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FEBRUARY Wed 15 7.30 Thu 16 7.30 Fri 17 7.30 Twelfth Night Sat 18 7.30 Mon 20 7.30 by Tue 21 7.30 Wed 22 7.00 Thu 23 7.30 Fri 24 7.30 Sat 25 2.00 7.30

MARCH Wed 1 7.30 Thu 2 7.30 Cast includes A ship is wrecked on the rocks. is washed Fri 3 7.30 Oliver Chris Sat 4 2.00 ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. 7.30 Daniel Ezra Determined to survive on her own, she steps out Thu 9 7.30 Phoebe Fox Fri 10 7.30 to explore a new land. Sat 11 2.00 7.30 Doon Mackichan So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and Mon 13 7.30 Daniel Rigby unrequited love. The nearby households of Mon 20 7.30 Olivia and Orsino are overrun with passion. Tue 21 7.30 Director Wed 22 2.00 Even Olivia's upright housekeeper Malvolia 7.30 Thu 23 7.30 Designer is swept up in the madness. Fri 24 AD 7.30 Soutra Gilmour Where music is the food of love, and nobody is Sat 25 AD TT 2.00 Lighting Designer quite what they seem, anything proves possible. 7.30 James Farncombe Mon 27 7.30 Tue 28 7.30 Movement Director Simon Godwin (Man and Superman, Wed 29 7.30 Shelley Maxwell The Beaux’ Stratagem) directs this joyous Thu 30 7.30 Fri 31 7.30 Music new production with Tamsin Greig as a Michael Bruce transformed Malvolia. APRIL Sound Designer Sat 1 2.00 Christopher Shutt 7.30 Mon 3 7.30 Fight Director Tue 4 7.30 Kev McCurdy Wed 5 7.30 Thu 6 7.00 Fri 7 7.30 Sat 8 CAP 2.00 A whirlwind comedy 7.30 Mon 10 7.30 Tue 11 CAP 7.30 where anything is possible. Wed 12 2.00 7.30 Thu 13 7.30 Sat 15 2.00 7.30 Mon 17 7.30 Additional performances to be announced

NT Live Broadcast on Thu 6 Apr Olivier Theatre

Talks and events Simon Godwin Tamsin Greig In Context – Shakespeare's Tue 21 Mar, 6pm, Fri 24 Mar, 3pm, Comedies: Character, Olivier, £5/£4 Olivier, £6/£5 Plot and Language Mon 27 Mar, 2 – 5pm, Photography (Tamsin Greig) by Frederike Helwig by Frederike Greig) Photography (Tamsin Cottesloe Room, £25/£20

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FEBRUARY Wed 22 7.30 Thu 23 7.30 Fri 24 7.30 Finding home in an Ugly Lies the Bone Sat 25 7.30 Mon 27 7.30 a new play by Lindsey Ferrentino Tue 28 7.30 extraordinary new world. MARCH Wed 1 7.00 Thu 2 7.30 Fri 3 7.30 Sat 4 2.15 7.30 Fri 10 7.30 Sat 11 2.15 Cast includes ‘Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone; 7.30 Mon 13 7.30 beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds Tue 14 7.30 Director its own.’ Wed 15 2.15 Indhu Rubasingham 7.30 After three tours in Afghanistan and months in a Thu 23 7.30 Set Designer Fri 24 7.30 Es Devlin severe burns unit, Jess finally returns to Florida. Sat 25 CAP 2.15 Video Designer In a small town on Coast, as the final 7.30 Luke Halls shuttle is about to launch, Jess must confront Mon 27 7.30 Tue 28 2.15 Costume Designer her scars, and a home that may have changed 7.30 Johanna Coe even more than her. Wed 29 CAP 7.30 Thu 30 7.30 Lighting Designer Experimenting with a pioneering virtual reality Fri 31 AD 7.30 Oliver Fenwick therapy, she builds a breathtaking new world APRIL Music and Sound where she can escape her pain. There, she Ben and Max Ringham Sat 1 AD TT 2.15 begins to restore her relationships, her life and, 7.30 Fight Directors Rachel Bown-Williams slowly, herself. Additional and Ruth Cooper-Brown performances to Award-winning American playwright be announced of RC-ANNIE Ltd. Lindsey Ferrentino makes her UK debut with this honest and funny new drama, directed by Indhu Rubasingham (The Motherf**ker with the Hat).

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Talks and events Lindsey Ferrentino and New Rehabilitation Therapies Indhu Rubasingham and Virtual Pain Management Fri 3 Mar, 6pm, Wed 29 Mar, 6pm, Lyttelton, £5/£4 Cottesloe Room, £6/£5 Photography by Mads Perch

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MARCH A co-production with Out of Joint Tue 28 7.30 Wed 29 7.30 Thu 30 7.30 Consent Fri 31 7.30

a new play by Nina Raine APRIL Sat 1 7.30 Mon 3 7.30 Tue 4 7.00 Wed 5 7.30 Thu 6 2.30 7.30 Fri 7 7.30 Sat 8 2.30 7.30 Cast to be Why is Justice blind? Is she impartial? Mon 10 7.30 announced Tue 11 7.30 Or is she blinkered? Wed 12 7.30 Director Thu 13 2.30 Roger Michell Friends Ed and Matt take opposing briefs in a 7.30 rape case. The key witness is a woman whose Sat 15 2.30 Set Designer 7.30 Hildegard Bechtler life seems a world away from theirs. At home, Mon 17 7.30 Costume Designer their own lives begin to unravel as every version Tue 18 2.30 Dinah Collin of the truth is challenged. 7.30 Wed 19 7.30 Lighting Designer Consent, Nina Raine’s powerful, painful, funny Thu 20 7.30 Rick Fisher Fri 21 7.30 play sifts the evidence from every side and puts Sat 22 2.30 Sound Designer justice in the dock. 7.30 John Leonard Mon 24 CAP 7.30 Nina Raine’s previous work includes Tiger Tue 25 2.30 7.30 Country, and the Olivier-nominated Tribes. Wed 26 7.30 Thu 27 7.30 Fri 28 AD 7.30 Sat 29 AD TT 2.30 7.30

MAY Mon 1 7.30 Tue 2 7.30 Wed 3 2.30 7.30 Thu 4 7.30 Fri 5 7.30 Sat 6 CAP 2.30 7.30 Mon 8 7.30 Tue 9 2.30 7.30 Wed 10 7.30 Thu 11 7.30 Fri 12 7.30 Sat 13 2.30 7.30 Mon 15 7.30 Tue 16 2.30 The Dorfman Partner 7.30 Wed 17 7.30

