The National Theatre News

Aesthetically malnourished, London Tide lacks the lustrous life blood that so warmly floods through the veins of Dickens’s literary world.

Birmingham Rep announced that Sean Foley will step down as Artistic Director this summer following his forthcoming production of Withnail and I.

Laura Lomas’s The House Party spins Strindberg’s Miss Julie into intense, fizzing life for  today’s generation. Directed by Holly Race Roughan, in a co-production with Headlong in  association with Frantic Assembly, it runs at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre from 3 May – 1  June, with a press night on Friday 10 May. See photos from inside the rehearsal room below!

Check out photos from Hadestown's 5 year anniversary celebration! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!

All new photos have been released of Robert Sheehan as Withnail and Adonis Siddique as Marwood in Withnail at I at Birmingham Rep. Check out the photos here!

Ahead of opening night, the National Theatre has released first look production photos for the world premiere of London Tide. Check out the photos here!

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released all new photos from its production of Love’s Labour’s Lost, which makes its premiere in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this week.

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the UK premiere of Alice Childress’ Wedding Band:  A Love/Hate Story in Black and White, directed by Stage Debut Award winner Monique Touko, who returns to the Lyric after the smash-hit production of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. 

Following its successful run at HOME Manchester last November, ETT has announced further dates for the UK tour of Museum of Austerity.

The full cast has been announced for Anna Ledwich’s new production of Coram Boy, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 24 May – 15 June and at The Lowry, Salford from 21 – 29 June.

Pittsburgh's biggest musical theatre company is making big moves to support and diversify its audience. A series of focus group encounters led Fleischer and his team to a single recurring idea: remove the barriers that prevent potential audience members from coming, and from returning, to CLO shows.

Last night, the 2024 Olivier Awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Check out some of the evening's performances, including Hadestown, A Strange Loop, Guys & Dolls, and more!

Last night, the 2024 Olivier Awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Among the performances was one from the cast of Operation Mincemeat who performed 'Born to Lead'. Watch the video here!

Last night, the 2024 Olivier Awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Among the performances was one from the West End cast of Next to Normal, who took the stage to perform a medley of songs from the show. The medley included 'I Miss the Mountains', 'Superboy and The Invisible Girl' and 'I'm Alive'. Watch the video here!

The 2024 Olivier Awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. She opened the ceremony with a performance of 'Anything Goes' to kick off the festivities! Watch the video here!

Last night, the 2024 Olivier Awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Among the performances was one from the West End cast of Sunset Boulevard who performed 'Sunset Boulevard' during the ceremony. Check out the video here!

Last night, the 2024 Olivier Awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Each year the Olivier Awards takes a moment during the ceremony to remember those members of the London theatre community who have sadly passed away in the previous year.

Shō and the Demons of the Deep is a visual adventure story about overcoming fear, climate crisis and how the actions of one generation can affect the next. Designed for everyone aged 8+, the show is inspired by the picture book of the same name by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko.

The biggest stars of London theatre gathered today at the Royal Albert Hall for the Olivier Awards 2024, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Find out about Sunset Boulevard and the night's other big winners!

The first festival edition was held at the New Stage of the National Theatre two years ago on instigation of Radim Vizváry, the artistic director of Laterna magika. The second Laterna fest edition brings to Prague progressive and inspiring artists from Japan, Australia, Sweden, Canada, Israel and the Czech Republic.