National Theatre adds 3 new shows to its season to Nov

The National Theatre has announced three new productions and platforms in its season to November 2012

Public booking opens 22 June 2012.

New show in The Olivier Theatre...

New show in The Lyttelton Theatre...

New show in The Cottesloe Theatre...

Productions Extending/Closing ....
The Last of the Haussmans (Now closes 11 Oct 2012)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-time (Now closes 27 Oct 2012)
Timon of Athens (Now closes 1 Nov 2012)

New Platforms ....
Unless stated: 6pm / Length 45 mins

Roald Dahl Day with Michael Rosen
Sat 8 Sept, 10.30am (1hr), Cottesloe BS
A morning of brilliant stories about Roald Dahl, celebrating his birthday and a new book about him, Fantastic Mr Dahl, written by the former Children's Laureate and poet Michael Rosen.

In Conversation with... Malcolm Sinclair
Tues 11 Sep, Lyttelton 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.

Nicholas Hytner on Timon of Athens
Thu 20 Sept, Olivier
The director talks about his production.

James Graham and Jeremy Herrin on This House
Mon 8 Oct, Cottesloe
The playwright and director discuss this new play with Christopher Campbell.

10 Years of Travelex Tickets
Mon 15 Oct, Olivier
The National's Director, Nicholas Hytner, looks back on some of the highlights of a decade of Travelex Tickets; he is joined by Lloyd Dorfman, Chairman of Travelex, as well as key contributors to the seasons, including director Marianne Elliott.

In Conversation with... Una Stubbs
Mon 15 Oct, Cottesloe 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.

Dominic Sandbrook
Fri 19 Oct, Cottesloe BS
Conflicted, angry, and surprisingly colourful, Britain in the mid-1970s was a political and cultural battleground. In his book, Seasons in the Sun, Dominic Sandbrook reveals how this period, as depicted in the new play, This House, was decisive in the creation of modern Britain.

The Black Audience with Paterson Joseph
Mon 22 Oct, Cottesloe
The actor, currently on tour in Julius Caesar, leads a discussion on the black community's responsibility to support and encourage diverse expressions of black Britain on stage and screen.

This House - Then with Shirley Williams
Tue 23 Oct, Cottesloe
Two key political figures, who were serving MPs in 1974, talk about the changes they have witnessed to the House of Commons and the structure of government since that time.

In Conversation with... Philip Glenister
Tue 23 Oct, Cottesloe 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.

This House - Now with David Lammy
Tue 30 Oct, Cottesloe
Two current MPs discuss the House of Commons in 2012, the impact it made on them when they were first elected, and how it affects their idea of government.

Tom Cairns on Scenes from an Execution
Mon 5 Nov, Lyttelton
The director talks about his new production.

Life Saving: Josephine Hart's Introductions to Great Poets
Wed 14 Nov, Lyttelton
Josephine Hart said that "for a girl with no sense of direction, poetry was a route map through life." As the book of her illuminating introductions to the great poets is published posthumously, actors read her selection of American and British verse.

In Conversation with... Fiona Shaw
Wed 14 Nov, Lyttelton 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.

Edna O'Brien
Tue 20 Nov, Cottesloe BS
In Country Girl, the author reflects with great honesty on a literary life of high drama and contemplation, which began in 1960 after the publication of her controversial first novel, The Country Girls.

Richard Bean and Timothy Sheader on The Count of Monte Cristo
Wed 5 Dec, Olivier
The playwright and director discuss their new version of the Alexandre Dumas adventure.