The National Theatre News

David Hyde Pierce will join Visionbox Studio in Denver for a public conversation on the importance of theatre today.

The Yard announced Séayoncé's Perky Navititties, a new show set to captivate audiences with its unique blend of humor and performance. The show promises an unforgettable theatrical experience.

More than 17 years since its onstage premiere, The National Theatre’s acclaimed production of War Horse is providing yet another unforgettable theatrical experience for audiences on its current UK and Ireland tour.

Confluences of history weave together in Lyndsey Turner’s pulsating new production

Asa Butterfield, star of Netflix’s Sex Education will make his stage debut in the one-man play, Second Best – a fictional story about the boy who came second to play Harry Potter. 

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 25, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Seventy-five years on from the publication of George Orwell’s groundbreaking novel 1984, Theatre Royal Bath Productions’ new stage version by Ryan Craig and directed by Lindsay Posner, which will play Theatre Royal Brighton from Tue 29 October – Sat 2 November 2024, as part of a U.K tour. 

Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are will make its UK premiere at the National Theatre next year. The musical features a score by Sondheim, a book by David Ives, and direction by Joe Mantello.

The National Theatre has released production photos for Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, directed by National Theatre Associate Lyndsey Turner (Under Milk Wood, The Crucible) and featuring David Oyelowo (Selma, Lawmen: Bass Reeves) in the titular role, ahead of Press Night on Tuesday 24 September.

Seventy-five years on from the publication of George Orwell’s groundbreaking novel 1984,  ’ thrilling new stage version by Ryan Craig and directed by Lindsay Posner, will play Theatre Royal Bath from 20 – 28 September 2024, followed by dates in Malvern, Poole, Guildford, Cambridge, Brighton, Richmond and Liverpool. Production photography is out now. 

War Horse held its press performances for the UK & Ireland tour at The Lowry, in Salford yesterday. Those in attendance included author Michael Morpurgo, Coronation Street stars Peter Ash, Michael Le Vell, Jane Hazlegrove and more. Check out photos here!

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Now That's What I Call Broadway: Halloween Edition on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 9:30pm. The performance will be the final show in 54 Below's Now That's What I Call Broadway series.

David Hyde Pierce will join Visionbox Studio in Denver for a public conversation on the importance of theatre today. David Hyde Pierce, a powerful force in American theatre, television, and film, will engage in a thought-provoking discussion about the significance of theatre in today's world. Learn how to attend.

Award-winning charity Open Door are announcing final call for applications to their Acting and Behind the Scenes programmes, with auditions and interviews set to take place in October.

Collaborative Artists Ensemble has announced a fresh take on Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS, exploring love, connection, and mortality through the multiverse.

Marking their 25th anniversary, Outside Edge Theatre Company (OETC) have appointed four new trustees: award-winning director Sarah Frankcom, finance expert Brian Dorgan, fundraiser Tania Moy and Southwark Playhouse’s Head of Participation, David Workman. 

La MaMa has announced the World Premiere of AGAMEMNON: THE CIRCLE OF BLOOD, running from November 14-24, 2024, at The Downstairs at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in NYC.

MEAN GIRLS in the West End has extended booking through to 6 April 2025 with over 55,000 new tickets released as details for 'Mean Girls Day' on October 3rd are confirmed.

Grammy Award winner Allison Russell will join the cast of Hadestown on Broadway. Hadestown follows two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

On Wednesday 9 October, Black Is The Color Of My Voice returns to the Corn Exchange Newbury, after a successful run at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.