National announce Autumn Season to Mar 04

National announce Autumn Season to Mar 04

The National Theatre has announced its Autumn Season.

Public Booking opens 15 Sep 03 (if booking by phone, in person or through agencies)

New productions include.....

in the Olivier

in the Lyttelton

in the Cottesloe

(Photo credits from top - bottom : Jerry Uelsmann; Lady Haywarden; Hugo Glendinning; Getty Images)

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The following productions have announced new dates....

Three Sisters now closes 18 Oct 03
Jumpers now closes 7 Nov 03
Power now closes 29 Oct 03
Democracy now closes 30 Dec 03

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New Platforms announced include.....

Martin Jarvis
6 Oct 03, 6pm, Cottesloe
Talks about Broadway Jeeves?, his account of triumphs and chaos as he played the butler on Broadway in the wake of 9/11. (Followed by booksigning)

Richard Eyre
9 Oct 03, 6pm, Cottesloe
Discusses National Service: A Diary of a Decade, charting his time as Director of the National and revealing life at the heart of British cultural and political affairs.(Followed by booksigning)

Jumpers Revisited
7 Nov 03, 6pm, Lyttelton
Members of the company and production talk about Tom Stoppard's Jumpers - and, after working on it for 6 months, do they totally understand it?

Defying Hitler by Sebastian Heffner
18 & 19 Nov 03, 5.30pm (1hr) Cottesloe
Rupert Wickham performs his own adaptation of Heffner's memoir of growing up in pre-war Berlin, exploring how and why the Germans were seduced by Hitler and the Nazis.

Theatre Quiz
19 Dec 03, 6pm, Cottesloe
Two teams battle it out as Emma Freud hosts another edition of the festive annual quiz of theatrical knowledge, artistic endeavour and creative invention.

Matthew Bourne
5 Jan 04, 6pm, Lyttelton
Talks about "Play Without Words"

Staging His Dark Materials
Learn more about the adaptation of Pullman's celebrated work as "His Dark Materials" come to life on stage.
Nicholas Hytner 6 Jan 04, 6pm, Olivier
The Designers 8 Jan 04, 6pm, Olivier
Philip Pullman 9 Jan 04, 6pm, Olivier

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New Free Exhibitions include....

Images of Beckett: Photographs by John Haynes
22 Sep 03 - 8 Nov 03
A unique collection of images of Samuel Beckett's work in preparation and performance, as well as hitherto unseen portraits of the playwright himself

Speed
29 Sep 03 - 27 Oct 03
The essence and spirit of speed in photographs that celebrate the history of one of the world's most exhilarating sports - motor racing.

The Linbury Biennial Prize for Stage Design Exhibition 2003
8 Nov 03 - 6 Dec 03
The work of 12 of the best young emerging theatre designers.

Dazzle
17 Nov 03 - 17 Jan 04
Europe's leading exhibition of jewellery and applied art.

The Royal Ballet: Photographs by Johan Persson
15 Dec 03 - 24 Jan 04
His stunning images present a rare and exclusive behind the scenes view, from rehearsal to performance, of one of the worlds great ballet companies.