14 7.30 Wed 15 SA 7.30 Francesca Mills who don’t fit in during a time of austerity. Fri 17 7.30 Director Writer and comedian Francesca Martinez Photography (Francesca Martinez) Sat 18 AD TT 7.30 Ian Rickson by Spencer Murphy Mon 20 7.30 leads an ensemble cast in her debut play, Tue 21 ® 7.30 Set and Costume directed by Ian Rickson (‘Translations’). Thu 23 AD TT 7.30 Talks and events include Designer Fri 24 7.30 Georgia Lowe Tue 28 3.00 Writer/Actor Wed 29 CAP 7.30 Lighting Designer Accessible Performances Francesca Martinez MAY Anna Watson There is a range of accessible Sat 11 Apr, 6 – 6.45pm, Composer performances available for ‘All of Us’, Dorfman, £9/£6 Fri 1 ® 7.30 Stephen Warbeck Sat 2 7.30 including captioned, audio-described, National Debate: What would Mon 4 7.30 Sound Designer relaxed and sensory-adapted a humane welfare system Tue 5 7.30 Gregory Clarke performances. For more information about look like? Thu 7 3.00 Tue 12 May, 6 – 7pm, Dorfman, Fri 8 7.30 Fight Director accessible performances, see page 52, Tue 12 ® CAP 3.00 Terry King visit nationaltheatre.org.uk/access £9/£6 (Captioned) Wed 13 7.30 or email [email protected] Fri 15 7.30 Further talks to be Sat 16 7.30 announced later in the year

10 11 7.00 JANUARY Thu 19 7.00 The Visit Fri 20 7.00 Fri 31 7.00 or The Old Lady Comes to Call Sat 21 1.00 FEBRUARY 7.00 based on the play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt Mon 23 7.00 adapted by Tony Kushner Sat 1 7.00 Tue 24 1.00 Original English version by Maurice Valency Mon 3 7.00 7.00 Tue 4 7.00 Wed 25 7.00 Wed 5 7.00 Thu 26 7.00 Thu 6 7.00 Fri 27 7.00 Olivier Theatre Fri 7 7.00 Sat 28 CAP 1.00 Sat 8 7.00 7.00 Mon 10 7.00 Mon 30 CAP 7.00 See website for In the town of Slurry, New York, post-war Tue 11 7.00 Tue 31 7.00 production team recession has bitten. Wed 12 7.00 APRIL Thu 13 7.00 Cast includes Claire Zachanassian, improbably beautiful Fri 14 7.00 Wed 1 1.00 Charlotte Asprey and impenetrably terrifying, returns to her Sat 15 1.00 7.00 Jason Barnett 7.00 hometown as the world’s richest woman. Thu 2 7.00 Tue 25 7.00 Sam Cox The locals hope her arrival signals a change Fri 3 7.00 Wed 26 7.00 Richard Durden Sat 4 1.00 in their fortunes, but they soon realise that Thu 27 1.00 7.00 Ian Drysdale prosperity will only come at a terrible price. Photography (Lesley Manville) 7.00 Mon 6 7.00 Michael Elcock by David Stewart Fri 28 7.00 Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s visionary revenge Paul Gladwin Sat 29 1.00 MAY play is transported into mid-20th-century 7.00 Sara Kestelman Talks and events include Mon 4 7.00 Lesley Manville America by Tony Kushner (‘Angels in MARCH Tue 5 1.00 Simon Markey America’). Jeremy Herrin (‘People, Places American Culture 7.00 Mon 2 7.00 Louis Martin and Things’, ‘This House’) directs Lesley in the 1950s Mon 11 7.00 Tue 3 7.00 Kevin Mathurin Fri 6 Mar, 5.30 – 6.30pm, Tue 12 1.00 Manville (‘The Phantom Thread’, ‘Long Wed 4 CAP 7.00 7.00 Joseph Mydell Day’s Journey into Night’) as the ruthless Cottesloe Room, £9/£6 Thu 5 1.00 Wed 13 7.00 Stuart Nunn heiress and Hugo Weaving (‘The Matrix’) 7.00 Making the Show: ‘The Visit’ Simon Startin as her former love. Fri 6 7.00 Tony Turner Thu 19 Mar, 10.30am – 4pm, Sat 7 1.00 7.00 Douglas Walker Cottesloe Room, £60/£40/£15 Official Hotel Partner Tue 10 7.00 Hugo Weaving Actors Lesley Manville and Wed 11 CAP 1.00 Nicholas Woodeson 7.00 Hugo Weaving on ‘The Visit’ Thu 12 7.00 Fri 20 Mar, 3 – 4pm, Fri 13 AD 7.00 In association with David Binder Olivier Theatre, £9/£6 Sat 14 AD TT 1.00 The New American Work Programme is 7.00 supported by The Harold & Mimi Steinberg For more talks and events Mon 16 7.00 Tue 17 7.00 Charitable Trust, Lawton W Fitt & James I see website McLaren Foundation and Kathleen J Yoh Wed 18 1.00 12 13 The Welkin JANUARY APRIL Wed 15 7.30 Mon 20 7.30 a new play by Lucy Kirkwood Thu 16 7.30 Tue 21 2.15 Fri 17 7.30 7.30 Sat 18 7.30 Wed 22 7.30 Mon 20 7.30 Tue 28 7.30 Tue 21 7.30 Wed 29 7.30 Wed 22 7.00 Thu 30 7.30 Thu 23 7.30 Lyttelton Theatre Fri 24 7.30 MAY Sat 25 2.15 7.30 Fri 1 7.30 See website for Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Sat 2 2.15 production team Halley’s comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to FEBRUARY 7.30 hang for a heinous murder. Thu 7 7.30 Cast includes Mon 3 7.30 Fri 8 7.30 Natasha Cottriall When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of Tue 4 7.30 Sat 9 2.15 12 matrons are taken from their housework Wed 5 7.30 7.30 Daneka Etchells Mon 10 7.30 Mon 11 7.30 Haydn Gwynne to decide whether she’s telling the truth, Tue 11 2.15 Mon 18 7.30 Zainab Hasan or simply trying to escape the noose. 7.30 Tue 19 7.30 Aysha Kala Wed 12 7.30 Wed 20 7.30 With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to Photography (Maxine Peake) Wendy Kweh Fri 21 7.30 Thu 21 7.00 defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood by Felicity McCabe Sat 22 CAP 2.15 Fri 22 7.30 Philip McGinley outside, the matrons wrestle with their new 7.30 Sat 23 2.15 Cecilia Noble authority, and the devil in their midst. Mon 24 CAP 7.30 7.30 Talks and events include Tue 25 2.15 Maxine Peake 7.30 Dawn Sievewright Lucy Kirkwood (‘Mosquitoes’, ‘Chimerica’) National Theatre Actor Maxine Peake Wed 26 CAP 7.30 returns to the National Theatre with her Live broadcast on June Watson and Ria Zmitrowicz Thu 27 7.30 new play, directed by James Macdonald. Thu 21 May Laurence Ubong on ‘The Welkin’ Fri 28 7.30 Maxine Peake (‘Black Mirror’, ‘Funny Cow’) Sat 29 2.15 Williams Wed 12 Feb, 3 – 4pm, plays Lizzy, and Ria Zmitrowicz 7.30 Shaofan Wilson Lyttelton, £9/£6 Brigid Zengeni (‘The Doctor’), plays Sally. MARCH

