NATIONAL THEATRE: NOVEMBER 2012 – APRIL 2013
Antony Sher plays the title role in THE CAPTAIN OF KÖPENICK, directed by
Adrian Noble in the Olivier
Marianne Elliott directs Simon Stephens’ PORT in the Lyttelton
THIS HOUSE moves to the Olivier Theatre
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME transfers to the
West End
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS continues its UK and international tour
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE presents THE MAGISTRATE, PEOPLE and THIS
HOUSE
Christmas gifts from the NT Bookshop; Platforms and Exhibitions
THE CAPTAIN OF KÖPENICK
Olivier Theatre
Previews from 29 January, press night 5 February, in repertoire until 4 April
Antony Sher plays the title role in THE CAPTAIN OF KÖPENICK by Carl Zuckmayer,
in a new English version by Ron Hutchinson, opening in the Olivier Theatre on 5
February, directed by Adrian Noble. The cast also includes Sandy Batchelor, Paul
Bentall, Jason Cheater, Paul Chequer, Alan David, Robert Demeger, James Hayes,
Barnaby Kay, David Killick, Siobhán McSweeney, Nick Malinowski, Anthony
O’Donnell, Olivia Poulet, Iris Roberts, Nick Sampson, Adrian Schiller, Robin Weaver,
Joseph Wilkins and Lynne Wilmot. The production will be designed by Anthony
Ward, with lighting by Neil Austin, music by Steven Edis, movement by Sue Lefton,
fight direction by Malcolm Ranson and sound by Mic Pool.
Released after fifteen years in prison, trapped in a bureaucratic maze, petty criminal
Wilhelm Voight wanders 1910 Berlin in desperate, hazardous pursuit of identity
papers. Luck changes when he picks up an abandoned military uniform in a fancydress shop and finds the city ready to obey his every command. At the head of six
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soldiers, he marches to the Mayor’s office, cites corruption and confiscates the
treasury with ease. But still what he craves is official recognition that he exists.
A nation heads blindly towards war as the misfit takes on the state in Ron
Hutchinson’s savagely funny new version of Carl Zuckmayer’s play, first staged in
Germany in 1931.
Antony Sher’s recent appearances at the National include Travelling Light and his
own adaptation of Primo Levi’s ‘If this is a Man’, Primo, which transferred to New
York and for which he won the Outer Critics’ Circle and Drama Desk Awards for
Outstanding Solo Performance; the production was also filmed and he received a
BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. His extensive stage credits also include, most
recently, Freud in Terry Johnson’s Hysteria for Theatre Royal, Bath; Arthur Miller’s
Broken Glass in the West End; Tomas Stockmann in An Enemy of the People
(Sheffield Crucible); and the title role in Kean (West End). His many leading roles for
the Royal Shakespeare Company include Prospero, Iago, Macbeth, Leontes, Cyrano
de Bergerac, Shylock, Tamburlaine, Henry Carr in Travesties, Shylock, Tartuffe,
Molière and Richard III for which he won the Evening Standard and Olivier Awards
for Best Actor. His previous NT appearances include Stanley (Olivier Award for Best
Actor), Titus Andronicus, Uncle Vanya, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Trial
and True West. His many screen credits include The Shadowline, Disraeli in Mrs
Brown (Evening Standard Film Awards: Peter Sellers Award for Comedy), Hitler in
Churchill: The Hollywood Years, and Gerald Ballantyne in Home. A distinguished
writer, novelist and artist, Antony Sher received a knighthood in 2000.
Ron Hutchinson’s many plays include Rat in the Skull, The Dillen, The Mysteries,
Moonlight and Magnolias, Durand’s Line (part of the Tricycle Theatre’s ‘The Great
Game’ cycle), Calculated Risk (for the Tricycle’s cycle on British nuclear weapons
policy), Dead on her Feet and Paisley and Me. His television work includes the
Emmy-winning Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story.
