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The National Theatre at 50 – in pictures

National Theatre: The first National Theatre truck
The first National Theatre truck Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: A Flea in Her Ear rehearsal 1966
A Flea in Her Ear rehearsal, 1966. From left: Geraldine McEwan, Charles Lang, Jacques Charon, Laurence Olivier Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Anthony Hopkins in The Dance of Death in 1967
Anthony Hopkins in The Dance of Death in 1967 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Derek Jacobi & Louise Purnell in Back to Methuselah in 1969
Derek Jacobi and Louise Purnell in Back to Methuselah in 1969 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Derek Godfreyand Roy Kinnear in The Travails of Sancho Panza in 1969
Derek Godfrey and Roy Kinnear in The Travails of Sancho Panza in 1969 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Derek Jacobi and Gerald James in A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion 1968
Derek Jacobi and Gerald James in A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion in 1968 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Edward Petherbridge as Guildenstern in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern 1967
Edward Petherbridge as Guildenstern in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, 1967 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Geraldine McEwan in The White Devil 1969
Geraldine McEwan in The White Devil, 1969 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: In His Own Write (Lennon & Spinetti) 1968
In His Own Write (Lennon & Spinetti) 1968 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Joan Plowright & Jeremy Brett in Love's Labours Lost in 1968
Joan Plowright and Jeremy Brett in Love's Labours Lost in 1968 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Laurence Olivier in Othello in 1964
Laurence Olivier in Othello in 1964 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Maggie Smith & Sheila Reid in The Beaux' Stratagem in 1970
Maggie Smith and Sheila Reid in The Beaux' Stratagem in 1970 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Olivier with David Ryall A Flea in a rehearsal for Her Ear in 1966
Laurence Olivier with David Ryall, a rehearsal for A Flea in Her Ear, 1966 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: Pearl Prescod as Tituba in The Crucible in 1965
Pearl Prescod as Tituba in The Crucible in 1965 Photograph: Chris Arthur
National Theatre: The National Theatre's HQ, the huts in Aquinas Street
The National Theatre's HQ, the huts in Aquinas Street Photograph: Chris Arthur
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