Ria Zmitrowicz This play is a recipient of How British Justice is Failing Tue 24 7.30 an Edgerton Foundation Women with Helena Kennedy Wed 25 2.15 New Plays Award Wed 12 Feb, 5.45 – 6.45pm, 7.30 Cottesloe Room, £9/£6 Thu 26 7.30 Fri 27 AD 7.30 For more talks and events Sat 28 AD TT 2.15 see website 7.30 Mon 30 7.30 Tue 31 7.30

14 15 Fri 14 7.30 A co-production with Fuel DECEMBER Sat 15 2.15 7.30 Tue 3 7.30 Mon 17 7.30 Three Sisters Wed 4 7.30 Tue 18 2.15 Thu 5 7.30 7.30 a new play by Inua Ellams Fri 6 7.30 Wed 19 7.30 after Chekhov Sat 7 7.30 Mon 9 7.30 Tue 10 7.00 Wed 11 7.30 Lyttelton Theatre Thu 12 7.30 Thu 19 7.30 Fri 20 7.30 See website for Chekhov’s iconic characters are relocated Sat 21 2.15 production team to Nigeria in this bold new adaptation. 7.30 Mon 23 7.30 Cast includes Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil Thu 26 7.30 Ronke Adekoluejo War. Lolo, Nne Chukwu and Udo are grieving Fri 27 7.30 Adedeji Adetayo Sat 28 2.15 the loss of their father. Months before, two 7.30 Jonathan Ajayi ruthless military coups plunged the country Mon 30 7.30 Jude Akuwudike into chaos. Fuelled by foreign intervention, Tue 31 2.15 Amarachi Attamah the confl ict encroaches on their provincial Photography (Sarah Niles, Tobi Bamtefa JANUARY village, and the sisters long to return to their Natalie Simpson and Rachael Ofori) Peter Bankolé by Lakin Ogunbanwo former home in Lagos. Wed 1 7.30 Anni Domingo Thu 2 7.30 Talks and events include Lola May Following his smash-hit ‘Barber Shop Fri 3 CAP 7.30 Sat 4 2.15 Jerome Ngonadi Chronicles’, Inua Ellams returns to the Writer Inua Ellams 7.30 Sarah Niles National Theatre with this heartbreaking and Director Nadia Fall Mon 6 7.30 Ken Nwosu retelling, directed by Nadia Fall Fri 7 Feb, 6 – 6.45pm, Tue 7 7.30 Mon 27 7.30 Racheal Ofori (‘Home’, ‘Dara’). Lyttelton, £9/£6 (Captioned) Joseph Ogeleka Tue 28 CAP 7.30 Wed 29 CAP 2.15 Nasa Ohalete ‘Warmth, wisdom and global reach.’ The ‘Three Sisters’ 7.30 Offue Okegbe ‘Daily Telegraph’ on ‘Barber Shop Chronicles’ Actors in Conversation Thu 30 7.30 Chloe Okora ‘Vital theatre. Funny, moving, unflinching.’ Fri 14 Feb, 3 – 4pm, Fri 31 AD 7.30 Sule Rimi Lyttelton, £9/£6 ‘Sunday Times’ on Inua Ellams’ ‘The Half FEBRUARY Natalie Simpson God of Rainfall’ For more talks and events Diana Yekinni Sat 1 AD TT 2.15 Originally commissioned by Metta Theatre see website 7.30 Production supported by Leila Maw Straus Thu 6 7.30 and Cockayne – Grants for the Arts Fri 7 7.30 and The London Community Foundation Sat 8 2.15 7.30 Thu 13 7.30 16 17 A co-production with Rose Theatre Kingston Part One Fri 27 2.00 Sat 28 CAP 2.00 My Brilliant Friend DECEMBER Mon 30 2.00 Wed 4 7.30 JANUARY Parts One and Two Fri 20 7.30 based on Elena Ferrante’s ‘Neapolitan Novels’ Thu 2 2.00 adapted by April De Angelis JANUARY Fri 3 2.00 Sat 4 AD TT 2.00 Mon 6 CAP 7.30 AD 7.30 Olivier Theatre Thu 9 7.30 Wed 8 2.00 Mon 13 7.30 Sat 11 2.00 Tue 14 7.30 Sat 18 2.00 Thu 16 7.30 Tue 21 2.00 See website HHHH Mon 20 7.30 for full cast and ‘As if Ferrante has FEBRUARY production team FEBRUARY materialised in front of us.’ Wed 19 2.00 Cast includes ‘Observer’ Mon 17 7.30 Sat 22 2.00 Thu 20 7.30 Justin Avoth When the most important person in her life Adam Burton goes missing without a trace, Lenù Greco, Part Two Niamh Cusack now a celebrated author, begins to recall Amiera Darwish a relationship of more than 60 years. Photography (Niamh Cusack DECEMBER Trevor Fox and Catherine McCormack) Danielle Henry Based on the celebrated novels by by Jillian Edelstein Fri 6 7.30 Martin Hyder Elena Ferrante – published in over Talks and events include JANUARY 50 countries – ‘My Brilliant Friend’ is an Kezrena James Actors Niamh Cusack epic story of love, violence, ambition Tue 7 7.30 David Judge and Catherine McCormack Catherine and self-destruction. Fri 10 7.30 Fri 10 Jan, 3 – 4pm, Tue 14 AD 2.00 McCormack Following a sold-out run at Rose Theatre Olivier, £9/£6 (Captioned) Wed 15 CAP 7.30 Ira Mandela Siobhan Fri 17 7.30 Kingston, the acclaimed two-part Wela Mbusi Making ‘My Brilliant Friend’ Victoria Moseley adaptation by April De Angelis (‘Jumpy’) Thu 16 Jan, 10.30am – 4pm, FEBRUARY Emily Mytton is reworked for the Olivier stage by Melly Cottesloe Room, £60/£40/£15 Tue 18 7.30 Al Nedjari Still (‘Coram Boy’). Niamh Cusack and A Short History Fri 21 7.30 Catherine McCormack return to play Mary Jo Randle of Modern Italy Two-show days Jonah Russell Lenù and Lila. Fri 17 Jan, 6 – 7pm, Colin Ryan Cottesloe Room, £9/£6 DECEMBER John Sandeman Adapter April De Angelis Badria Timimi Thu 5 2.00 and Director Melly Still Sat 7 2.00 Ben Turner Tue 18 Feb, 6 – 6.45pm, Sat 21 CAP 2.00 Emily Wachter Olivier, £9/£6 Mon 23 2.00 18 19 8.00 JANUARY MARCH Thu 13 8.00 Fri 14 8.00 Fri 31 8.00 Fri 6 3.00 Sat 15 3.00 Sat 7 3.00 8.00 FEBRUARY Sun 8 3.00 Mon 17 8.00 Fri 13 3.00 Tue 18 3.00 Sat 1 8.00 Sat 14 3.00 8.00 Mon 3 8.00 Sun 15 3.00 Wed 19 8.00 Tue 4 8.00 Fri 20 3.00 Thu 20 8.00 Wed 5 8.00 Sat 21 AD 3.00 Fri 21 8.00 Thu 6 7.00 Sun 22 CAP 3.00 Fri 7 8.00 Sat 22 3.00 Sat 8 3.00 8.00 8.00 Mon 24 8.00 Tue 25 CAP 8.00 Photography (Rafe Spall) Mon 10 8.00 Photography by Elias Djemil-Matassov by Spencer Murphy Tue 11 8.00 Wed 12 3.00 See website Dorfman Theatre for more Lyttelton Theatre performances An Ex Machina Production Death of England The Seven Streams of the River Ota a new play by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams by Ex Machina / Robert Lepage

Rafe Spall (‘Hedda Gabler’, Talks and events include First staged at the National Talks and events include ‘Black Mirror’) performs this Writer Roy Williams Theatre in 1996, Robert Robert Lepage in fearless one-person play which and Writer/Director Clint Dyer Lepage’s masterpiece conversation asks explosive and enduring Fri 14 Feb, 6.30 – 7.15pm, returns to London for just nine Mon 9 Mar, 7 – 8.45pm, questions about identity, race Dorfman, £9/£6 performances. Presented Lyttelton, £15/£10/£7.50 and class in Britain. It is written as part of a world tour, this for him by Roy Williams Designers Sadeysa new staging marks 75 years A co-production with Chekhov (‘Sucker Punch’, ‘Sing Yer Heart Greenaway-Bailey and ULTZ since the nuclear bombing International Theatre Festival, Fri 28 Feb, 6.30 – 7.15pm, Moscow, the National Theatre, Out for the Lads’) and Clint of Hiroshima. London, and Le Diamant, Québec Dorfman, £9/£6 Dyer (‘The Happy Tragedy of The performance will last seven Being Woke’), who becomes the Actor Rafe Spall hours and includes two intervals first Black British artist to have Mon 2 Mar, 3 – 4pm, plus a 45-minute dinner break performed, written and directed Dorfman, £9/£6 and two pauses. at the National Theatre. For more talks and events Dialogue is presented in see website English, French, German and Japanese with English subtitles.