THE CAPTAIN OF KÖPENICK is Adrian Noble’s first production for the National
Theatre. Artistic Director of the RSC from 1990 – 2003, his recent work includes
The Tempest and Hedda Gabler for Theatre Royal, Bath; The King’s Speech (UK
tour); Inherit the Wind and As You Like It for The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
where he is Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director; and Hamlet at the Stratford,
Ontario Shakespeare Festival.
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Press night: Tuesday 5 February
Contact: Mary Parker on 020 7452 3234; mparker@nationaltheatre.org.uk
PORT
Lyttelton Theatre
Previews from 22 January, press night 28 January, in repertoire until 24 March
Marianne Elliott directs PORT by Simon Stephens, opening in the Lyttelton on 28
January 2013; with designs by Lizzie Clachan, lighting by Neil Austin, music by
Damon Gough (also known as Badly Drawn Boy) and sound by Ian Dickinson. The
cast will include John Biggins, Calum Callaghan, Jack Deam, Danny Kelly, Mike
Noble, Kate O’Flynn, Katherine Pearce and Liz White.
Stockport, 1988. It’s midnight. Rachel, eleven, and Billy, six, wait in the car in
agitated excitement. Their mother is at her wits’ end with all their chatter and fighting
and dreams of Disneyland. She is about to leave them for good. Their father, drunk in
the flat above, has locked the door. It’s a pivotal moment, the beginning of a thirteenyear odyssey for two kids, largely abandoned and growing up in the deprived
suburban shadows of Manchester, a city that felt itself to be the most exciting in the
world.
A richly colourful portrait of a town with the everyday writ large, Simon Stephens’
PORT is a celebration of the human spirit as Rachel, through sheer courage and
despite an economic and political climate that pushes her into the very margins,
looks to the future and opts for love and life and for something better.
The world premiere of PORT at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in 2002 was
directed by Marianne Elliott, who has since directed at the NT Simon Stephens’
Harper Regan and his adaptation of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog
in the Night-Time, which transfers to the West End in March. Simon Stephens’ many
other plays include On the Shore of the Wide World (NT co-production with Royal
Exchange: Olivier Award for Best New Play), Morning,Three Kingdoms, Wastwater,
Punk Rock, Seawall, Pornography, Country Music, Christmas and Herons; and A
Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky (co-written with Robert Holman and David
Eldridge).
Marianne Elliott is an Associate Director at the National, where her productions also
include Season’s Greetings, All’s Well That Ends Well, Saint Joan (Olivier Award for
Best Revival, South Bank Show Award for Theatre), Pillars of the Community
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(Evening Standard Award for Best Director); and the award-winning War Horse (codirected with Tom Morris).
Press night: Monday 28 January
Contact: Martin Shippen on 020 7452 3233; mshippen@nationaltheatre.org.uk
THIS HOUSE
Olivier Theatre
Previews from 23 February, press night 28 February, continuining in repertoire
National Theatre Live broadcast on 16 May
Following a sell-out run in the Cottesloe, James Graham’s highly acclaimed new play
THIS HOUSE will transfer to the Olivier Theatre from 23 February 2013. Directed by
Jeremy Herrin, the production is designed by Rae Smith with lighting design by Paule
Constable, music by Stephen Warbeck, choreography by Scott Ambler and sound by
Ian Dickinson. Original cast members continuing with their roles include Gunnar
Cauthery, Phil Daniels, Charles Edwards, Vincent Franklin, Christopher Godwin,
Andrew Havill, Ed Hughes, Helena Lymbery, Lauren O’Neil, Matthew Pidgeon.
Richard Ridings, Giles Taylor, Tony Turner, Rupert Vansittart and Julian Wadham.
THIS HOUSE will also be broadcast to cinemas worldwide by National Theatre Live
on 16 May (see page 5).
1974. The UK faces economic crisis and a hung parliament. In a culture hostile to
cooperation, it’s a period when votes are won or lost by one, when there are fist
fights in the bars and when sick MPs are carried through the lobby to register their
vote. It’s a time when a staggering number of politicians die, and the building creaks
under idiosyncrasies and arcane traditions.
