Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from the National Theatre

Summerfolk review: A stunning ensemble bring Gorky's satire to life

4/5 A stellar cast update Maxim Gorky’s bittersweet tale in a sumptuous production at the National Theatre

Evening Standard

Cate Blanchett, Celia Imrie and Russell Tovey light up the National Theatre's fundraising Gala

Plus what went on in London this week, from parties to talks

Evening Standard

‘Utterly winning’: Paddington becomes first new West End musical to land nine WhatsOnStage awards

Using state-of-the-art animatronics to bring Paddington to life, the new musical has wowed critics and delighted audiences since it opened in December

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Indhu Rubasingham: International Women’s Day is a time to refocus on opportunities

Indhu Rubasingham made history when she became the first woman and the first person of colour to lead the National Theatre.

The Independent UK

Doon Mackichan: ‘If I hadn’t fought that battle, you would have seen me naked on an ITV drama’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The actor and comedian, known for ‘Brass Eye’, ‘Toast of London’ and ‘Two Doors Down’, speaks to Louis Chilton about sexism in TV, turning down the chance to ‘break America’, and her latest project – Russian anti-rich satire ‘Summerfolk’ at the National Theatre

The Independent UK

Sex is back: First look images of Aidan Turner in Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Les Liaisons Dangereuses is heading to the National Theatre and here’s a first look inside the steamy (sort of) rehearsal room with Turner, Monica Barbaro and Lesley Manville

Evening Standard

Half-term fun for cultural families

Half-term problems solved for culturally-minded Londoners with children who have no choice but to tag along

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Man & Boy review: Rattigan revival has a great, grandstanding lead performance

3/5 Terence Rattigan’s drama about a monstrous New York financier sees some big performances take over the National Theatre

Evening Standard

The Playboy of the Western World: National Theatre staging ensures Irish play remains essential viewing

A revival of a beloved and notorious Irish play from 1907, Catriona McLaughlin’s production of The Playboy of the Western World treats J.M Synge’s play as a work with urgent contemporary force, creating a story with resonance in 2026.

The Conversation

Letitia Wright, Cate Blanchett and Sandra Oh to star in National Theatre shows

Lineup for 2026 includes a Molière adaptation and a mash-up of Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman

The Guardian - UK

Oscar winner to headline star-studded National Theatre 2026 line-up

IN FULL

The Independent UK

Cate Blanchett to perform at National Theatre as 2026 programme released

Killing Eve star Sandra Oh will also make her debut at the London theatre, while The Crown’s Lesley Manville will perform alongside Aiden Turner.

Evening Standard

Cate Blanchett to headline National Theatre’s ambitious 2026 line-up

Oscar-winning actor will star alongside Nina Hoss and Ella Lily Hyland in Benedict Andrews’ new production Electra / Persona this August

The Independent UK

A new Henry V is a barometer of our times – what can Shakespeare’s war play tell us amid global chaos?

Revivals of this history play usually reflect the politics of the moment. Now a fresh RSC retelling arrives in a world of instability and fractured alliances

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Lovers and fighters: how Les Liaisons Dangereuses reveals the passions of Christopher Hampton

As the writer turns 80, his masterful adaptation of the French novel is being revived at the National Theatre. It highlights his lifelong interest in political power play

Evening Standard

Nicola Coughlan issues health update during West End play run

The Bridgerton favourite is currently appearing at the National Theatre with former Derry Girls co-star Siobhán McSweeney

The Guardian - UK

‘We are no longer apologising’: Éanna Hardwicke on Ireland’s cultural confidence and what it’s like to play Roy Keane

Currently on stage in a play that provoked riots, the rising Irish actor is also stepping into Keane’s boots to replay a notorious footballing feud. But, he says, his country feels more empowered than ever before

Evening Standard

The Playboy of the Western World: A strong turn from Nicola Coughlan

3/5 The Bridgerton star plays a feisty barmaid in this revival of JM Synge’s 1907 comedy that once caused riots

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Sir Tom Stoppard obituary

One of Britain’s most outstanding playwrights famed for the ‘hypnotised brilliance’ of his prose and dialogue

The Independent UK

Sir Tom Stoppard obituary: Iconic playwright lit up the screen with his humour and wit

Sir Tom Stoppard has passed away at the age of 88 but leaves a lasting legacy behind

Evening Standard

The Standard Theatre Awards Shortlist 2025 revealed

Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston and Rachel Zegler are shortlisted as the Standard’s historic celebration of the stage returns

Evening Standard

Ballet Shoes at the National Theatre: 'Gung-ho warmth'

4/5 The return of this adaptation of a children’s classic book is a thrilling delight

The Guardian - UK

Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves’s screen history makes their stage reunion all the more emotional

Stephen Poliakoff’s 1991 film Close My Eyes, about incestuous siblings, echoes as the actors return in David Eldridge’s End, playing a couple facing a cancer diagnosis

Evening Standard

End at National Theatre: 'Performed with great subtlety by Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves'

4/5 Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves reunite to complete David Eldridge’s trilogy about couples

The Independent UK

London borough calls for a tourist tax to be introduced in the capital

Attractions in the borough include the London Eye, the National Theatre and Brixton’s O2 Academy

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.