20 21 Thu 19 7.30 DECEMBER Fri 20 7.30 Sat 21 2.00 Tue 3 7.30 7.30 Thu 5 7.30 Mon 23 7.30 Fri 6 7.30 Thu 26 7.30 Sat 7 7.30 Fri 27 7.30 Mon 9 7.30 Sat 28 2.00 Tue 10 7.30 7.30 Wed 11 7.00 Mon 30 7.30 Thu 12 7.30 Tue 31 2.00 Fri 13 7.30 Sat 14 2.00 7.30 See website Mon 16 7.30 for more Illustration by Nicolas Delort Tue 17 2.00 performances 7.30 Wed 18 7.30 Dorfman Theatre

The Ocean at the End of the Lane Photography by Chloe Ellingson Photography by Gavin Li based on the novel by Neil Gaiman The Theatre Centre Production adapted by Joel Horwood Hamlet Sea Sick by William Shakespeare written and performed by reimagined for younger Returning to his childhood home, Suitable for ages 12+ Alanna Mitchell audiences by Jude Christian Alex finds himself standing Tickets for families 22 Apr – 7 May 30 Mar – 9 Apr beside the duck pond of the old Sussex farmhouse where he Half-price tickets for under-18s – see p50 used to play. He’s transported ‘Terrifying, laugh-out-loud ‘To be or not to be…’ to his 13th birthday, spring funny, and ultimately hopeful. Hamlet’s dad is dead. His uncle half term. When his dad was Talks and events include A must-see.’ has taken over the kingdom and struggling to make ends meet Author Neil Gaiman ‘Vancouver Observer’ married Hamlet’s mum. and his friend Lettie claimed it Wed 18 Dec, 5.45 – 6.45pm, The whole world feels like it’s wasn’t a pond, but an ocean… Olivier, £15/£10 Following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival and turned upside down. This adventure will excite and Making the Show: ‘The Ocean a Canadian tour, the Theatre A ghostly encounter reveals a thrill those brave enough to face at the End of the Lane’ Centre’s critically acclaimed dreadful deed has been done. its hidden depths. Bestselling Tue 21 Jan, 2 – 5pm, production about the state of Should Hamlet take revenge? author Neil Gaiman is the Cottesloe Room, £35/£20/£7.50 the global ocean, written and ‘That is the question.’ creator of the epic ‘American performed by Alanna Mitchell, Gods’, ‘Coraline’, ‘Stardust’ For more talks and events comes to the National Theatre. Suitable for ages 8 – 12 and the ‘Sandman’ series. see website 22 23 Photography (Judith Roddy, Photography (Hammed Animashaun and Ciarán Hinds and Fra Fee) Lucian Msamati) by Sebastian Nevols A Taste of Honey by David Stewart ‘Master Harold’... by Shelagh Delaney Translations and the boys London – West End Trafalgar Studios by Brian Friel by Athol Fugard 5 Dec – 29 Feb Playing until 18 Dec Playing until 17 Dec

HHHHH HHHH HHHHH Shelagh Delaney’s ground- ‘A Taste of Honey remains breaking British classic ‘A Taste ‘A flawless production.’ ‘Absolutely spellbinding. worth savouring.’ of Honey’ returns to the West ‘Guardian’ Compelling and remarkable.’ ‘Daily Telegraph’ End for the first time in 60 years. Following a sold-out run in ‘Daily Telegraph’ Directed by Bijan Sheibani 2018, Ian Rickson’s exquisite Tony Award-winning playwright HHHH production returns. Athol Fugard’s semi- ‘Fresh and frank with stand (‘Barber Shop Chronicles’). autobiographical and blistering out performances. Jodie masterwork explores the nature Prenger is extraordinary.’ of friendship, and the ways ‘The Stage’ people are capable of hurting even those they love. Preferred Card Partner 24 25 On Tour and in New York On Tour and in New York

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War Horse St Ann’s Warehouse & Good Chance A co-production with Hadestown based on the novel present a co-production Neal Street Productions music, lyrics and book by Michael Morpurgo with the National Theatre & Young Vic The Lehman Trilogy by Anaïs Mitchell adapted by Nick Stafford, The Jungle by Stefano Massini developed with Rachel Chavkin by Joe Murphy & Joe Robertson in association with the award- adapted by Ben Power HHHH winning Handspring Puppet HHHHH HHHHH ‘A haunting musical feast.’ Company ‘An immersive, powerful ‘What an astonishing evening. ‘Evening Standard’ HHHHH experience. A deeply moving An engrossing play and an piece of theatre.’ Walter Kerr Theatre, ‘An astonishing piece acting masterclass...’ ‘Financial Times’ ‘Guardian’ New York of theatre.’ Now playing ‘Time Out’ St Ann’s Warehouse, Nederlander Theatre, New York On an international tour New York Playing from 2 Apr Playing from 7 Mar

26 National Theatre Live Present Laughter Matthew Warchus directs by Noël Coward Andrew Scott in this From The Old Vic provocative comedy: a surprisingly modern reflection As he prepares to embark on on fame, desire and loneliness. an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful In cinemas 28 November.* life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