Set in the engine rooms of Westminster, THIS HOUSE strips politics down to the
practical realities of those behind the scenes: the whips who roll up their sleeves and
on occasion bend the rules to shepherd and coerce a diverse chorus of MPs within
the Mother of all Parliaments.
James Graham won the Pearson Playwriting Bursary in 2006 and went on to win the
Catherine Johnson Award for Best Play of 2007 for Eden's Empire. His plays also
include Tory Boyz for the National Youth Theatre and The Whisky Taster at the Bush
Theatre.
Jeremy Herrin is Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre. His recent credits
include Absent Friends (Harold Pinter Theatre), Uncle Vanya (Chichester), Death
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and the Maiden (Comedy Theatre), David Hare’s South Downs (Chichester and West
End) and Children’s Children (Almeida).
The original production of This House was sponsored by the National Theatre’s Cottesloe
Partner, Neptune Investment Management.
Press night: Thursday 28 February
Contact: Martin Shippen on 020 7452 3233; mshippen@nationaltheatre.org.uk
BEYOND THE SOUTH BANK
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Marianne Elliott’s much-acclaimed production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE
DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon
Stephens will transfer to the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1, from
1 March, with a press night on Tuesday 12 March, booking until 25 May.
See separate press release for further information or contact Nada Zakula on 020
7452 3046; nzakula@nationaltheatre.org.uk
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS on tour to England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and
Wales; Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong
Actor, stand-up comedian and presenter Rufus Hound leads the cast in Nicholas
Hytner’s five-star award-winning production of Richard Bean’s ONE MAN, TWO
GUVNORS for its second UK tour this autumn. He will play the lead role of Francis
Henshall at all the regional tour dates with the exception of Venue Cymru, Llandudno
(2 – 5 January) and Wales Millennium, Cardiff (22 – 26 January), where Welsh-born
Owain Arthur, who is currently appearing as Francis Henshall in the West End
production of One Man, Two Guvnors, will play the role. The tour visits Leicester
Curve (25 Oct – 3 Nov), Newcastle Theatre Royal (6 – 10 Nov), Glasgow Theatre
Royal (13 – 17 Nov), Belfast Grand Opera (20 – 24 Nov), Blackpool Grand (27 Nov –
1 Dec), Norwich Theatre Royal (4 – 8 Dec), Leeds Grand (11 – 15 Dec), The Lowry,
Salford (8 – 19 Jan) and Nottingham Theatre Royal (29 Jan – 2 Feb. This second UK
tour will play alongside the show’s West End run, where it is currently booking at the
Theatre Royal, Haymarket until January 2013.
Following its UK tour, the production tours internationally with Owain Arthur leading
the cast, visiting the Hong Kong Festival (15 – 23 February), the Adelaide Festival
(28 February – 9 March), the Auckland Festival (14 – 23 March), Sydney Theatre (30
March – 11 May) and Melbourne Arts Centre (17 May – 29 June).
Contact: Laura Horton on 020 7452 3231; lhorton@nationaltheatre.org.uk
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE
The fourth season of National Theatre Live broadcasts continues Pinero’s THE
MAGISTRATE (17 January); Alan Bennett’s PEOPLE (21 March); and James
Graham’s THIS HOUSE (16 May). The recent broadcasts of The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-Time and The Last of the Haussmans achieved record UK
audiences, with almost 250 UK cinemas and performing arts venues now hosting the
broadcasts. Over one million people worldwide have now seen a National Theatre
Live broadcast in 24 countries.
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National Theatre Live is supported by Aviva. For venue information and booking
details, please visit www.ntlive.com
Contact: Martin Shippen (The Magistrate) or Mary Parker (People) on
mshippen@nationaltheatre.org.uk or mparker@nationaltheatre.org.uk
PRODUCTION AND CASTING UPDATES
PEOPLE
The cast for Alan Bennett’s PEOPLE, opening in the Lyttelton on 7 November, is led
by Frances de la Tour, Selina Cadell and Linda Bassett, with: Frances Ashman, Ellie
Burrow, Philip Childs, Jack Chissick, Giles Cooper, Carole Dance, Andy de la Tour,
Peter Egan, Miles Jupp, Barbara Kirby, Nicholas le Prevost, Jess Murphy, Alastair
Parker, Robin Pearce and Alexander Warner. The production is directed by Nicholas
Hytner.
