NT announce Jan - Mar 2008 Schedule

NT announce Jan - Mar 2008 Schedule

The National Theatre has announced new productions and new platforms for its Jan - March 2008 Season

Public booking opens 5 Dec 2007 for the new productions

 

 

Shows extended and closing....

Chatroom/Citizenship (Closes 2 Jan 2008)
Present Laughter (Closes 24 Jan 2008)
Statement of Regret (Closes 6 Feb 2008)
War Horse (Closes 14 Feb 2008)
Women of Troy (Closes 27 Feb 2008)
Much Ado About Nothing (Closes 29 Mar 2008)

 

New Platforms announced....
(6pm (45 mins) £3·50 unless stated

Short Coward plays: The Astonished Heart and Still Life Rehearsed readings of two of the celebrated short plays originally written by Noël Coward for himself and Gertrude Lawrence and performed in 1936 as part of Tonight at 8.30.
The Astonished Heart
16 January, Lyttelton
The story of a devastating triangular relationship between a psychiatrist, his long-suffering wife and her scheming best friend. Told in Pinteresque-flashback, it demonstrates Coward's skill in analysing powerful emotional depths.
Still Life
23 January, Lyttelton
Famously expanded to become the film Brief Encounter, Still Life is a delicate and painful examination of illicit romance and an illuminating portrait of pre-war Britain presented within the confines of a railway station café.

Nicholas Hytner on Much Ado About Nothing
18 January, Olivier
The National's Director discusses his new production of Shakespeare's tale of love and verbal sparring.

Michael Morpurgo
25 January, Olivier
Another chance to put your questions to the brilliant author behind the National's sell-out production of War Horse.

Lucinda Coxon and Thea Sharrock on Happy Now?
1 February, Cottesloe
The playwright and director talk about Happy Now?, a comic tale of modern life.

New Views - Student-curated Platform
5 February 9.45pm, Cottesloe
A lively discussion following Statement of Regret to debate the issues. This post-show Platform will be curated by students aged 16-18, participating in the New Views education programme, supported by JP Morgan. FREE to audience members seeing Statement that evening, or £3.50/£2.50 for the Platform alone.

John Barrowman: Anything Goes
11 February, Olivier
John Barrowman, who appeared at the National in Anything Goes and Love's Labour's Lost, returns to the Olivier to reflect on Doctor Who, musicals and reality TV.

James Macdonald on The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other
22 February, Lyttelton
The director James Macdonald talks about his production of Peter Handke's experimental play-without-words.

Charles Nicholl: The Lodger - Shakespeare on Silver Street
6 March, Cottesloe
In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at court in Westminster - the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. Charles Nicholl applies a powerful biographical eye to this little-known episode in Shakespeare's life, showing him in the context of Silver Street where he was merely the man renting the room upstairs.

David Attenborough: Life in Cold Blood
7 March, Olivier
Sir David Attenborough's distinguished career began in 1952. His work included political broadcasts, archaeological quizzes, short stories, gardening and religious programmes, before he became Controller of BBC2 in 1965 and Director of Programmes in 1969. As the last in his epic Life series is published, he talks about his career.

Discussion on Baby Girl, DNA and The Miracle
10 March, Cottesloe
The three playwrights Roy Williams, Dennis Kelly and Lin Coghlan, and their director Paul Miller discuss the plays' evolution from the Connections programme to these new Cottesloe productions.


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