Winter Shows at the National Theatre

Olivier Theatre (open seven days a week):

NATION: following His Dark Materials, Coram Boy and War Horse, the National stages Mark Ravenhill’s exhilarating adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s latest witty and challenging adventure story. Opening in the Olivier Theatre on 24 November, the production is directed by Melly Still and the cast is led by Gary Carr (as Mau) and Emily Taaffe (as Daphne).

Deborah Warner’s production of MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN by Bertolt Brecht, in a translation by Tony Kushner, with Fiona Shaw in the title role, continues the Travelex £10 Tickets season in the Olivier until 8 December.


Lyttelton Theatre (open seven days a week):

A new play by Alan Bennett, THE HABIT OF ART, plays in the Lyttelton Theatre with Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings and Frances de la Tour leading the cast, directed by Nicholas Hytner.
Limited availability: day seats and returns only. New public booking period opens 2 December.

David Hare’s THE POWER OF YES: a dramatist seeks to understand the financial crisis, directed by Angus Jackson, continues in rep in the Lyttelton Theatre.

Lee Hall’s award-winning play THE PITMEN PAINTERS returns to the NT on 2 December, following a UK tour.


Cottesloe Theatre (open Monday - Saturday):

Katie Mitchell directs PAINS OF YOUTH by Ferdinand Bruckner, in a new version by Martin Crimp.

Dr Seuss’s THE CAT IN THE HAT, adapted and directed by Katie Mitchell for
3–6 year-olds, opens in the Cottesloe on 16 December. Limited availability: day seats and returns only. The show will transfer to the Young Vic from 28 January.

Bijan Sheibani’s production of OUR CLASS, a new play by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, in a version by Ryan Craig, continues in rep in the Cottesloe Theatre. Cast includes: Edward Hogg, Lee Ingleby, Sinead Matthews and Justin Salinger.