THE MAGISTRATE
Timothy Sheader’s production of Pinero’s farce THE MAGISTRATE opens in the
Olivier Theatre on 14 November. John Lithgow plays the title role; joining him in the
cast are: Nicholas Blane, Nicholas Burns, Nancy Carroll, Tamsin Carroll, Alexander
Cobb, Christina Cole, Jonathan Coy, Richard Freeman. Don Gallagher, Amy
Griffiths, Joshua Lacey, Christopher Logan, Nicholas Lumley, Joshua Manning,
Joshua McGuire, Sean McKenzie, Sarah Ovens, Peter Polycarpou, Beverly Rudd,
Roger Sloman and Jez Unwin.
HANSEL AND GRETEL
The cast for Katie Mitchell’s production of HANSEL AND GRETEL, written by Lucy
Kirkwood and devised by Katie Mitchell and Lucy Kirkwood, based on the story by
the Brothers Grimm, is: Ruby Bentall, Kate Duchêne, Dylan Kennedy, Justin Salinger
and Amit Shah. Hansel and Gretel opens in the Cottesloe on 13 December.
PLATFORMS
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/platforms
6pm (45 mins), £4/£3 unless stated; BS = Platform followed by booksigning
Tom Cairns on Scenes from an Execution
Mon 12 Nov, Lyttelton
The director discusses his new production with Genista McIntosh.
Howard Barker
Tue 13 Nov, Lyttelton BS
The writer of Scenes from an Execution talks to Mark Brown about his work.
Life Saving: Josephine Hart’s Introduction to Great Poets Wed 14 Nov, Lyttelton
As Josephine Hart’s illuminating introductions are published posthumously, actors
including Fiona Shaw read her selection of British and Irish verse.
Phil Redmond
Mon 19 Nov, Cottesloe BS
Mid-Term Report is the story of a working class lad from Liverpool, who created
Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks, and became one of the most influential
producers and screenwriters in modern TV history.
Edna O’Brien
Tue 20 Nov, Cottesloe BS
In Country Girl, the author reflects on a literary life of high drama, which began in
1960 with her controversial first novel, The Country Girls. Chaired by Mark Lawson.
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Alan Bennett
Wed 21 Nov, Lyttelton
Alan Bennett reads from his work, and talks about his new play, People.
Rupert Goold and Lucy Prebble on The Effect Fri 23 Nov, Cottesloe
The director and playwright discuss this co-production between the NT and
Headlong. Chaired by Dan Rebellato.
Ray Cooney
Tue 27 Nov, Cottesloe BS
Marking his 80th birthday and his 66-year career, including the play Run for Your
Wife, the comedy writer talks to Roger Foss, author of May the Farce Be With You.
The Political Dairy
Wed 28 Nov, Cottesloe BS
Chris Mullin, former MP, diarist and author of A Very British Coup, joins Ruth
Winstone, editor of Events, Dear Boy, Events, a compilation of 20th-century political
diarists, to discuss Britain’s political triumphs and disasters. Chaired by Genista
McIntosh.
An Evening with Private Eye
Mon 3 Dec, 5.45pm (1hr) £5/£4, Olivier BS
Ian Hislop takes a satirical look at the events and people of 2012 with Craig Brown,
Harry Enfield, Lewis Macleod, Jan Ravens and John Sessions.
Michael Morpurgo
Wed 5 Dec, Olivier BS
The author talks about his life and work with his biographer, Maggie Fergusson, and
reads a new autobiographical short story from War Horse to War Child
John Lithgow
Mon 10 Dec, Olivier BS
Currently appearing in The Magistrate, the actor, musician and author talks to
Nicholas Hytner about his career, which includes Dexter on TV, and the Shrek films.
