The government’s announcement that both outdoor and indoor theatres can reopen from 17 May 2021 has spurred many to pre-book tickets. Undoubtedly, attending the theatre is going to be a very different experience than before, but just how much is theatre going to change? Many theatres have since announced their plans for reopening, which signals an end to many beloved […]Read More
Issy Flower asks: can theatre survive another month of lockdown?Read More
£165 million in emergency loans has been given to UK arts organisations hit hard by the global pandemic. Eleven organisations will each receive part of the loan, with an initial repayment holiday of up to four years and a repayment term of up to twenty years. The Royal Opera House are set to receive £21.7 […]Read More
The National Theatre officially entered the streaming wars last week with the debut of their new subscription service, NT at Home. After the success of their streamed productions during the summer lockdown, which brought in over 15 million viewers worldwide, NT at Home allows audiences to enjoy the professionally recorded theatre productions all year round. […]Read More
Delroy is a bailiff. Delroy is under house arrest. Delroy is a father. And Delroy is Black. This last part, he seems to be trying to forget. He piles on other titles that he claims to identify with, on top of his race, trying to hide his blatant ‘otherness’ that is evident in the hostile […]Read More
National Theatre is reimagining Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, in a made-for-television film featuring Chernobyl’s Jessie Buckley and The Crown’s Josh O’Connor as the titular characters. Set in present-day Italy, the film will follow the two young lovers “in a world where Catholic and secular values clash” as they “strive to […]Read More
Rufus Norris has spoken out about theatre and his fear of “losing part of a generation, and a really, really important part."Read More
Nadine Deller will host a new podcast that will initially run for twelve weekly episodes, supported by the National Theatre.Read More
Originally written by Cariad Lloyd and Jude Christian, Dick Whittington will be only the second pantomine in the National theatre's history.Read More
An empty row of seats stares more intently at the stage than any audience ever could. The stage itself is empty, save for a single light bulb in the centre. The light is there to be maintained, burning until the space that once it illuminated is occupied, so that the stage is never truly empty. […]Read More
The 44-year-old National Theatre will resume live performances with a new play written by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams.Read More
The National Theatre has begun it’s process of modelling reconfigured spaces in preparation for socially distanced shows. Throughout the lockdown period, The National Theatre streamed sixteen productions on YouTube for audiences to enjoy from the comfort of their own homes. Now that the government have announced outdoor performances can go ahead, the next step is […]Read More
Amadeus, streamed as part of the National Theatre At Home series, allowed viewers to stream Michael Longhurt’s revival of playwright Peter Shaffer’s story of genius, ambition and jealousy directly into their homes. The protagonist and narrator is Salieri; composer and rival of Mozart. We learn, at the beginning of the play, that he is suspecte […]Read More
London’s theatres have been recognised by Time Out’s ‘Time In Awards’ for keeping the nation entertained throughout lockdown. The National Theatre At Home series has secured the top spot, as the “cultural initiative that made life worth living” during lockdown. The National Theatre have been broadcasting weekly cinema-quality recordings of sell-out plays, streamed for free […]Read More
The Deep Blue Sea is one of many works written by Terence Rattigan, who partly bases the play on his secret relationship with Kenny Morgan. He weaves allusions to the end of their relationship into the plot too, with critics often claiming that his work is autobiographical. Rattigan existed in a prejudiced and old-fashioned world, […]Read More
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