Review: Xerxes, London Coliseum
Since the premiere of Nicholas Hytner’s production in 1985, Xerxes has been enjoying overwhelming critical praise, winning the Oliver award for outstanding new ...
Nicholas Hytner
Blog: The National Theatre Archives
If you have some form of interest in theatre, whether you’re actively involved in making it or a spectator, then it is likely you’ve often wished to see a p...
Guest blog: Amy Lamé – push it real good
I have done quite a few crazy things on stage and television over the years. I’ve performed a safer sex show for gay men on Hampstead Heath at midnight, and...
Review: Othello
In Hytner’s modern production of Othello, it is only Brabantio, Desdemona’s father (played by William Chubb) who is racist and any jibe made at Othello’s skin...
Review: People
Alan Bennett’s new play, People, confirms his status as a national treasure. In a piquant confession of humanity’s secret opinions of the rest of humanity he ...
Behind the Scenes: Arts in Parliament
"New Views" of Westminster: Arts in Parliament is offering free art, performance, dance, and poetry this summer. Sarah Williams discovers how ideas about politics are being re-written through the arts.