Theatre Quiz
Mon 17 Dec, Olivier
The annual battle for theatrical knowledge between two competing teams from NT
companies, hosted by quizmistress Emma Freud.
Philip Pullman
Wed 2 Jan, Olivier BS
Philip Pullman talks about his approach to retelling the fairytales of the Brothers
Grimm in his new version of the stories, Grimm’s Tales for Young and Old, as Hansel
and Gretel plays in the Cottesloe.
Timothy Sheader on The Magistrate
Fri 4 Jan, Olivier
The director discusses his production of Pinero’s farce.
Mark Rylance
Mon 7 Jan, Cottesloe BS
The actor, director and writer reads from and talks about his first play, I Am
Shakespeare.
The Annual Jocelyn Herbert Lecture Christopher Hampton – Simplifying the
Jungle
Fri 11 Jan, Olivier
Christopher Hampton, whose screenplays include Dangerous Liaisons and
Atonement, worked with Jocelyn Herbert on two of his plays. He gives a playwright’s
perspective on the role of the designer in the theatre.
Jonathan Miller
Mon 14 Jan, Cottesloe BS
The director, author, broadcaster, humorist and sculptor talks to Kate Bassett, author
of In Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller.
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Ian Kelly
Tue 15 Jan, Cottesloe BS
The actor and historian discusses Mr Foote’s Other Leg, the riotously true story of
the one-legged comedian and ‘Oscar Wilde’ of the Georgian stage, Samuel Foote.
Steven Berkoff
Tue 22 Jan, Cottesloe BS
The actor, director, writer and playwright talks to Geoffrey Colman about a new
collection of his one-act plays – sharply written, shocking and endlessly surprising.
Andy de la Tour
Tue 5 Feb, Cottesloe BS
In his book Stand-up or Die, the actor currently appearing in People takes us on a
journey into the gritty underground New York comedy circuit. He discusses the
experience with Miles Jupp.
Marianne Elliot and Simon Stephens on Port
Thu 7 Feb, Lyttelton
The director and playwright talk to Rachel Cooke about the new production.
Benedict Nightingale
Fri 8 Feb, Cottesloe BS
The former Times theatre critic is joined by Michael Billington to discuss Great
Moments in Theatre, his entertaining tour through theatrical openings from Oedipus
Rex to Jerusalem, including Plenty and Arcadia at the NT.
Adrian Noble on The Captain of Köpenick
The director talks about his production.
Tue 5 Mar, Olivier
James Graham and Jeremy Herrin on This House Tue 19 Mar, Olivier
The writer and director discuss the production with Christopher Campbell as it
transfers from the Cottesloe.
In Conversation with…
3pm (1hr), £5/£4
Afternoon interviews with members of the company, talking to Al Senter
about their current role and career, and answering your questions.
Fiona Shaw Wed 14 Nov, Lyttelton
Billie Piper Mon 7 Jan, Cottesloe
Contact: Laura Horton on 020 7452 3231; lhorton@nationaltheatre.org.uk
FREE EXHIBITIONS
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/exhibitions
Dazzle
Olivier Exhibition Space, 5 November – 6 January
Dazzle returns for the annual Christmas selling exhibition of jewellery, silversmithing
and printmaking. The largest show of its kind in Europe, Dazzle is remarkable for the
variety of materials on show beyond the usual precious metals and stones. This year,
they include wood, paper, plastics and even Whitby jet – Jacqueline Cullen is the
world’s leading exponent of this material. And Heather Woof has a totally new take
on the refractory metal titanium that is causing a sensation among jewellery
collectors. Over the years the exhibition has become a must-see for lovers of
designer jewellery and all items are for sale.
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Take a View – Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012
Lyttelton Exhibition Space, 12 November – 12 January
See the winning pictures from the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards 2012
for the first time. Over 100 stunning photographs, celebrating some of the very best
landscapes in the UK, will be on display from this popular annual competition, now in
its sixth year. A full colour book will also be available from the NT Bookshop. This
year’s Awards are held in association with Network Rail, with the exhibition
sponsored by Epson UK.
