NT announce May - Aug 2008 Schedule

NT announce Mar - May 2008 Schedule

The National Theatre has announced new productions and new platforms for its May - Aug 2008 Season

Public booking opens 22 April 2008

Shows Extended....
HARPER REGAN
by Simon Stephens
at the Cottesloe (extended to 9 Aug 2008)

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

'68: The News, The Stories, The Photographs
27 May, Cottesloe
To complement the International Herald Tribune (IHT) exhibition, photographers, including Magnum's Ian Berry, describe their experiences of documenting the world changing events of 1968, from Russia's invasion of Czechoslovakia to the Paris riots, discussing how '68 shaped the way we illustrate news today. Chaired by Katherine Knorr, IHT features editor.

Gary Taylor: Middleton - Our Other Shakespeare
3 June, Cottesloe
As the first collection of Thomas Middleton's works since 1886 is published, its editor Gary Taylor examines a playwright repeatedly censored in his own time, but who has since been admired for his representations of the intertwined pursuits of sex, power, and God. Booksigning

Lee Hall, Max Roberts and William Feaver on The Pitmen Painters
4 June, Cottesloe
Playwright Lee Hall and director Max Roberts are joined by art critic William Feaver to reflect on The Ashington Group, a remarkable exercise in working men's art.

Melly Still on The Revenger's Tragedy
13 June, Olivier
Melly Still discusses her new production of Middleton's vivid and violent portrayal of lust and ambition.

De Produndis (Reading)
by Oscar Wilde
edited by Merlin Holland 16 June, 1 & 2 July at 6pm. (Lyttelton)
Tickets £10. Running time approx. 50mins.
During his sentence in Reading Gaol, Oscar Wilde wrote a letter to his lover, agonising over the lack of contact. It is perhaps the greatest love letter ever written, filled with a torrent of accusation, passion and eventually reconciliation. A century later De Profundis remains an astonishing tour-de-force of self analysis. Reviving his National Theatre performance from 2000, Corin Redgrave reads De Profundis. The director is Richard Nelson.

Jan Ravens - Changing Faces
20 June, Cottesloe
Using impressions of many of her favourite characters, the Dead Ringers actress reveals how she approaches playing politicians and celebrities, and what public figures tell us about ourselves.

Julian Clary: Murder Most Fab
27 June, Olivier
Fresh from his appearance as the Emcee in Cabaret, Julian Clary discusses his debut novel, Murder Most Fab, a hilarious tale of television success, murderous deception and closets overrun with skeletons. Booksigning

Corin Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave
30 June, Olivier
Two members of one of our most celebrated acting dynasties reflect on their remarkable family legacy and their eclectic careers.

New Connections Writers Forum
8 July, Cottesloe
As the ten New Connections plays for 2008 arrive at the National, the writers gather to discuss their experiences of the programme.

Katie Mitchell on ...some trace of her
12 August, Cottesloe
The director talks about her production based on The Idiot, Dostoevsky's depiction of the "positively good man".

IN CONVERSATION WITH... 3pm (1 hour), Cottesloe Theatre, £5/£4
A series of informal afternoon Platforms with company members talking about their careers, their current role and answering questions from the audience, chaired by Al Senter.
Vanessa Redgrave, Friday 13 June
Anna Carteret, Friday 11 July
Lesley Sharp, Thursday 7 August
Prior to 'In Conversation', the National Theatre Archive will present a free screening of one of the guests' previous performances, accompanied by an illustrated talk with photos, programmes and other archive material (numbers limited to 25): The Cherry Orchard with Vanessa Redgrave as Madame Ranevskaya (Cottesloe 2000), 13 June at 11am
The Merchant of Venice with Anna Carteret as Nerissa (Old Vic 1970), 11 July at 11am
Murmuring Judges with Lesley Sharp as PC Sandra Bingham (Olivier 1991), 7 August at 11am