The National Theatre News

John Lithgow leads an exciting cast, including Aya Cash, in GIANT on Broadway, starting March 11, 2026. Get your tickets now!

The award-winning indie feature And Through the Portal We Go, directed by Mike Hayhurst, will make its New York homecoming this fall with screenings at YoFi Fest and the Queens World Film Festival.

The Legend of Erin is coming to the National Theatre in Prague this month. Performances begin on 16 October. Learn more about this upcoming production here!

National Theatre at Home has announced an online digitally subtitled premiere of The Estate to celebrate Captioning Awareness Week 2025. Learn more about the production here!

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the appointment of internationally renowned voice coach Patsy Rodenburg OBE as the Company's Emeritus Director of Voice.

Melting Pot and the Birmingham Rep will co-produce a brand-new staging of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, opening in Birmingham next September before embarking on a major UK tour

The annual Fall Festival presented by the Ashland New Plays Festival is just around the corner. Learn more about the festival and see how to purchase tickets here!

Emmy Award winner Matthew Rhys is set to return to the London stage for the first time in 21 years to play Richard Burton at The Old Vic. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 10, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The National Theatre has revealed further information about productions in 2026. The season will feature the New York transfer of Hamlet, and more! See the full season here.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat will present a London workshop of Orlando (FL), a new play by Olivier Award winner Chris Bush, directed by Andy Sandberg, in collaboration with the National Theatre.

West End and UK theatres will dim their lights on October 7, 2025, to honor Dame Patricia Routledge, who has died at 96. Routledge’s acclaimed career included an Olivier Award, a Tony Award, and her beloved BAFTA-winning role as Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 6, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Initial casting and full tour dates have been revealed for the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL. Learn more about the show here!

“Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.” Given the National Theatre’s history with one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, a new production of Hamlet is a natural fit in Indhu Rubasingham’s inaugural season as artistic director. Robert Hastie follows the likes of Laurence Olivier, Peter Hall, and Cicely Berry in setting down his own take on the play, helping to kick off Rubasingham’s tenure in a bold fashion.

You can now get a first look at Deputy Artistic Director Robert Hastie’s sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining of Hamlet at The National Theatre. Learn more!

The Tony Award-winning smash hit comedy OH, MARY! will premiere in London at the Trafalgar Theatre This December! The West End premiere will see Mason Alexander Park star as Mary Todd Lincoln.

Long Wharf Theatre Artistic Director Jacob G. Padrón––who has been with the company since February of 2019––will conclude his role following the 2025–2026 season. Learn more!

Catch Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift at Storyhouse this autumn! Discover the cast and thrilling plot details.

Twelve emerging designers are announced as recipients of the Linbury Prize for Stage Design 2025. As the UK's leading award for emerging theatre design talent, the prize offers a vital launchpad into the world of professional theatre.