Seeing landscape – Photographer and awards founder, Charlie Waite, will be giving
talks on his own personal approach to photography plus guided tours of the
exhibition. Dates to be announced, please check website for details.
Echoes of a Vanished World: A Lifetime in Pictures, by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Olivier Exhibition Space, 14 January – 10 March
Robin Hanbury-Tenison, the “greatest explorer of the last twenty years” (Sunday
Times) is also one of the founders of Survival International. As such, he has been a
tireless champion of the rights of indigenous peoples and, in the early years of his
travels, an obsessive photographer of their homelands as they were eroded by the
modern world.
Contact: Laura Horton on 020 7452 3231; lhorton@nationaltheatre.org.uk
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT THE NT BOOKSHOP
The National Theatre Bookshop has a superb new gift range featuring exclusive
items to suit any budget, perfect for special presents or Christmas stocking fillers.
They range from an elegant, articulated DIY model of the War Horse Goose, devised
by Sato Hisao and based on the original Handspring Puppet Company design, to an
exclusive, limited edition silk scarf by designer Sarah Campbell featuring
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116; and from Melody Rose’s stylised, upcycled china – with
a range designed specifically for the National – to a host of gift ideas for children,
including a selection of DVDs such as the National’s hit The Cat in the Hat and
vintage children’s toys from French company Marc Vidal.
The Bookshop also offers a range of exclusive NT jewellery from London designer
Alison Whiffen, as well as the popular ‘Rude at the NT’ range and of course an
inspiring collection of books and plays.
A wide selection of items is also available to buy online or by mail order www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/bookshop
Bookshop opening times: Mon – Sat 9.30am-10.45pm, Sun 12-6pm on performance
days.
Contact: Laura Horton on 020 7452 3231; lhorton@nationaltheatre.org.uk
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Discover more at the National Theatre
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning
For Secondary Schools & Colleges
Explore theatre-making skills, crafts and careers, with events that help students
bridge the gap between school and professional practice.
Student workshops Active sessions, giving students an insight into acting, directing,
design and producing at the NT. Dates on request, KS3+
Pre-show Q&A Meet a member of the creative team and find out how director,
designer and actors have realised the play. 30 minutes, pre-show, dates on request,
KS3+
NT Revealed Events for students.From onstage lecture presentations with NT
practitioners to hands-on sessions giving a taste of what it means to work backstage.
Antigone Explored: 23 January Staff Director Drew Mulligan presents an insight into
director Polly Findlay’s 2012 production of Sophocles’ classic play: her concept for
the show and the process that she and the company undertook to create it.
Set Design: 30 January Explore the theatre designer’s process through an in-depth
examination of drawings, model boxes and video footage of NT productions.
Costume, Wigs, Hair & Make-Up:13 February Learn how the National’s team of
make-up artists, costume- and wig-makers work to realise a designer’s vision for a
character.
Puppetry: 4 March Led by War Horse puppeteers, this masterclass introduces some
of the elementary skills and approaches to making and operating puppets.
Sound Design: 18 March The National’s sound team introduces the basic principles
of sound design and engineering, enabling students to create the sound for a short
performance and experiment with foley effects.
nationaltheatre.org.uk/secondary
Port: projects for schools
To accompany the new production of Simon Stephens’ play, background information
and lesson plans will be available to download from the NT website. An allocation of
tickets for schools will be available at every weekday performance, with free preshow workshops for school groups.
In response to the quietly heroic story of Port’s central character, NT Learning is
working with young women from London girls’ schools to make a series of films
celebrating their stories of resilience, success and triumph over adversity, which can
be seen on the NT Discover Theatre YouTube channel from Spring 2013.