Dorfman Theatre A game of love

and law. Talks and events Roger Michell Revenge on Stage A Question of Consent Wed 12 Apr, 6pm, Tue 18 Apr, 6pm, Wed 26 Apr, 6pm, Dorfman, £5/£4 Cottesloe Room, £6/£5 Dorfman, £5/£4 Lovers (6) © Jarek Puczel Lovers (6) © Jarek

9 NOVEMBER A co-production with Mon 21 7.00 Tue 22 7.00 Wed 23 7.00 Peter Pan Thu 24 7.00 Fri 25 7.00 by JM Barrie Sat 26 2.00 devised by the Companies 7.00 DECEMBER Thu 1 7.00 Fri 2 7.00 Sat 3 2.00 7.00 Wed 7 7.00 Thu 8 1.00 Cast 7.00 HHHHH Saikat Ahamed Fri 9 7.00 ‘Something to delight the whole family’ Sat 10 2.00 Suzanne Ahmet 7.00 Marc Antolin Wed 14 7.00 Benji Bower Thu 15 7.00 Will Bower All children, except one, grow up... Fri 16 7.00 Lois Chimimba Sat 17 AD TT 2.00 Richie Crago This winter, JM Barrie’s much-loved tale takes 7.00 Laura Cubitt flight. When Peter Pan, the leader of the Lost Mon 19 AD 7.00 Tue 20 7.00 Phoebe Fildes Boys, loses his shadow during a visit to London, Wed 21 7.00 Anna Francolini headstrong Wendy helps him reattach it. In Thu 22 2.00 Ruth Hammond return she is invited to Neverland – where 7.00 Felix Hayes Fri 23 7.00 Paul Hilton Tinker Bell the fairy, Tiger Lily and the vengeful Mon 26 7.00 John Leader Captain Hook await. Tue 27 2.00 Amaka Okafor 7.00 Following the acclaimed , Wed 28 CAP 7.00 John Pfumojena Thu 29 2.00 Ekow Quartey Sally Cookson brings her wondrously inventive 7.00 Jessica Temple Peter Pan to the NT after a sell-out run at Dan Wheeler Bristol Old Vic. Exploring the possibilities and JANUARY Madeleine Worrall pain of growing up, it’s a riot of magic, mischief, Wed 4 7.00 Director Thu 5 7.00 music and make-believe. Fri 6 7.00 Sally Cookson Sat 7 2.00 Dramaturg Suitable for 7yrs+ 7.00 Mike Akers Fri 13 7.00 Sat 14 2.00 Set Designer 7.00 Michael Vale Thu 19 7.00 Fri 20 7.00 Costume Designer Sat 21 2.00 Katie Sykes 7.00 Lighting Designer Mon 23 1.00 Aideen Malone Fri 27 7.00 Sat 28 2.00 Music 7.00 Benji Bower FEBRUARY Sound Designer Dominic Bilkey Olivier Theatre Fri 3 CAP 7.00 Sat 4 CAP 2.00 Movement Director Half-price tickets for under-18s 7.00 Dan Canham Exclusions apply – see p34 Aerial Director HHHHH Gwen Hales Puppetry Designer Talks and events ‘Exhilarating. Witty. Wonderful.’ and Director Toby Olié Sally Cookson Peter Pan – Fri 20 Jan, 5.30pm, archetypal adolescent Daily Telegraph Fight Directors Olivier, £5/£4 Fri 27 Jan, 5.45pm, Rachel Bown-Williams Cottesloe Room, £5/£4 and Ruth Cooper-Brown of RC-ANNIE Ltd Workshops and events for Key Stage 2 and 3 students and families

Photography by Sam Robinson nationaltheatre.org.uk/peterpanlearning

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DECEMBER Mon 5 7.30 Tue 6 7.30 Wed 7 7.30 Thu 8 7.30 ‘I’ve no talent for life.’ Hedda Gabler Fri 9 7.30 Sat 10 7.30 by Mon 12 7.00 in a new version by Tue 13 7.30 Wed 14 2.15 7.30

Photography () by Léa Nielsen Wed 21 7.30 Thu 22 7.30 Fri 23 7.30 Mon 26 7.30 Tue 27 2.15 7.30 Cast Just married. Buried alive. Hedda longs to Wed 28 7.30

Harry Anton be free... JANUARY Annabel Bates Robert Bradley Tue 3 7.30 Ivo van Hove – one of the world’s most exciting 7.30 Ebony Buckle Wed 4 directors – makes his National Theatre debut Thu 5 2.15 Miriam Cooper with a modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece. 7.30 Kate Duchêne Fri 6 7.30 Jason Langley (Luther, The Affair) plays the title Sat 7 2.15 Chukwudi Iwuji Ruth Wilson 7.30 Éva Magyar role in a vital new version by Patrick Marber Mon 9 7.30 Tue 10 7.30 Sinéad Matthews (Three Days in the Country, The Red Lion). Thu 19 7.30 Kyle Soller Fri 20 7.30 Sat 21 2.15 Ruth Wilson 7.30 Mon 23 7.30 Director Tue 24 7.30 Ivo van Hove Wed 25 CAP 2.15 Set and Lighting 7.30 Thu 26 7.30 Designer Fri 27 AD 7.30 Jan Versweyveld Sat 28 AD TT 2.15 Costume Designer 7.30 Mon 30 7.30 An D’Huys Tue 31 CAP 7.30

Sound Designer FEBRUARY Tom Gibbons Wed 1 2.15 7.30 Thu 2 7.30 Fri 3 7.30 Sat 4 2.15 7.30 Mon 6 7.30 Tue 7 7.30 Wed 8 7.30 Thu 9 7.30 Fri 10 7.30 Sat 11 2.15 7.30 Mon 13 CAP 7.30 Tue 14 2.15 7.30

MARCH Mon 6 7.30 Tue 7 7.30 Supported by the Wed 8 7.30 Lyttelton Theatre Williams Charitable Trust Thu 9 7.00 Thu 16 7.30 Fri 17 7.30 Sat 18 2.15 7.30 Talks and events Mon 20 7.30 Tue 21 2.15 Ruth Wilson Ivo van Hove and In Context: Recreating 7.30 Mon 23 Jan, 3pm, Patrick Marber Ibsen's Women Lyttelton, £6/£5 Tue 31 Jan, 6pm, Fri 10 Feb, 2 – 5pm, NT Live Broadcast on Lyttelton, £5/£4 £25/£20 Thu 9 March

