Tag: national theatre
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A Week At The Theatre | The Father and The Assassin, We Started To Sing, Girl On The Train*
Quite the week for lengthy play titles! Managed to catch two plays before they finish next week and I got to visit a theatre in London I hadn’t been to before. The Father and The Assassin at the National TheatreRating: 5/5Running until: 18th JuneTicket link: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-father-and-the-assassin The Father and The Assassin is an epic new…
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The National Theatre Connections Festival 2019 Line Up
The largest youth theatre festival is back! The NT Connections festival takes ten new plays commission specifically for the festival and lets theatre companies from schools across the country perform them on a National stage. I attended the festival for the first time last year as a group from my sixth form were performing (you…
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The Winter’s Tale @ National Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-winters-tale Booking until: 21st February 2019 Production Photos by: Ellie Kurtzz Run time: 1hr 10 min straight through. In a bid to spark an interest in theatre for the younger generation, the National have taken William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and, with the help of writer Justin Audibert, have made…
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Shows I’m Looking Forward To Seeing in 2019
A new year means a wave of new theatre coming into the West End! Although I do love the classics, it’s always nice to see some fresh blood in London theatre. These are the six shows I cannot wait to see in 2019. Mary Poppins @ Prince Edward Theatre After the cinematic release of Mary…
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Nine Night @ Trafalgar Studio*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/nine-night-tickets Booking until: 23rd February 2019 Production Photos by: Helen Murray After a sold out run in the Dorfman, the National Theatre’s production of Nine Night has transferred to the Trafalgar Studios giving audiences more chances to see Natasha Gordon’s award winning debut play. The play follows a Jamaican-British family…
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Pericles @ National Theatre*
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Production Photos by: James Bellorini Starting with a fresh take on Shakespeare’s Pericles, the National Theatre have officially kicked off their Public Acts programme. Inspired by the work of NYC’s The Public Theater’s initiative, Public Works, the programme aims to create and build partnerships with local communities and theatres across the country. The programme…
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Julie @ the National Theatre
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/julie Running until: 8th September 2018 Production Photos by: Richard H Smith Writer Polly Stenham has updated Strindberg’s classic play Miss Julie to London in 2018 in this bold yet minimalist production directed by Carrie Cracknell. Although this play is performed by three excellent British talent, at the core of it,…
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National Theatre 2018 Connections Festival
The National Theatre Connections Festival is an annual event where ten schools and emerging theatre companies are invited to perform ten new plays specifically written for 13-19 year olds on one of Britain’s most famous stages. Throughout the entire festival, the festival has seen over 6,500 young people taking part in all aspects of a…
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John @ National Theatre
Photos by Stephen Cummiskey Last week, I paid a visit to my favourite theatre, The National theatre. After her critically acclaimed show, The Flick, the National Theatre is currently playing home to another Annie Baker play. This time, her 2015 Off- Broadway hit play John has arrived in the Dorfman. John follows a couple who are…
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Theatre Round Up | Network, Big Fish, Venus In Fur, An American In Paris.
Have I mentioned enough that it was my birthday? Because I did. It was a birthday. And once again, I treated myself to some more shows! I mean, what else is there to do? Earlier in the month my trip consisted of four shows in London that have a lot of hype around them. I…
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