For ten years, National Theatre Sponsor of NT Live in the UK Live has brought the best The Welkin Maxine Peake plays the of British theatre to cinema a new play by Lucy Kirkwood midwife and Ria Zmitrowicz screens all over the UK a National Theatre production plays the defendant in this bold and beyond. Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the and gripping production, directed by James Macdonald. Using state-of-the-art filming country waits for Halley’s comet, techniques, tailored to every a young woman is sentenced In cinemas 21 May.* play, we have brought you each to hang for a heinous murder. performance as it happens, in She claims to be pregnant, but all its glory. From close-ups that is she telling the truth or simply capture every flicker of emotion, trying to escape the noose? to sweeping wide shots of A jury of 12 matrons must the stage. decide her fate, and only midwife Join us as we celebrate our Lizzy Luke seems prepared to 10th birthday with a season defend her. of smash-hit plays from the National Theatre stages and beyond. *Repeat encore screenings available in selected cinemas 28 28 29 Explore Talks and Events Young People Join us for pre-show talks with writers, Explore theatre-making with NT directors, directors and actors; talks from experts develop your performance skills at a that add context to shows; full-day workshop and learn about design and sessions exploring the themes and making production with industry professionals. process of productions; and ten-week From workshops and courses to creative playwriting courses. projects, if you are aged 16 – 21 then New events include writer Lucy Kirkwood there is an opportunity at the NT for you. and director James Macdonald nationaltheatre.org.uk/young-people on ‘The Welkin’, Moira Buffini and Fiona Buffini on ‘Manor’. nationaltheatre.org.uk/talks Family Discover the skills and secrets behind productions at the National Theatre with Exhibition and Tours our family events. Create a performance Free exhibitions about the work on our from scratch, explore theatre design, stages, the NT Archive or theatre design and learn a new skill at a family workshop. and history. ‘Costume at the National Bring your imagination and dive into Theatre’ invites you into the fascinating the world of theatre-making. world of the NT's Costume department. nationaltheatre.org.uk/families nationaltheatre.org.uk/exhibitions Discover the secrets that bring our work Schools to the stage and visit unseen areas in our backstage tours. Opening up theatre for students and nationaltheatre.org.uk/tours teachers across the UK with inspiring creative projects covering a range of skills from performance to playwriting Archive to technical theatre. ‘NT On Demand In Schools’ allows UK students to watch NT Explore the history of the National Theatre productions for free in their classrooms. For through costume bibles, photographs, teachers, we offer an exciting programme press reviews, recordings, scripts and of professional development, curriculum- much more. linked resources and networking events. Free. Open to all, including groups, nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning by appointment. nationaltheatre.org.uk/archive

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Eat Meet friends and enjoy freshly made cakes, sandwiches and your favourite barista coffee at the National Theatre’s new Foyer Café. Find out more at nationaltheatre.org.uk/restaurants To book call 020 7452 3600 Drink Beat the queues with our National Theatre Bars app to order your pre-theatre and interval drinks or snacks. Download the National Theatre Bars app or visit In the Olivier Theatre Theatre in autumn 2020 before the NT website for more details. Recording artist, novelist, touring across the UK. Enter WELCOME promo code to get poet and playwright, In the Dorfman Theatre 20% discount on your first order. Kate Tempest makes her NT ‘Welcome to Iran’, a new debut in July with ‘Paradise’. play written and directed by Shop Lesley Sharp will play the title Nadia Fall, will play a limited role with Ian Rickson directing. run opening in May. This is a Costume at the National Theatre explores In August, Simon Godwin Theatre Royal Stratford East what goes into creating the extraordinary directs Shakespeare’s and National Theatre co- costumes seen in the NT’s productions – romantic tragedy ‘Romeo production. Rachel O’Riordan the perfect complement to our exhibition. & Juliet’ with Jessie Buckley directs Gary Owen’s new play Plus, pick up one of our limited edition and Josh O’Connor as ‘Romeo and Julie’ in a co- handmade bags, which were created using the star-crossed lovers. production with the Sherman costume fabric from past NT productions. In the Lyttelton Theatre Theatre which plays in the Each one is unique and comes with a label Emma Rice adapts and Dorfman in summer 2020. detailing which production the fabric was directs Emily Brontë’s iconic Membership used in. masterpiece ‘Wuthering Our memberships offer incredible Find out more at Heights’, in a new co-production value for money – sign up shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk with Wise Children in association now for advance booking for with York Theatre Royal. The National Theatre productions. show opens in the Lyttelton nationaltheatre.org.uk/member 32 33 Dec 19 – June 20

CALENDAR KEY Dec Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman AD Audio-Described Mon 2 Translations 7.30 CAP Captioned Tue 3 Translations CAP 2.00+7.30 Three Sisters P1 7.30 The Ocean P1 7.30 TT Touch Tour Wed 4 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 Three Sisters P2 7.30 P Preview Performance Thu 5 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 PRESS Press Night My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters P 7.30 The Ocean P2 7.30 Fri 6 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters P 7.30 The Ocean P 7.30 Relaxed Performance Sat 7 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 SA Sensory Adapted My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters P 7.30 The Ocean P 7.30 Performance Sun 8 Mon 9 Translations 7.30 Three Sisters P 7.30 The Ocean P 7.30 Tue 10 Translations CAP 7.30 Three Sisters PRESS 7.00 The Ocean P 7.30 Wed 11 Translations 2.00+7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean PRESS 7.00 Thu 12 TALK: Theatre Quiz 5.30 Translations 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Fri 13 TALK: Private Eye 5.30 Translations AD 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Sat 14 Translations AD TT 2.00+7.30 Master Harold 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30 Sun 15 Mon 16 TALK: Hinds and Fee 3.00 Translations 7.30 Master Harold 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Tue 17 Translations 2.00+7.30 Master Harold LAST 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30 Wed 18 TALK: Neil Gaiman 5.45 Translations LAST 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Thu 19 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Fri 20 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Sat 21 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 CAP 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 CAP 7.30 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30 Sun 22 Mon 23 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Tue 24 BUILDING CLOSED Wed 25 BUILDING CLOSED Thu 26 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Fri 27 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Sat 28 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 CAP 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 CAP 7.30 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30 Sun 29 34 35 Dec Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Mon 30 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Tue 31 Three Sisters 2.15 The Ocean 2.00

