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Carla Feric

National Theatre 2027 slate includes West Side Story revival and John Major play

Former prime minister Sir John Major is the subject of a new National Theatre production (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

The National Theatre has unveiled its 2027 programme featuring a revival of West Side Story, a play detailing Sir John Major’s reign as Prime Minister and a production starring Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke.

The acclaimed theatre company will stage a major revival of Broadway hit West Side Story next year, which adapts William Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet to the streets of New York City in the 1950s.

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