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DECEMBER A co-production with Birmingham Repertory Theatre Tue 6 7.30 Wed 7 7.30 Thu 8 7.30 LOVE Fri 9 7.30 Sat 10 7.30 by Alexander Zeldin Mon 12 7.30 Tue 13 7.00 Wed 14 7.30 Thu 15 2.30 7.30 Fri 16 7.30 Sat 17 2.30 7.30 Mon 19 7.30 Tue 20 2.30 Cast 7.30 In the run-up to Christmas, three families are Wed 21 7.30 Emily Beacock placed into cramped temporary accommodation. Thu 22 7.30 Darcey Brown Fri 23 7.30 Anna Calder-Marshall A middle-aged man and his elderly mum, a Tue 27 7.30 Luke Clarke young family with a baby on the way, a newly Wed 28 2.30 Grace Doherty 7.30 Janet Etuk arrived woman from Sudan. Strangers. Forced Thu 29 7.30 Ammar Haj Ahmad together. No space is personal. Fri 30 7.30 Sat 31 2.30 Nick Holder Vitaly Outkine In this new play by Alexander Zeldin, written JANUARY Yonatan Pelé Roodner through a devising process, are Mon 2 7.30 Bobby Stallwood invited to bear witness to an intimate story of Tue 3 CAP 2.30 Hind Swareldahab family love for our times. 7.30 Wed 4 7.30 Director Alexander Zeldin’s previous work includes Thu 5 7.30 Alexander Zeldin Fri 6 AD 7.30 Designer Beyond Caring, acclaimed as ‘raw’ Sat 7 AD TT 2.30 Natasha Jenkins (Financial Times) and ‘unforgettable’ (The Times). 7.30 Mon 9 CAP 7.30 Lighting Designer LOVE continues this unique approach to theatre. Tue 10 2.30 Marc Williams 7.30 Sound Designer Josh Anio Grigg Movement Marcin Rudy

The Dorfman Partner

Alexander Zeldin is supported Dorfman Theatre by the Quercus Trust Family life on the margins of society. Talks and events Performing without a home Alexander Zeldin Thu 15 Dec, 5.30 – 6.45pm, Wed 4 Jan, 6pm, £6/£5 Dorfman, £5/£4 Photography by David Stewart

15 Photography by Murdo Macleod Photography by Murdo Photography by Albert Mooi Photography by Chris Arthur BRONKS and Richard Jordan Productions with Theatre Royal Plymouth and Big in Belgium Presented by Project Arts Centre in association with Theatre My Country; A co-production with Improbable Us/Them Dublin Oldschool a work in progress Lost Without Words by Carly Wijs by Emmet Kirwan in the words of people across the UK and Carol Ann Duffy

16 January – 18 February | Dorfman Theatre 24 – 31 January | Dorfman Theatre 28 February – 22 March | Dorfman Theatre 4 – 18 March | Dorfman Theatre

HHHHH HHHHH In the days after the EU referendum, the ‘If we don't get lost, how can we find a ‘Startling. Remarkable.’ ‘Unmissable.’ National Theatre began a nationwide listening new route?’ Guardian Sunday Times project. A team of interviewers spoke to people around the country – from Leicester Pioneering improvisers and theatre-makers In September 2004 a group of terrorists Join wannabe DJ Jason on a chemically to Derry/Londonderry and Merthyr Tydfil to Improbable bring you their latest show, stormed a school in Beslan taking hundreds enhanced trip through the streets of Dublin. Glasgow – to hear their views of the country Lost Without Words – a theatrical experiment. of children hostage. The ensuing siege lasted Somewhere between the DJs, drug busts and and town they live in, their lives, their future, Imagine older actors in their 70s and 80s, three days and left many dead. Us/Them is hilltop raves, he stumbles across a familiar and the referendum. actors who have spent their lives being other not a straightforward account of this terrible face from the past: his brother Daniel. They people, bringing life to other people’s words. tragedy, but an exploration of the entirely haven't spoken in years but, over a lost Using exact words taken from the interviews, Imagine they were on stage with nothing but individual ways children cope with weekend, they reconnect and reminisce over My Country; a work in progress puts those themselves and no words but their own. No traumatic situations. tunes, trips and their city. conversations centre stage, directed by . script, no map, a different show every night, After a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe A razor-sharp spoken word odyssey, all they have is a lifetime of theatre to help Festival 2016, Us/Them comes to the NT. with high-octane performances. Created in collaboration with eight UK arts organisations them find their way. with Cusack Projects Limited Suitable for 12yrs+ Supported by Culture Ireland

In association with Summerhall

The Dorfman Partner For related talks and events see p26 – 27; for assisted performances see p31 – 32 For related talks and events see p26 – 27; for assisted performances see p31 – 32 The Dorfman Partner

16 17 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER Mon 28 7.30 Mon 21 7.30 Tue 29 2.00 Tue 22 7.30 7.30 Wed 23 7.30 Wed 30 7.30 Thu 24 2.15 7.30 DECEMBER Fri 25 7.30 Mon 5 7.30 Sat 26 2.15 Tue 6 2.00 7.30 7.30 Mon 28 7.30 Mon 12 7.30 DECEMBER Tue 13 2.00 CAP 7.30 Thu 15 7.30 Fri 30 7.30 Fri 16 7.30 Sat 31 2.00 Sat 17 2.15 7.30 JANUARY Mon 19 7.30 Mon 2 7.30 Tue 20 2.15 Tue 3 2.00 7.30 7.30 Thu 29 7.30 Mon 9 7.30 Fri 30 7.30 Tue 10 CAP 2.00 Sat 31 2.15 7.30 JANUARY Wed 11 7.30 Thu 12 7.30 Mon 2 7.30 Mon 16 7.30 Wed 11 7.30 Tue 17 7.30 Thu 12 CAP 2.15 Wed 18 2.00 7.30 7.30 Fri 13 7.30 Tue 24 7.30 Sat 14 AD TT 2.15 Wed 25 7.30 7.30 Thu 26 2.00 Mon 16 7.30 CAP 7.30 Tue 17 2.15 Mon 30 7.30 7.30 Tue 31 7.30 Photography (Lucian Msamati) by Seamus Ryan and Hope Davis) by Jay Brooks Photography (Elizabeth Debicki, Mark Strong FEBRUARY Wed 1 7.30 Olivier Theatre Lyttelton Theatre Thu 2 7.00 Amadeus The Red Barn Mon 6 7.30 by a new play by Tue 7 7.30 based on the novel, La Main, by Georges Simenon Wed 8 7.30 Mon 27 7.30 Tue 28 2.00 7.30 HHHHH Talks and events HHHH Talks and events MARCH ‘A note-perfect production.’ Lucian Msamati ‘Taut, compelling and psychologically acute.’ In Focus: Designing Tue 14 7.30 Daily Telegraph Wed 11 Jan, 5.45pm, Independent The Red Barn Wed 15 7.30 Olivier, £6/£5 Mon 16 Jan, 6pm, Thu 16 2.00 Music. Power. Jealousy. Connecticut, 1969. On their way back from a party, meet at the 7.30 In Context: Shaffer at the NT two couples struggle home through the snow. Duffield Studio, £6/£5 Fri 17 AD 7.30 Peter Shaffer’s iconic play had its premiere at the Sat 18 AD TT 2.00 Mon 16 Jan, 2 – 5pm, Not everyone arrives safely... 7.30 National Theatre in 1979, before being adapted into £25/£20 an Academy Award-winning film. David Hare has taken Georges Simenon’s NT Live psychological thriller and forged from it a Broadcast on With live orchestral accompaniment by Thu 2 Feb startling new play. Southbank Sinfonia.