Jan Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Wed 1 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Thu 2 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean CAP 2.00+7.30 Fri 3 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters CAP 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Sat 4 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 AD TT 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 AD 7.30 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30 Sun 5 Mon 6 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 CAP 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Tue 7 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Wed 8 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Thu 9 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30 Fri 10 TALK: Cusack & McCormack CAP 3.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Ocean AD 7.30 Sat 11 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Ocean AD TT 2.00+7.30 Sun 12 Mon 13 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Ocean CAP 7.30 Tue 14 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 AD 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Wed 15 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 CAP 7.30 The Welkin P1 7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30 Thu 16 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Welkin P2 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Fri 17 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Welkin P 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Sat 18 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Welkin P 7.30 The Ocean SA 2.00+7.30 Sun 19 Mon 20 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 The Welkin P 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Tue 21 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Welkin P 7.30 The Ocean 2.00+7.30 Wed 22 The Welkin PRESS 7.00 The Ocean CAP 7.30 Thu 23 The Welkin 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Fri 24 TALK: Horwood and Rudd 6.00 The Welkin 7.30 The Ocean 7.30 Sat 25 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 The Ocean LAST 2.00+7.30 Sun 26

36 37 Jan Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Mon 27 Three Sisters 7.30 Tue 28 Three Sisters CAP 7.30 Wed 29 Three Sisters CAP 2.15 +7.30 Thu 30 Three Sisters 7.30 Fri 31 The Visit P1 7.00 Three Sisters AD 7.30 Death of England P1 8.00

Feb Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sat 1 The Visit P2 7.00 Three Sisters AD TT 2.15+7.30 Death of England P2 8.00 Sun 2 Mon 3 The Visit P 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England P 8.00 Tue 4 The Visit P 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England P 8.00 Wed 5 The Visit P 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England P 8.00 Thu 6 The Visit P 7.00 Three Sisters 7.30 Death of England PRESS 7.00 Fri 7 TALK: Ellams and Fall CAP 6.00 The Visit P 7.00 Three Sisters 7.30 Death of England 8.00 Sat 8 The Visit PRE-PRESS 7.00 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00 Sun 9 Mon 10 The Visit PRE-PRESS 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England 8.00 Tue 11 The Visit PRE-PRESS 7.00 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 Death of England 8.00 Wed 12 TALK: Peake & Zmitrowicz 3.00 The Visit PRE-PRESS 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00 Thu 13 The Visit PRESS 7.00 Three Sisters 7.30 Death of England 8.00 Fri 14 TALK: Actors in Conversation 3.00 TALK: Dyer and Williams 6.30 The Visit 7.00 Three Sisters 7.30 Death of England 8.00 Sat 15 The Visit 1.00+7.00 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00 Sun 16 Mon 17 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 Three Sisters 7.30 Death of England 8.00 Tue 18 TALK: De Angelis and Still 6.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters 2.15+7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00 Wed 19 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 TALK: David Lan 6.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 Three Sisters LAST 7.30 Death of England 8.00 Thu 20 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 7.30 Death of England 8.00 Fri 21 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England 8.00 Sat 22 My Brilliant Friend Part 1 2.00 My Brilliant Friend Part 2 LAST 7.30 The Welkin CAP 2.15+7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00 Sun 23 Mon 24 The Welkin CAP 7.30 Death of England 8.00 Tue 25 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 Death of England CAP 8.00 Wed 26 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin CAP 7.30 Death of England 3.00+8.00 Thu 27 The Visit 1.00+7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England 8.00

38 39 Feb Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Fri 28 TALK: Greenaway-Bailey and ULTZ 6.30 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Death of England AD 8.00 Sat 29 The Visit 1.00+7.00 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 Death of England AD TT 3.00+8.00

Mar Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Mon 2 TALK: Rafe Spall 3.00 The Visit 7.00 Death of England 8.00 Tue 3 The Visit 7.00 Death of England 8.00 Wed 4 The Visit CAP 7.00 Death of England 8.00 Thu 5 The Visit 1.00+7.00 Death of England CAP 3.00+8.00 Fri 6 The Visit 7.00 Seven Streams 3.00 Death of England 8.00 Sat 7 The Visit 1.00+7.00 Seven Streams 3.00 Death of England LAST CAP 3.00+8.00 Sun 8 Seven Streams 3.00 Mon 9 TALK: Robert Lepage 7.00 Tue 10 The Visit 7.00 Wed 11 The Visit CAP 1.00+7.00 Thu 12 The Visit 7.00 Fri 13 The Visit AD 7.00 Seven Streams OPENING PERF 3.00 Sat 14 The Visit AD TT 1.00+7.00 Seven Streams 3.00 Sun 15 Seven Streams 3.00 Mon 16 The Visit 7.00 Tue 17 The Visit 7.00 Wed 18 The Visit 1.00+7.00 All of Us P1 7.30 Thu 19 The Visit 7.00 All of Us P2 7.30 Fri 20 TALK: Manville and Weaving 3.00 Seven Streams 3.00 The Visit 7.00 Sat 21 The Visit 1.00+7.00 Seven Streams AD 3.00 All of Us P 7.30 Sun 22 Seven Streams LAST CAP 3.00 Mon 23 The Visit 7.00 All of Us P 7.30 Tue 24 The Visit 1.00+7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Wed 25 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 All of Us P 7.30 Thu 26 TALK: Kirkwood and Macdonald CAP 6.00 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 All of Us PRESS 7.00 Fri 27 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin AD 7.30 Sat 28 The Visit CAP 1.00+7.00 The Welkin AD TT 2.15+7.30 All of Us 7.30 Sun 29 Mon 30 The Visit CAP 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Hamlet 1.30 Tue 31 Hamlet 11.00+1.30 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 All of Us 7.30

