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The Importance of Being Earnest
Five people in colorful, vintage-style outfits pose creatively in separate square frames against a vibrant pink backdrop. Each person showcases a unique style, ranging from formal to eccentric, with playful expressions and poses.

The Importance of Being Earnest

Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa and Hugh Skinner, in Max Webster’s joyful and flamboyant production of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
Until 25 January 2025
Ballet Shoes
Text reading

Ballet Shoes

The beloved best-selling book is spectacularly reinvented for the stage in this new adaptation by Kendall Feaver.
From 23 November
Olivier Theatre - South Bank
Dear England
A lone figure stands, his back to us, wearing a waistcoat, shirt and trousers, in the centre of the red cross of the England flag that appears as a landscape rolling off into the distance.

Dear England

James Graham’s Olivier-Award winning smash-hit returns to the National Theatre, directed by Rupert Goold.
10 March — 24 May 2025
Olivier Theatre - South Bank
The Estate

The Estate

Adeel Akhtar is Angad in this razor-sharp exploration of family, power and the lies we tell about ourselves. Daniel Raggett directs Shaan Sahota’s remarkable debut play.
9 July — 23 August 2025
Inter Alia

Inter Alia

Suzie Miller and Justin Martin reunite following their smash-hit Prima Facie for this searing examination of motherhood and masculinity.
10 July — 13 September 2025
Dear England on tour
A lone figure stands, his back to us, wearing a waistcoat, shirt and trousers, in the centre of the red cross of the England flag that appears as a landscape rolling off into the distance.

Dear England at The Lowry

James Graham’s Olivier-Award winning smash-hit, directed by Rupert Goold, plays at The Lowry for four weeks.
29 May — 29 June 2025