Cast Alexandra Mathie Designer Sarah Amankwah Lucian Msamati Chloe Lamford Hammed Animashaun Eamonn Mulhall Music Director and Cast Anna Skellern Lighting Designer Robyn Allegra Parton Additional Music Oliver Alvin-Wilson Mark Strong Paule Constable Fleur de Bray Hugh Sachs Simon Slater In association with Hope Davis David Tarkenter Karla Crome Eleanor Sutton Sound Designer Choreographer Southbank Sinfonia Elizabeth Debicki Nigel Whitmey Tom Gibbons Tom Edden Wendy Dawn Michael Elwyn Jade Yourell Nicholas Gerard-Martin Thompson Imogen Knight Supported by the Amadeus Video Designer production syndicate Lennox Greaves Director Adam Gillen Everal A Walsh Lighting Designer John Kay Steel Tim Reid Produced in association Matthew Hargreaves Peter Willcock Jon Clark Sponsored by Stuart Milligan with Scott Rudin Michael Lyle Designer Director Sound Designer Arabella Neale Supported by Basil Alkazzi Andrew Macbean Michael Longhurst Sarah Oliver-Watts Bunny Christie and Myoung-Cheul Chung

18 18 1919 UK & IRELAND TOUR 2017

Salford, The Lowry Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre Edinburgh, Festival Theatre Leeds, Grand Theatre Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre Bath, Theatre Royal Southampton, Mayflower Theatre Nottingham, Theatre Royal Belfast, Grand House Dublin, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

Photography ( in ) by Mads Perch/Flock by Hugo Glendinning Original photography (Luke Treadaway) Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre The Curious Incident of UK Tour 2017 Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre The National Theatre’s ground-breaking initiative to bring world-class theatre Venues to right the Dog in the Night-Time Oxford, to a cinema near you. Launched in 2009, National Theatre Live broadcasts a new play by Simon Stephens New Theatre have been seen by 6 million people in the UK and worldwide. based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon US Tour Newcastle, ntlive.com /ntlive @ntlive Theatre Royal West End Now playing Bristol Hippodrome No Man’s Land Hedda Gabler Plymouth, by | Live from Wyndham’s Theatre by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Patrick Marber curiousonstage.com Theatre Royal Live from the National Theatre HHHHH Ian McKellen and return to Birmingham Assisted performances the West End stage in Sean Mathias’ Ruth Wilson plays the title role in Ivo van Hove’s ‘A beautiful, eloquent, dazzlingly inventive Hippodrome show about the wonders of life.’ at some venues acclaimed production. modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece. Llandudno, Evening Standard Thu 15 Dec, 7pm Thu 9 Mar, 7pm Venue Cymru Winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards and five Southend, Amadeus Twelfth Night 2015 , including Best Play, this thrilling Cliffs Pavilion by Peter Shaffer | Live from the National Theatre by William Shakespeare | Live from the National Theatre production has been hailed by The Times as Liverpool, Empire Theatre Lucian Msamati plays Salieri in Peter Tamsin Greig plays Malvolia in Shakespeare’s ‘a phenomenal combination of storytelling and spectacle.’ Bradford, Shaffer’s iconic play. With live orchestral comedy of mistaken identity. Directed by Alhambra accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Simon Godwin. Christopher has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at Aberdeen, Thu 2 Feb, 7pm Thu 6 Apr, 7pm maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He His Majesty’s has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, Theatre he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. Glasgow, Saint Joan Also in 2017 Original production sponsored by by Bernard Shaw | Live from the Yaël Farber’s radical revision of the biblical tale But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes Neptune Investment Management King’s Theatre Salomé and Marianne Elliott’s new production him on a frightening journey that upturns his world. Norwich, directs Gemma Arterton as Joan Theatre Royal of Arc in Bernard Shaw’s electrifying classic. of ’s . Dates to Suitable for 11yrs+ Preferred be announced. Card Milton Keynes Thu 16 Feb, 7pm Partner Theatre

20 2121 Photograph of original Jane Eyre cast by Manuel Harlan Photography by Mark Douet

On Tour 2017 This House An Inspector Calls by James Graham by JB Priestley The Curious Incident of West End West End the Dog in the Night-Time based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo Charing Cross Road | 19 Nov 2016 – 25 Feb 2017 Northumberland Avenue | 4 Nov 2016 – 4 Feb 2017 a new play by Simon Stephens adapted by Nick Stafford | in association with the based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon award-winning Handspring Puppet HHHHH HHHHH HHHHH HHHHH ‘A landslide success.’ ‘Superbly tense.’ ‘Magical and moving.’ ‘An entertainment phenomenon.’ Evening Standard Daily Telegraph Daily Mail Daily Telegraph Tour begins January | curiousonstage.com Tour begins September | warhorseonstage.com It’s 1974. And Westminster is about to go ’s multi award-winning to war with itself. production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller returns to the West End for a strictly A co-production with Bristol Old Vic My Country; a work in progress Set in the engine rooms of the House of limited season. Jane Eyre in the words of people across the UK and Carol Ann Duffy Commons, James Graham’s This House devised by the Company Rufus Norris, Director of the National Theatre, dives deep into the secret world of the whips When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë collaborates with Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, to who roll up their sleeves, and occasionally at the prosperous Birling family home, their HHHHH create this new performance which opens in London bend the rules, to influence an unruly chorus peaceful dinner party is shattered by his ‘Captures the beating heart of the novel. And then some.’ before playing at venues around the country. of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments. investigations into the death of a young Mail on Sunday Tour begins March | nationaltheatre.org.uk woman. His startling revelations shake the Premiered to universal acclaim at the very foundations of their lives and challenge Tour begins April | janeeyreonstage.co.uk National Theatre in 2012, This House, us all to examine our consciences. More directed by Headlong’s Artistic Director relevant now than ever, this is a must-see transfers to the West End for a whole new generation of theatregoers. for a limited season.