40 41 Apr Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Wed 1 The Visit Hamlet 11.00+1.30 1.00+7.00 All of Us 7.30 Thu 2 The Visit 7.00 Hamlet 11.00+1.30 Fri 3 Hamlet 11.00+1.30 The Visit 7.00 All of Us 7.30 Sat 4 The Visit 1.00+7.00 All of Us ® 7.30 Sun 5 Mon 6 Hamlet 11.00+2.00 The Visit 7.00 All of Us 7.30 Tue 7 Manor P1 7.30 Hamlet CAP 2.00+6.00 Wed 8 Hamlet 11.00+ SA 2.00 Manor P2 7.30 All of Us 7.30 Thu 9 Hamlet LAST 11.00+2.00 Manor P 7.30 All of Us 7.30 Fri 10 BUILDING CLOSED Sat 11 All of Us SA 3.00 Manor P 7.30 TALK: Francesca Martinez 6.00 Sun 12 BUILDING CLOSED Mon 13 Manor P 7.30 Tue 14 Manor P 7.30 All of Us 7.30 Wed 15 Jack Absolute P1 7.30 Manor PRESS 7.00 All of Us SA 7.30 Thu 16 Jack Absolute P2 7.30 Manor 7.30 Fri 17 Jack Absolute P 7.30 Manor 7.30 All of Us 7.30 Sat 18 Jack Absolute P 7.30 Manor 2.15+7.30 All of Us AD TT 7.30 Sun 19 Mon 20 Jack Absolute P 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 All of Us 7.30 Tue 21 Jack Absolute P 7.30 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 All of Us ® 7.30 Wed 22 Jack Absolute P 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 Sea Sick 8.00 Thu 23 Jack Absolute P 7.30 Manor 7.30 All of Us AD TT 7.30 Fri 24 Jack Absolute P 7.30 Manor 7.30 All of Us 7.30 Sat 25 Jack Absolute P 2.00+7.30 Manor 2.15+7.30 Sea Sick 2.00+7.30 Sun 26 Mon 27 DEBATE: Women & Climate Change 5.15 Jack Absolute P 7.30 Manor 7.30 Sea Sick OPENING NIGHT 7.00 Tue 28 All of Us 3.00 Jack Absolute PRESS 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Sea Sick 8.00 Wed 29 Jack Absolute 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 All of Us CAP 7.30 Thu 30 Jack Absolute 2.00+7.30 The Welkin 7.30 Sea Sick 2.00+7.30

42 43 May Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Fri 1 Jack Absolute 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 All of Us ® 7.30 Sat 2 Sea Sick 2.00 Jack Absolute 2.00+7.30 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 All of Us 7.30 Sun 3 Mon 4 The Visit 7.00 Manor 7.30 All of Us 7.30 Tue 5 Sea Sick 2.00 The Visit 1.00+7.00 Manor CAP 2.15+7.30 All of Us 7.30 Wed 6 TALK: Fiona & Moira Buffini 6.00 Jack Absolute 7.30 Manor 7.30 Sea Sick 7.00+9.00 Thu 7 All of Us 3.00 Jack Absolute 2.00+7.30 The Welkin 7.30 Sea Sick LAST 8.00 Fri 8 TALK: Bean and Chris 6.00 Jack Absolute 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 All of Us 7.30 Sat 9 Jack Absolute 2.00+7.30 The Welkin 2.15+7.30 Sun 10 Mon 11 The Visit 7.00 The Welkin 7.30 Tue 12 All of Us ® CAP 3.00 The Visit 1.00+7.00 Manor 7.30 DEBATE: Welfare System CAP 6.00 Wed 13 The Visit LAST 7.00 Manor CAP 7.30 All of Us 7.30 Thu 14 Manor 2.15+7.30 Fri 15 Jack Absolute 7.30 Manor 7.30 All of Us 7.30 Sat 16 Jack Absolute 2.00+7.30 Manor 2.15+7.30 All of Us LAST 7.30 Sun 17 Mon 18 Jack Absolute 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 Tue 19 Jack Absolute 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 Wed 20 Jack Absolute 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 Thu 21 Jack Absolute 2.00+7.30 The Welkin NT LIVE 7.00 Fri 22 Jack Absolute 7.30 The Welkin 7.30 Sat 23 Jack Absolute CAP 2.00+7.30 The Welkin LAST 2.15+7.30 Sun 24 Mon 25 Jack Absolute 7.30 Tue 26 Jack Absolute 7.30 Manor 7.30 Wed 27 Jack Absolute 7.30 Manor 2.15+7.30 Thu 28 TALK: Carroll and Daniels 3.00 Jack Absolute 7.30 Manor 7.30 Fri 29 Jack Absolute 7.30 Manor AD 7.30 Sat 30 Jack Absolute 2.00+7.30 Manor AD TT 2.15+7.30 Sun 31

44 45 June Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Mon 1 Manor 7.30 Tue 2 Manor 7.30 Wed 3 Manor 2.15+7.30 Thu 4 Manor 7.30 Fri 5 Manor 7.30 Sat 6 Manor CAP 2.15+7.30

For additional performances of ‘Jack Absolute’, see the website

46 47 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 Members Book early to ensure the best seats. 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 Three Sisters

All performances Ways to save

Jack Absolute Flies Again, *£86, £66, £57, £46, £32, £15 *£89, £69, £60, £52, £35, £20 Previews *£69, £49 – £15 Manor, The Visit, The Welkin, Translations

‘My Brilliant Friend’: Combined tickets are available on two-show days (see page 19).