For teachers
CPD Our programme of professional development courses for teachers explores
different aspects of teaching drama and making theatre in school.
nationaltheatre.org.uk/teachers
Digital Classroom
iTunes U for students Download or watch hundreds of free videos, podcasts,
interviews, readings and background packs about making theatre.
nationaltheatre.org.uk/itunesu
Playwriting course Leading playwrights guide you through the process of writing a
play, highlighting the key elements of a well-written play in this free course.
nationaltheatre.org.uk/playwriting
Interactive whiteboard resources for use in the classroom, designed by teachers
for teachers. nationaltheatre.org.uk/iwr
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Online Video On the National Theatre website you’ll find a substantial online video
library of short films about productions, as well as backstage films about the varied
and specialist skills that go into making a piece of theatre.
nationaltheatre.org.uk/video
YouTube The youtube/ntdiscovertheatre channel has a learning imperative and
contains hundreds of videos about making theatre that are embeddable in VLEs such
as Fronta and we hope they will prove useful to students and teachers of English
and Drama.
ENDS
2 November 2012
NOTES TO EDITORS
Public Information:
Public phone/online booking for new productions in the November – April season
opens on 23 November.
Book tickets online at www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Box Office: 020 7452 3000, open 9.30am – 8pm Fax: 020 7452 3030
Information: 020 7452 3400
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Innovation at the National Theatre is sponsored by Accenture
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THE NATIONAL’S REPERTOIRE as of 2 November 2012
NATIONAL THEATRE PRESS OFFICE
Tel: 020 7452 3235 Fax: 020 7452 3230 Email press@nationaltheatre.org.uk
PLAY
THIS HOUSE
SCENES FROM AN
EXECUTION
DAMNED BY
DESPAIR
PEOPLE
HYMN & COCKTAIL
STICKS
THE EFFECT
THE MAGISTRATE
THE ANIMALS AND
CHILDREN…
HANSEL AND
GRETEL
PORT
THE CURIOUS
INCIDENT OF THE
DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME
ONE MAN, TWO
GUVNORS
WAR HORSE
BOOKSHOP,
PLATFORMS &
EXHIBITIONS
THEATRE
Cottesloe Theatre
Olivier Theatre
Lyttelton Theatre
PRESS NIGHT
25 September 2012
28 February 2013
4 October 2012
CONTACT
Martin Shippen
Olivier Theatre
10 October 2012
Lucinda Morrison
Lyttelton Theatre
7 November 2012
Mary Parker
Cottesloe Theatre
13 November 2012
Olivier Theatre
Lyttelton Theatre
21 November 2012
13 December 2012
Lucinda Morrison/
Clióna Roberts
Martin Shippen
Laura Horton
Cottesloe Theatre
13 December 2012
Philippa Crossman
Lyttelton Theatre
Apollo Theatre
28 January 2013
12 March 2013
Martin Shippen
Nada Zakula
Mary Parker
On tour
Laura Horton, NT
Theatre Royal
Haymarket
New London Theatre
Janine Shalom,
Premier
Janine Shalom,
Premier
Laura Horton
Lucinda Morrison, Head of Press: lmorrison@nationaltheatre.org.uk 020 7452 3232
Fiona Walsh, Communications Manager: fwalsh@nationaltheatre.org.uk 020 7452 3235
Mary Parker, Senior Press Officer: mparker@nationaltheatre.org.uk 020 7452 3234
Martin Shippen, Press Officer (maternity cover): mshippen@nationaltheatre.org.uk 020 7452
3233
Laura Horton, Events Press Officer: lhorton@nationaltheatre.org.uk 020 7452 3231
Philippa Crossman (press tickets): pcrossman@nationaltheatre.org.uk 020 7452 3236
Nada Zakula, Head of Press (War Horse): nzakula@nationaltheatre.org.uk 020 7452 3046
Clióna Roberts (The Effect/Headlong): cliona@crpr.co.uk 020 7704 6224 / 07754 756504
Janine Shalom, Premier: 020 7292 8330 janine.shalom@premiercomms.com;
esther.beaumont@premiercomms.com; kerry.lynch@premiercomms.com
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