Assisted performances at some tour venues. Visit venue websites for more information.

22 23 Shakespeare for younger audiences Learning

Clore Learning Centre A space for people of all ages to get hands-on with theatre-making. Discover the secrets and skills behind productions at the National Theatre. Workshops, short courses and events for adults, families, schools and young people all year round. nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning Photography by Dan Weill Explore The Sherling High-Level Walkway offers behind-the-scenes views into our busy backstage production workshops. Free. Explore the NT’s past and present through exclusive digital content and exhibitions in the Lyttelton Lounge. Free. by William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare in a new version by Justin Audibert and the company in a new version by Ben Power Learn more about the NT’s architecture and backstage areas in our Theatre Tours. 6 – 20 February | Dorfman Theatre 11 – 24 February | Dorfman Theatre nationaltheatre.org.uk/tours

Amid bloody rebellion and the deafening HHHHH drums of war, Macbeth and his wife will stop ‘Sharp and funny.’ at nothing to fulfil their ambition. Witchcraft, Daily Telegraph

murder, treason and treachery are all at play Photography by Ludovic Des Cognets in this murky world. Set against a vibrant urban backdrop bursting with excitement, colour, dancing and live Archive A bold contemporary retelling of one of song, a company of eight tell the most Shakespeare’s darkest plays. famous love story of all time. Discover a treasure trove of materials relating to the history of the NT and its productions. Suitable for 13yrs+ Join us for this swift, contemporary celebration of Shakespeare’s masterpiece The Archive covers the movement to found as we bring Romeo and Juliet to life for a the NT and the formation of the company right new generation. up to the theatre’s activities today.

Suitable for 8 – 12yrs Free. Open to all, including groups, by appointment. nationaltheatre.org.uk/archive

The Dorfman Partner Both productions will tour to schools from Jan with school performances in the Dorfman in Feb 2017. Please see our website for details. Schools touring is supported by: The Ingram Trust, Archie Sherman Charitable Trust, Behrens Foundation, The Ernest Cook Trust, Jill and David Leuw and The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation

24 25 Twelfth Night on stage Exhibition Insight and Talks and Events and screen Archive Handling Sessions Exhibitions Fri 21 Apr, 6pm, £6/£5 in the Lyttelton Lounge Discover more about the National Theatre’s Fri 25 Nov, Fri 27 Jan, productions, artists and history. Free, open daily. Fri 24 Feb, 12.30pm National Debates (30-min tour and 30-min Concrete Reality: handling session). Improbable on Course: How to Denys Lasdun and the Free, booking required A series of panel Architecture of the NT Lost Without Words Begin Playwriting discussions, responding Join the exhibition Platforms Olivier Circle Gallery Fri 10 Mar, 4.30pm, Dorfman Tue 17 Jan – 28 Mar, to issues raised by NT curators or archivists for a 6.30 – 8.30pm, £400/£350 productions or affecting the Explore the radical designs 30-minute walk around the An eclectic programme of and raw impact of architect Lyttelton Lounge exhibition, A ten-week course on how to nation as a whole. talks, discussions and Denys Lasdun’s masterpiece followed by a drop-in begin writing a play. Available interviews. More Platforms 1hr, £6/£5 in this exhibition. handling session. are listed on previous by application, please see production pages. website for details. Death – final matters handling session. 45 mins, £5/£4 (unless stated) In Depth: Adapt or Die – Thu 24 Nov, 5.45pm, Dorfman Student Conferences Followed by a book signing Adaptations from the NT Questioning the language Tue 31 Jan, 10.30am – 4.30pm, and legacy of leaving. Events for KS4 and KS5 James Hayes: Pádraig Cusack and Rufus £50/£40 students, with on-stage Shouting in the Evenings Norris on My Country Return from Duty – talks and masterclasses by Mon 21 Nov, 6pm, Tue 14 Mar, 6.30pm, Dorfman Lightbulb Walks the road to recovery creative teams, company Dorfman Thu 30 Mar, 5.45pm, Lyttelton members and academics. Sat 18 Feb, 2pm and 5pm (1hr), Adapt or Die Redressing the Balance: meet in Dorfman Foyer, £3 Exploring society’s The Jocelyn Herbert Lecture: Gender in Shakespeare responsibility to veterans. Lyttelton Lounge Rae Smith – 3D Imagination Fri 31 Mar, 6pm, Olivier Tonic Celebrates: Revealing how adaptations Tue 22 Nov, 6pm, Lyttelton Inspirational Women have influenced programming in Theatre Film Screenings at the National Theatre : throughout its history. Events Thu 23 Feb, 7.30 (2hrs), Keeping On Keeping On Dorfman, £10 Linked to the programme on Wed 23 Nov, 6pm, Lyttelton Short debates and in-depth Theatre’s leading female our stages. Series includes explorations. Live subtitling by STAGETEXT artists in conversation with Ken Loach’s landmark Hedda Gabler for deaf, deafened and Cathy Come Home, Cottesloe Room Lucy Kerbel. Student Conference hard-of-hearing people. Michael Haneke’s moving (unless stated) The Culture of International drama Amour, and a Thu 26 Jan, 10.30am – 3.30pm, A Poem for Every Relaxed Screening of the Lyttelton, £7.50 The State of the States Women’s Day Night of the Year family comedy about Thu 10 Nov, 11.30am Wed 8 Mar, 11.30am Twelfth Night Fri 25 Nov, 5.15pm (1hr), and 6.15pm, £3 Shakespeare, Bill. and 6.15pm, £3 See website for details. Art of Make-Believe: Student Conference Olivier, £6/£5 Staging Children’s Stories Exploring US influences on Cultural Agenda of Wellbeing Tue 21 Mar, 10.30am – 3.30pm, An Evening with Private Eye UK culture in the week of the From Mon 14 Nov, Olivier, £7.50 US Presidential elections. Mon 13 Mar, 5pm, £6/£5 Wolfson Gallery Tue 13 Dec, 5.45pm (1hr), Exploring the role of arts and Lyttelton, £6/£5 A playful exhibition exploring Theatre Dialogue Club creativity in healing. how classic children’s stories The Theatre Quiz Thu 17 Nov and Thu 26 Jan, have been transformed into 7 – 8.15pm, £3 In Context: How Do extraordinary theatre. with Emma Freud We Remember? Fri 16 Dec, 5.30pm, Lyttelton This works like a book group: see a performance in your Thu 16 Mar, 2 – 5pm, £25/£20 Carly Wijs on Us/Them own time, then return to the Inspired by themes in NT to discuss it with other Lost Without Words. Tue 17 Jan, 6.30pm, Dorfman audience members.

