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The new partnership with the likes of Young Vic and Royal Court will facilitate the sharing of costumes, props and scenery

Director says past eight years ‘most challenging time in history’ for sector, but audience figures finally back at pre-pandemic levels

First staged in 1990, Brian Friel’s “magnificent memory play” Dancing at Lughnasa has been revived at the National Theatre, said Sarah Crompton on What’s On Stage. And the production, directed by Josie Rourke, is a “glory”. The story is told from the point of view of a man called Michael,…

From classic French in St Pancras to modern British at the National Theatre, Ben McCormack names the new openings to get excited about in May

Even if you missed all the subtext, this show would still delight in its acute depiction of family dynamics

Residents and members of bereaved families call on BBC and National Theatre to scrap productions

A new play from the National Theatre will be staged in London to share the stories of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster with real shared experiences from the survivors

The production collected the stories of the bereaved, survivors and the wider community.

Thirty directors from all over Europe converged on Greece for a showcase of its fizzing new talent that even included a play about the Nazis by Tony Kushner. What did they learn on this five-day odyssey?