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he National Theatre is to stream Dick Whittington, for free via the National Theatre and The Shows Must Go On YouTube channels on the 23 December at 3pm GMT. The stream will then be available on demand until midnight on 27 December. The production will be filmed live during the performance in the Olivier theatre... Continue Reading →
For one year only, pantomime comes to the National Theatre. Jude Christian and Cariad Lloyd’s hilarious and heartfelt version of Dick Whittington, first staged at Lyric Hammersmith in 2018 and freshly updated for 2020, will open in the socially distanced Olivier theatre on the 11 December. Directed by Ned Bennett, this wild and inventive production... Continue Reading →
The Olivier theatre is to be significantly remodelled in order to stage a season of performances in-the-round, which will achieve an audience capacity of almost 500 while maintaining social distancing for audiences. The National Theatre will reopen to audiences on the 21 October, for the first time since closing in March, with Death of England: Delroy, a new... Continue Reading →
The nights are getting longer, the days are getting colder and Christmas is just around the corner, which can only mean one thing...It’s panto time! Kicking the season off in style was the Downsview Players’ adaptation of Dick Whittington, which ran at the Downsview Methodist Church for a limited period. Written by Joshua Clarke and... Continue Reading →