For full programme details, see website: nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning

26 27 Your visit Coming up in 2017

Shop Peter Pan flies into the NT, accompanied by our range for lost boys and girls, including a magical activity book full of games and puzzles. Browse the collection online or in store. Join us for a National Theatre Christmas shopping day on Sunday 18 December, when the Bookshop and Kitchen will be open 11am – 6pm, and The Understudy 11am – 10pm. For hassle-free Christmas shopping without the crowds, shop online at shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk

Eat Join us on selected Saturdays for a Neverland Tea Party in the Olivier Café, with a menu

inspired by Peter Pan. Photography by Philip Vile The Green Room on Upper Ground is a neighbourhood diner with a relaxed There’s an exciting year of theatre ahead at the NT. Read on for a atmosphere, offering Christmas set menus flavour of what’s coming up. that are perfect for groups. Dishes include Duck and Ham Pie, and Clementine and Get early access to tickets for over 20 amazing productions a year – Cranberry Christmas Mess. just one reason to become a National Theatre Member. The family-friendly Kitchen Café focuses on In the Lyttelton Theatre In the Dorfman Theatre simple, seasonal dishes. This festive season, treat yourself to a home-made mince pie or a Marianne Elliott returns to direct Tony Inua Ellams’ new play Barber Shop chocolate brownie candy cane. Kushner’s Angels in America, with a cast Chronicles premieres in June. Directed by including , , Bijan Sheibani it is a co-production with Fuel Nathan Lane, James McArdle and and West Yorkshire Playhouse. In July Drink Russell Tovey. Angels in America will Rufus Norris directs Mosquitoes, a new play go on sale in January. by Chimerica writer , with a From coffee to brand new cocktails, the NT cast including . has unique spaces for you to enjoy. In the Olivier Theatre The Espresso Bar serves premium fairtrade Membership Mozzo coffees, teas and hot chocolate, Yaël Farber follows her acclaimed production with a range of cakes and pastries available. of Les Blancs with a radical revision of the Our memberships offer incredible value for nationaltheatre.org.uk/foodanddrink biblical tale Salomé. Following this will be money – sign up now for advance booking DC Moore’s new play, Common, a for National Theatre productions. For reservations for House, Terrace and co-production with Headlong, directed nationaltheatre.org.uk/member call . The Green Room 020 7452 3600 by Jeremy Herrin. Later in the year, directs the first NT production of and James Goldman’s musical classic Follies, with a cast including and .

All photography by Graham Pearson

28 29 Nov 2016 – May 2017 Jan Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Tue 3 Amadeus 2.00+7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 LOVE 2.30 CAP +7.30 KEY Wed 4 PLATFORM: Alexander Zeldin 6.00 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 LOVE 7.30 AD Audio-Described P Preview Performance Thu 5 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler 2.15+7.30 LOVE 7.30 CAP Captioned PRESS Press Night Fri 6 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 LOVE AD 7.30 TT Touch Tour PLATFORM and Sat 7 Peter Pan 2.00+7.00 Hedda Gabler 2.15+7.30 LOVE 2.30 AD TT +7.30 Relaxed Performance NATIONAL DEBATES p26 – 27 Sun 8 Mon 9 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 LOVE CAP 7.30 Nov Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Tue 10 Amadeus 2.00 CAP +7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 LOVE LAST 2.30+7.30 Wed 11 PLATFORM: Lucian Msamati 5.45 Mon 21 PLATFORM: James Hayes 6.00 Amadeus 7.30 The Red Barn 7.30 Peter Pan P 7.00 The Red Barn 7.30 Pacifist's Guide CAP 7.30 Thu 12 Amadeus 7.30 The Red Barn 2.15 CAP +7.30 Tue 22 PLATFORM: Rae Smith: 6.00 Fri 13 Peter Pan 7.00 The Red Barn 7.30 Jocelyn Herbert Lecture Sat 14 Peter Pan 2.00+7.00 The Red Barn 2.15 AD TT +7.30 Peter Pan P 7.00 The Red Barn 7.30 Pacifist's Guide 7.30 Sun 15 Wed 23 PLATFORM: Alan Bennett CAP 6.00 Mon 16 Amadeus 7.30 The Red Barn 7.30 Us/Them 8.00 Peter Pan 7.00 The Red Barn CAP 7.30 Pacifist's Guide 7.30 Tue 17 PLATFORM: Carly Wijs 6.30 Thu 24 NATIONAL DEBATES: Death 5.45 Amadeus 7.30 The Red Barn LAST 2.15+7.30 Us/Them 8.00 Peter Pan 7.00 The Red Barn 2.15+7.30 Pacifist's Guide 7.30 Wed 18 Amadeus 2.00+7.30 Us/Them 2.30 +8.00 Fri 25 PLATFORM: Poem for Every Night 5.15 Thu 19 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Us/Them 8.00 Peter Pan 7.00 The Red Barn 7.30 Pacifist's Guide AD 7.30 Fri 20 PLATFORM: Sally Cookson 5.30 Sat 26 Peter Pan 2.00+7.00 The Red Barn 2.15+7.30 Pacifist's Guide 2.00AD TT +7.30 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Us/Them PRESS 8.00 Sun 27 Sat 21 Peter Pan 2.00 +7.00 Hedda Gabler 2.15+7.30 Us/Them 2.30 +8.00 Mon 28 Amadeus 7.30 The Red Barn 7.30 Pacifist's Guide CAP 7.30 Sun 22 Tue 29 Amadeus 2.00+7.30 Pacifist's Guide LAST 2.00 Mon 23 PLATFORM: Ruth Wilson 3.00 Wed 30 Amadeus 7.30 Peter Pan 1.