The Latest Breaking News from National Theatre

Charlotte Ritchie studies script in first-look rehearsal images for Cloud 9

The Call The Midwife, Ghosts and You actress is appearing in the production of Caryl Churchill’s landmark play.

Evening Standard · Sep 28

Cate Blanchett calls out National Theatre audience members for filming during show

The Australian actress, 57, is currently starring in the production of Electra/Persona at the Lyttelton Theatre in London

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Cate Blanchett asks audience to stop ‘spoiling’ National Theatre show by filming

The Australian actress, 57, is currently starring in the production of Electra/Persona at the Lyttelton Theatre in London.

Evening Standard · Sep 21

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

The line-up includes 18 productions an eight world premieres.

Evening Standard · Sep 9

National Theatre hit Pride announces West End transfer

The show reunites director Matthew Warchus and writer Stephen Beresford

The Independent UK · Aug 25

Cate Blanchett wields hammer in rehearsals for ‘intense’ National Theatre play

She is starring in the world premiere of Benedict Andrews’ new production.

Evening Standard · Aug 11

‘People say I’m pouring Coca-Cola into fine malt whisky’: why is the National Theatre shaking up Sophocles?

In a bold new production starring Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss, the NT is fusing Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman. So what can two stories written 23 centuries apart tell us about how we live today?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

Trafalgar Entertainment acquires Nicholas Hytner’s Bridge theatre

London Theatre Company founded in 2017 by Hytner and former National Theatre colleague Nick Starr has been sold to company that owns 20-plus venues in UK and abroad

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29

The Misanthrope at the National Theatre review: Sandra Oh kills it in an updated, mixed-bag Molière

3/5 Sandra Oh is the saving grace of this slightly lost production that can’t decide whether it loves or hates the world it’s satirising, writes Nick Curtis

Evening Standard · Jun 24

Laurence Olivier honoured with blue plaque unveiled by Ian McKellen

Plaque installed at actor’s former home in Pimlico, central London, where he lived from the age of five to 12

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10