All performances

The Seven Streams Full day ticket of the River Ota *£125, £95, £75, £58, £30

Dorfman Theatre Mon – Thu evening; all matinees Fri & Sat evening Previews

The Ocean *£60, £40, £34, £25, £15 *£65, £45, £36, £25, £20 *£54, £34 – £15 Death of England *£56, £41, £35, £26, £15 *£61, £46, £37, £26, £20 *£54, £38 – £15 All of Us *£56, £41, £35, £26, £15 *£61, £46, £37, £26, £20 *£54, £38 – £15 Sea Sick *£25, £20, £15 *£25, £20, £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.

48 49 More ways to save £20/£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 outlets for another performance or for number of £20 tickets for the a restricted view. In the and building opening times, credit. Terms and conditions following week’s performances Dorfman theatre these seats visit nationaltheatre.org.uk and a small administration fee are released to buy online. are restricted view. Two per The entire building will apply, call the Box Office for customer per production. be closed on Tuesday 24 details: 020 7452 3000. and Wednesday 25 December Day Tickets All discounts are subject to A limited number of and Friday 10, Sunday 12 April. Groups availability and at the discretion £20/£15 (£30 for ‘Seven Call 020 7452 3010 for of the Box Office. Streams’) tickets are Guidance on suitability discounts on groups of available in person on the We don’t publish specific 8+ for selected productions. day of the performance. age recommendations for all Car Park nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups Seat location varies. our shows. For guidance on Car spaces in the NT car park content and suitability please are £8.50 for cars entering after 5pm or if you attend a daytime Concessions Over-60s – save on call 020 7452 3000. Children midweek matinees under fourare welcome in the ticketed event and leave before Entry Pass For ‘Jack Absolute Flies Again’, foyers, however they cannot be 7pm. Combined matinee/ 16 – 25-year-olds can access ‘Manor’, ‘The Visit’, admitted to the auditoriums. evening show rate: £15. Sunday/public holidays: £8.50 £7.50 tickets by joining ‘The Welkin’ and ‘Translations’ Entry Pass. nationaltheatre. all day. Free parking for Blue save £20 on £66 and £57 For your safety and comfort org.uk/entrypass Badge holders attending tickets. For ‘Three Sisters’ save Strobe lighting, smoke effects a performance – validate at Under-18s £15 on £50 and £42 tickets. and gunshots are sometimes the Box Office. Half price for Monday – Friday See website for ‘The Seven used in productions. Details are For details on accessible evenings and all matinees (all Streams of the River Ota’ and available from the Box Office parking please visit performances of ‘The Ocean ‘My Brilliant Friend’. £30 tickets after the first preview. nationaltheatre.org.uk/travel at the End of the Lane’). available for midweek matinees in the Dorfman. Excludes tickets under £30. Latecomers may Programme changes UK Schools, Colleges not be admitted. All bulky Programme details are and Universities Disabled People items such as bags and published in good faith, but Under-19s £12; 19 – 25s £16 tickets at the South Bank rucksacks must be left at changes may occasionally £15 for groups of 10+ on plus £16 companion tickets the free cloakrooms. be necessary. selected performances. (£15 tickets for ‘Three Sisters’) Call 020 7452 3010 are available for Access for availability. list subscribers. nationaltheatre.org.uk/ nationaltheatre.org.uk/groups accesslist 50 51 Access Programme credits Audio-described AD Smart caption glasses Cover photography Performances for blind and A revolutionary new way for by Graham Pearson. visually impaired people. people with hearing loss to With thanks to Jacqui Hamer, experience theatre. For more Touch Tour TT Niki Herlihy, Flic Jones, information see the website. For blind and visually impaired Iona Kenrick, Felicity Langthorne, people. An opportunity to visit Infrared audio system the stage, handle the props and Carol Lingwood Available in all theatres for and Sharon Williams. meet members of the company. every performance. Free Captioned CAP headsets and neck loops are Registered Charity No. 224223 Captioned performances for essential and available from deaf, deafened and hard-of- the Box Office. American Express ® hearing people. Sensory adapted Loop system performance SA Card members have exciting There is a loop system A relaxed performance ticket benefits for National installed in the Olivier and environment that also Theatre shows. For details visit Lyttelton theatres to support includes technical changes nationaltheatre.org.uk/amex people using hearing aids to the production, such as with a T-setting. adjustments to light and sound Relaxed performance effects, for those with sensory sensitivities. Aimed at anyone who would Preferred benefit from a more relaxed The next sensory adapted Card Partner performance environment performances will be ‘The including people with Ocean at the End of the Lane’ an autistic spectrum on Saturday 18 January at condition, sensory or 2pm, ‘Hamlet’ on Wednesday 8 communication disorders April at 2pm, and ‘All of Us’ on or a learning disability. Saturday 11 April at 3pm and Wednesday 15 April at 7.30pm. There will be four relaxed performances of ‘All of Us’, CD and braille versions of on Saturday 4 April at 7.30pm, this rep brochure are Tuesday 21 April at 7.30pm, available on request from Friday 1 May at 7.30pm [email protected] and Tuesday 12 May at 3pm. P WC T

52 53 This cover was created with the Costume Workroom. The Costume Workroom employs a skilled team knowledgeable in the techniques used to make costumes for all periods. They interpret designs, working together to bring the imagination of the designer to life, whether creating a garment from scratch, or adapting existing clothing – regularly using vintage items or stock from our Brixton-based Costume Hire department. ‘Costume at the National Theatre’ is a new book exploring the extraordinary detail and craftmanship of the unique costumes seen in our productions, and is available now from shop. nationaltheatre.org.uk The book is the perfect gift for the theatre-lover in your life, or a great complement to our free costume exhibition, in the Wolfson Gallery 020 7452 3000 until June 2020. nationaltheatre.org.uk