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Tue 24 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Dublin Oldschool 8.00 Dec Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Wed 25 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler 2.15 CAP +7.30 Dublin Oldschool 8.00 Thu 26 Amadeus 2.00+ CAP 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Dublin Oldschool 8.00 Thu 1 Peter Pan 7.00 Fri 27 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler AD 7.30 Dublin Oldschool 8.00 Fri 2 Peter Pan PRESS 7.00 Sat 28 Peter Pan 2.00+7.00 Hedda Gabler 2.15 AD TT +7.30 Dublin Oldschool 8.00 Sat 3 Peter Pan 2.00+7.00 Sun 29 Sun 4 Mon 30 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Dublin Oldschool CAP 8.00 Mon 5 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler P1 7.30 Tue 31 PLATFORM: van Hove & Marber 6.00 Tue 6 Amadeus 2.00+7.30 Hedda Gabler P2 7.30 LOVE P1 7.30 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler CAP 7.30 Dublin Oldschool LAST 8.00 Wed 7 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler P 7.30 LOVE P2 7.30 Thu 8 Peter Pan 1.00+7.00 Hedda Gabler P 7.30 LOVE P 7.30 Feb Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Fri 9 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler P 7.30 LOVE P 7.30 Sat 10 Peter Pan 2.00+7.00 Hedda Gabler P 7.30 LOVE P 7.30 Wed 1 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler 2.15+7.30 Sun 11 Thu 2 Amadeus NT LIVE 7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Mon 12 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler PRESS 7.00 LOVE P 7.30 Fri 3 Peter Pan CAP 7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Us/Them 6.00+8.30 Tue 13 PLATFORM: Private Eye 5.45 Sat 4 Peter Pan LAST 2.00 CAP +7.00 Hedda Gabler 2.15+7.30 Amadeus 2.00+ CAP 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 LOVE PRESS 7.00 Sun 5 Wed 14 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler 2.15+7.30 LOVE 7.30 Mon 6 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Macbeth 2.00 Thu 15 Peter Pan 7.00 The Red Barn 7.30 LOVE 2.30+7.30 Tue 7 Macbeth 10.45+2.00 Fri 16 PLATFORM: Theatre Quiz 5.30 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Us/Them 8.30 Peter Pan 7.00 The Red Barn 7.30 LOVE 7.30 Wed 8 Amadeus 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Us/Them 6.00+8.30 Sat 17 Peter Pan 2.00 AD TT +7.00 The Red Barn 2.15+7.30 LOVE 2.30+7.30 Thu 9 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Us/Them 6.00+8.30 Sun 18 Fri 10 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Mon 19 Peter Pan AD 7.00 The Red Barn 7.30 LOVE 7.30 Sat 11 Hedda Gabler 2.15+7.30 Romeo and Juliet 2.00 Tue 20 Peter Pan 7.00 The Red Barn 2.15+7.30 LOVE 2.30+7.30 Sun 12 Wed 21 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 LOVE 7.30 Mon 13 Hedda Gabler CAP 7.30 Romeo and Juliet 11.00+2.00 Thu 22 Peter Pan 2.00+7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 LOVE 7.30 Tue 14 Hedda Gabler 2.15+7.30 Romeo and Juliet 11.00+2.00 Fri 23 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 LOVE 7.30 Wed 15 Romeo and Juliet 11.00 Sat 24 Twelfth Night P1 7.30 Macbeth 7.00 Sun 25 Thu 16 Macbeth 3.00 Mon 26 Peter Pan 7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Twelfth Night P2 7.30 Us/Them 8.30 Tue 27 Peter Pan 2.00+7.00 Hedda Gabler 2.15+7.30 LOVE 7.30 Fri 17 Twelfth Night P 7.30 Us/Them CAP 8.30 Wed 28 Peter Pan CAP 7.00 Hedda Gabler 7.30 LOVE 2.30+7.30 Sat 18 Twelfth Night P 7.30 Us/Them LAST 2.30 AD TT +8.00 Thu 29 Peter Pan 2.00+7.00 The Red Barn 7.30 LOVE 7.30 Sun 19 Fri 30 Amadeus 7.30 The Red Barn 7.30 LOVE 7.30 Mon 20 Twelfth Night P 7.30 Macbeth LAST 10.45+2.00 Sat 31 Amadeus 2.00 The Red Barn 2.15 LOVE 2.30 Tue 21 Twelfth Night P 7.30 Romeo and Juliet 11.00+1.15 Wed 22 Twelfth Night PRESS 7.00 Ugly Lies the Bone P1 7.30 Romeo and Juliet 11.00+1.15 Jan Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Thu 23 Romeo and Juliet 11.00+1.15 Tonic Celebrates: 7.30 Sun 1 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone P2 7.30 Inspirational Women in Theatre Mon 2 Amadeus 7.30 The Red Barn 7.30 LOVE 7.30 Fri 24 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone P 7.30 Romeo and Juliet LAST 11.00+1.15

