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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
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Lyttelton Theatre
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
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Dorfman Theatre
Ballet Shoes
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Ballet Shoes

The beloved best-selling book is spectacularly reinvented for the stage in this new adaptation by Kendall Feaver.
From 23 November
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Olivier Theatre
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
Info & Tickets for Dear England
Olivier Theatre - South Bank
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American Associates of the National Theatre

Those based in the US can join the AANT’s membership program, which offers access to exclusive events, priority booking, and other great benefits on both sides of the pond.

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American Associates of the National Theatre

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NT Live: Present Laughter

Present Laughter

Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) dazzles in Noël Coward's provocative comedy.
In cinemas now
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At cinemas nationwide
The Motive and the Cue
Two men (Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn) stand back to back, with pensive expressions, each with one hand raised to their mouth.

The Motive and the Cue

Sam Mendes directs Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn in the fierce and funny new play.
In select international cinemas
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At cinemas nationwide
Vanya

Vanya

Andrew Scott (Fleabag) features in this radical new production of Chekhov’s classic.
In select international cinemas
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Dear England 2023
A man in a waistcoat, tie and blue shirt stands impassively, arms folded, surrounded by five men wearing England football kits (red shirts and shorts, white socks), celebrating wildly.

Dear England

Joseph Fiennes plays Gareth Southgate in this gripping examination of both nation and game. A new play by James Graham, directed by Rupert Goold.
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At cinemas nationwide
Fleabag
A still image from the National Theatre Live screening of Fleabag with a still from the film of Phoebe Waller-Bridge sitting on a stool

Fleabag

Phoebe Waller-Bridge's award-winning one-woman show returns to the big screen.
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At cinemas nationwide
A woman (Jodie Comer) stands at a desk in a room lined with box files on shelves. One hand rests on the desk and the other is raised and pointing to something.

Prima Facie is back in cinemas now.

Catch Jodie Comer‘s Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller‘s gripping one-woman play.

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Coriolanus
A shirtless man with a muscular build stands defiantly behind a marble pedestal between two large, classical columns, set against a textured marble background. He wears worn and dirty brown trousers, has a determined expression and has leather strapping wound around one hand and the wrist of his other arm.

Coriolanus

Now streaming
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Online
Nye
A man (Michael Sheen) wearing dark striped pajamas and plaid slippers, is standing amongst billowing pale green curtains.

Nye - Take Your Seats

Michael Sheen is Nye Bevan in an epic Welsh fantasia about one man's dream of the NHS.
Stream free from 7 November 2024
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Online
Underdog: The Other Other Brontë
Three women stand together, all facing to camera, the middle one, slightly higher than the others, seems to be trying to push the others, who each hold a pen, aside. All wear red shirts and skirts and the middle one has a large red bow tied at her collar.

Underdog: The Other Other Brontë

An irreverent retelling of the life and legend of the Brontë sisters, and the story of the sibling power dynamics that shaped their uneven rise to fame.
Now streaming
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Online
Vanya

Vanya

Vanya starring Andrew Scott will be streaming on National Theatre at Home from 19th September 2024.
Now streaming
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Dear Octopus
A woman in a brown long-sleeved dress stands, smiling, looking straight to camera. She is holding hands with a young girl who looks up at her. The blurred figures of five other people stand either side of them and the girl is also blurred.

Dear Octopus

Lindsay Duncan plays Dora in this beautiful, captivating revival of Dodie Smith’s play. Steam this moving dissection of family and what it means to grow up and return home on National Theatre at Home.
Now streaming
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Till the Stars Come Down

Till the Stars Come Down

Till The Stars Come Down, the sold-out, critically acclaimed new play by Beth Steel, is now streaming exclusively on National Theatre at Home.
Now streaming
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The Little Big Things: A New Musical

The Little Big Things: A New Musical

An extraordinary true story about an ordinary family. Stream this colourful new musical based on the Sunday Times best-selling autobiography by Henry Fraser.
Now streaming
Watch on National Theatre at Home
Online

National Theatre Collection

A group of students are sitting in a classroom, watching a large screen showing a National Theatre performance. The screen depicts actors performing a scene on stage. Classroom furniture and a whiteboard are in the background.

Streaming the best of British theatre into the classroom

The best of British Theatre is now available to stream for schools, universities, and the wider education sector. Free for all US public schools.

Private schools in the US can subscribe to the resources via Bloomsbury and ProQuest

US Public schools can sign-up for free at …

 

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The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
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The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre

The landmark Tony Award®-winning production returns for a strictly limited encore season this autumn.
24 September 2024 — 5 January 2025
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Gillian Lynne Theatre
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.
20 November 2024 — 25 January 2025
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Lyttelton Theatre
Ballet Shoes
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Ballet Shoes

The beloved best-selling book is spectacularly reinvented for the stage in this new adaptation by Kendall Feaver.
From 23 November
Info & Tickets for Ballet Shoes
Olivier Theatre

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