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Our autumn shows for 2024

Public booking opens 23 May

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A photo of the head and shoulders of a man (David Oyelowo), wearing nothing. He stands against a roughly rendered, light coloured wall.
A blurred or shaken photo of a woman (Meera Syal), smiling and wearing gold jewellry and a blue dress.
A woman wearing a lilac coloured trouser suit and with eyes closed, lies flat on their back on a a green grassy space.
Text reading
The words: The Importance of Being Earnest in a white font on a dark pink background.

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

Nye

Michael Sheen is Nye Bevan in an epic Welsh fantasia about one man's dream of the NHS.
Until 11 May 2024
Info & Tickets for Nye
Olivier Theatre - South Bank
London Tide
Two women in thin white dresses stand in a river, soaking wet, one is pushing her hair back from her face. A low-lying city skyline and bridge are behind them in the distance.

London Tide

Ian Rickson returns to direct Ben Power's adaptation of Dickens' Our Mutual Friend, with music by PJ Harvey
Until 22 June 2024
Info & Tickets for London Tide
Lyttelton Theatre - South Bank
People, Places and Things

People, Places and Things

Denise Gough reprises her Olivier Award-winning role in Duncan Macmillan’s intoxicating hit play, directed by Jeremy Herrin.
Until 10 August 2024
Info & Tickets for People, Places and Things
Trafalgar Theatre
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

Sarah Gordon’s new play is an irreverent retelling of the life and legend of the Brontë sisters.
Until 25 May 2024
Info & Tickets for Underdog: The Other Other Brontë
Dorfman Theatre - South Bank
Mnemonic
Artwork with two superimposed images, one of a very blurred human face over which is a translucent image of a leaf. On top of these is a meandering line in blue, red and blue again, that could be a river, or capilliaries.

Mnemonic

25 years after its first staging, Complicité bring their ‘Astonishing, transfixing, transcendent production’ (New York Times) back to the National Theatre.
22 June — 10 August 2024
Info & Tickets for Mnemonic
Olivier Theatre - South Bank
Standing at the Sky's Edge at the Gillian Lynne Theatre

Standing at the Sky's Edge at the Gillian Lynne Theatre

The multi-award winning new musical is now storming the West End, following sold-out runs at the National Theatre and Sheffield Theatres.
Now playing
Info & Tickets for Standing at the Sky's Edge at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
Gillian Lynne Theatre -
The Grapes of Wrath
A woman and two men sit together in front of the open flap of a canvas tent. Packing boxes and canvas bags are either side of them and an open fore is before them.

The Grapes of Wrath

Carrie Cracknell (Julie, The Deep Blue Sea) directs Frank Galati’s Tony Award-winning adaptation of John Steinbeck’s masterpiece.
17 July — 14 September 2024
Info & Tickets for The Grapes of Wrath
Lyttelton Theatre - South Bank

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The words: The Importance of Being Earnest in a white font on a dark pink background.

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.

The Importance of Being Earnest
Two men on stage, one flying in a wheelchair, the other reaching up to connect hands

Stream The Little Big Things premiere

Join in live and watch The Little Big Things: a new musical 7pm BST 9 May on National Theatre at Home

Stream on NT at home

Nye, in cinemas now

Michael Sheen is Nye Bevan in the epic Welsh fantasia, following one man’s dream of the NHS, broadcast live to cinemas.
Nye marks National Theatre Live’s 100th play in cinemas.

Find a cinema screening near you
LASDUN restaurant a dish of Norfolk Leeks, Goat’s Curd & Hazelnut being plated up, sauce being added by spoon from a small steel saucepan

Dine out this spring

Enjoy the best of culinary craft and culture all under one roof at our two new restaurants, Lasdun and Forza Wine.

Restaurants, bars and cafés
A blurred or shaken photo of a woman (Meera Syal), smiling and wearing gold jewellry and a blue dress.

Get pre-sale access to tickets

Members book first for our new shows, including Coriolanus, A Tupperware of Ashes, The Other Place and The Importance of Being Earnest.

Member booking from Tuesday 14 May.

Public booking from Thursday 23 May.

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