30 31 Feb Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Apr Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman

Sat 25 Twelfth Night 2.00+7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone P 7.30 Sun 9 Sun 26 Mon 10 Twelfth Night 7.30 Consent 7.30 Mon 27 Amadeus 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone P 7.30 Tue 11 Twelfth Night CAP 7.30 Consent 7.30 Tue 28 Amadeus 2.00+7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone P 7.30 My Country 8.00 Wed 12 PLATFORM: Roger Michell 6.00 Twelfth Night 2.00+7.30 Consent 7.30 Mar Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman Thu 13 Twelfth Night 7.30 Consent 2.30+7.30 Fri 14 Wed 1 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone PRESS 7.00 My Country 8.00 Sat 15 Twelfth Night 2.00+7.30 Consent 2.30+7.30 Thu 2 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 7.30 My Country 8.00 Sun 16 Fri 3 PLATFORM: 6.00 Mon 17 Twelfth Night 7.30 Consent 7.30 Ferrentino & Rubasingham Tue 18 Consent 2.30+7.30 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 7.30 Wed 19 Consent 7.30 Sat 4 Twelfth Night 2.00+7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 2.15+7.30 Lost Without Words 7.30 Thu 20 Consent 7.30 Sun 5 Fri 21 Consent 7.30 Mon 6 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Sat 22 Consent 2.30+7.30 Tue 7 Hedda Gabler 7.30 Sun 23 Wed 8 Lost Without Words 6.00 Mon 24 Consent CAP 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 My Country 8.00 Tue 25 Consent 2.30+7.30 Thu 9 Lost Without Words 6.00 Wed 26 PLATFORM: 6.00 Twelfth Night 7.30 Hedda Gabler NT LIVE 7.00 My Country 8.00 A Question of Consent Fri 10 PLATFORM: Improbable 4.30 Consent 7.30 Lost Without Words 6.00 Thu 27 Consent 7.30 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 7.30 My Country 8.00 Fri 28 Consent AD 7.30 Sat 11 Lost Without Words 6.00 Sat 29 Consent 2.30 AD TT +7.30 Twelfth Night 2.00+7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 2.15+7.30 My Country 2.00 AD TT +8.00 Sun 12 Mon 13 Lost Without Words 6.00 For May performances of Consent Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 7.30 My Country 8.00 see page 9 or visit the website Tue 14 PLATFORM: Cusack & Norris 6.30 Amadeus 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 7.30 My Country 8.00 Wed 15 Lost Without Words CAP 6.00 Amadeus 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 2.15+7.30 My Country 8.00 Holiday opening hours Thu 16 Lost Without Words AD TT 6.00 Amadeus 2.00+7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 My Country 2.00+8.00 Fri 17 Lost Without Words 6.00 Date Understudy Kitchen Bookshop Box Office Building Amadeus AD 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 My Country 8.00 by phone Sat 18 Lost Without Words LAST 6.00 24 Dec CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Amadeus LAST 2.00 AD TT +7.30 Hedda Gabler 2.15+7.30 My Country 2.00+8.00 Sun 19 25 Dec CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Mon 20 Twelfth Night 7.30 Hedda Gabler 7.30 My Country CAP 8.00 26 Dec 4 – 11pm 4 – 8.30pm 4 – 11pm 12.30 – 8pm 4 – 11pm Tue 21 PLATFORM: Simon Godwin 6.00 31 Dec 12 – 6pm 9.30am – 6pm 9.30am – 6pm 9.30am – 6pm 9.30am – 6pm Twelfth Night 7.30 Hedda Gabler LAST 2.15+7.30 My Country 2.00+8.00 1 Jan CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Wed 22 Twelfth Night 2.00+7.30 My Country LAST 2.00 Thu 23 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 7.30 2 Jan 4 – 11pm 4 – 8.30pm 4 – 11pm 12.30 – 8pm 4 – 11pm Fri 24 PLATFORM: Tamsin Greig 3.00 29 Jan CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Twelfth Night AD 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 7.30 12 Mar CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Sat 25 Twelfth Night 2.00 AD TT +7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 2.15 CAP +7.30 14 Apr CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Sun 26 Mon 27 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 7.30 16 Apr CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Tue 28 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 2.15+7.30 Consent P1 7.30 17 Apr 4 – 11pm 4 – 11pm 4 – 11pm 12.30 – 8pm 4 – 11pm Wed 29 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone CAP 7.30 Consent P2 7.30 Thu 30 NATIONAL DEBATES: Duty 5.45 Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 7.30 Consent P 7.30 Fri 31 PLATFORM: 6.00 Sundays Redressing the Balance Twelfth Night 7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone AD 7.30 Consent P 7.30 Building closed on Sundays until 30 April, Join us for a National Theatre Christmas except The Understudy, open 12 – 10pm. shopping day on Sunday 18 December, when Apr Olivier Lyttelton Dorfman The entire building (including The Understudy) the Bookshop, Kitchen and The Understudy is closed 8, 29 January and 12 March. will be open 11am – 6pm. Sat 1 Twelfth Night 2.00+7.30 Ugly Lies the Bone 2.15 AD TT +7.30 Consent P 7.30 Sun 2 Mon 3 Twelfth Night 7.30 Consent P 7.30 Tue 4 Twelfth Night 7.30 Consent PRESS 7.00 Wed 5 Twelfth Night 7.30 Consent 7.30 Thu 6 Twelfth Night NT LIVE 7.00 Consent 2.30+7.30 Fri 7 Twelfth Night 7.30 Consent 7.30 Sat 8 Twelfth Night 2.00 CAP +7.30 Consent 2.30+7.30

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Book early for the best seats No booking fee online or in person Age guidance Ticket Exchange Prices may change according to demand. £2.50 fee per transaction for phone bookings. We don’t publish specific age recommendations for There are no refunds on tickets, but you can Book early to ensure the best seats at the best prices. Excludes Members at Priority level and above, all our shows. For guidance on content and suitability exchange them for another performance or for credit. and Access list subscribers. please call 020 7452 3000. Children under four Terms and conditions and a small administration fee are welcome in the foyers, however they cannot be apply, call the Box Office for details: 020 7452 3000. admitted to the auditoriums. Mon – Thu evening; all matinees Fri & Sat evening Ways to save All discounts are subject to availability and at the For your safety and comfort discretion of the Box Office. Travelex £15 Tickets: £45 – £15 £50 – £15 Previews 1 & 2 £32 – £15 Strobe lighting, smoke effects and gunshots are Amadeus and sometimes used in productions. Details are available Car Park Ugly Lies the Bone from the Box Office after the first Preview. Car spaces in the NT car park are £8 for cars entering Hundreds of tickets at £15 after 5pm or if you attend a daytime ticketed event for every performance Latecomers may not be admitted. All bulky items such as bags and rucksacks must be left at the and leave before 7pm. Combined matinee/evening free cloakrooms. show rate: £14. Sunday/public holidays: £8 all day. Mon – Thu evening; all matinees Fri & Sat evening Ways to save Free parking for Blue Badge holders attending a Programme changes The Red Barn, Peter Pan, £65 Previews £39 – £15 performance – validate at the Box Office. For details £60 Programme details are published in good faith, but Hedda Gabler, Twelfth Night £52 £56 on accessible parking please visit changes may occasionally be necessary. £39 £44 nationaltheatre.org.uk/travel £29 £31 Under-18s half price* £15 £18 Access Dorfman Theatre Mon – Thu evening; all matinees Fri & Sat evening Ways to save The National Theatre is dedicated to making the very Relaxed Performance LOVE £35 – £15 £40 – £18 Previews £30 – £15 best theatre and sharing it with as many people as Aimed at anyone who would benefit from a more Consent £50 – £15 £55 – £18 Previews £39 – £15 possible. The work we make strives to be as open, relaxed performance environment including people Us/Them £25 – £15 £25 – £15 as diverse, as collaborative and as national as with an autistic spectrum condition, sensory or Dublin Oldschool £20 – £15 £20 – £15 possible. We do all we can to keep ticket prices communication disorders or a learning disability. My Country £35 – £15 £35 – £15 affordable and to reach a wide audience, and use There will be a Relaxed Performance of Peter Pan Lost Without Words £20 – £15 £20 – £15 our public funding to maintain artistic risk-taking, on Sat 21 Jan at 2pm. Call 020 7452 3961 for more Romeo and Juliet £12 £12 Under-18s £8 accessibility and diversity. information or to discuss your needs. Macbeth £15 £15 Under-18s £10 Audio-Described AD Infrared audio system Performances for blind and visually impaired people. Available in all for every performance. Free headsets and neck loops are essential and Touch Tour TT More ways to save available from the Box Office. For blind and visually impaired people. An opportunity Friday Rush £18 / £15 Tickets to visit , handle the props and meet members Large-print, CD and braille versions of this rep Every Friday at 1pm a limited number of £20 tickets In the Olivier and Lyttelton theatres these stalls seats of the company. brochure are available on request from for the following week’s performances are released are narrower and may offer a restricted view. In the Captioned CAP [email protected] to buy online. Dorfman Theatre these seats are restricted view. Captioned performances for deaf, deafened and P WC Two per customer per production, excluding Day Tickets hard-of-hearing people. Travelex season. T A limited number of £18 / £15 tickets are available

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