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Discover what’s currently playing at London’s iconic National Theatre and plan your next unforgettable night out on the South Bank. Home to three distinct stages—the Olivier, Lyttelton and Dorfman—the venue presents a rich and ever-changing programme of productions, from bold new writing to acclaimed revivals and family-friendly shows.
Summerfolk
Olivier - National Theatre
3.9 9 reviews 3.9 9 reviews Tickets from £24.00Maxim Gorky's 1904 play paints a scathing portrait of the Russian elite one summer before the revolution upends their lives forever. Witty, satirical, and razor-sharp, this modern classic has been adapted for the present day in a sparkling revival directed by Robert Hastie for the National Theatre.
- Booking until: Wednesday, 29 April 2026
- Running time: 3hr. Incl. 1 Interval.
- Playing at: Olivier - National Theatre
- Booking until: Wednesday, 29 April 2026
War Horse
Olivier - National Theatre
4.8 576 reviews 4.8 576 reviews Tickets from £36.00Perfect for all ages, War Horse returns to the stage once again, celebrating twenty years of a powerful, epic, and emotionally stirring story about a young man's search for his beloved horse across the battlefields of World War I. Jaw-dropping life-sized puppets bring the iconic horses of this unforgettable play to life, immersing you into a story about friendship, loyalty, and the unbreakable bond between a boy and his horse.
- Opens: Saturday, 16 May 2026
Booking until: Thursday, 30 July 2026
- Playing at: Olivier - National Theatre
- Booking until: Thursday, 30 July 2026
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Lyttelton - National Theatre
3.8 4 reviews 3.8 4 reviews Tickets from £144.00Choderlos de Laclos's scandalous, provocative French novel about seduction, manipulation, and betrayal comes to the stage in this thrilling adaptation directed by Marianne Elliott. Aidan Turner and Lesley Manville star as the scheming, power-hungry Vicomte de Valmont and Marquise de Merteuil in this darkly witty satire of pre-revolutionary French elite society in all its glamour and social vice.
- Booking until: Saturday, 6 June 2026
- Running time: 3hrs. Incl. 1 Interval.
- Playing at: Lyttelton - National Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 6 June 2026
The Misanthrope
Lyttelton - National Theatre
Tickets from £110.00Sandra Oh will star as the titular Misanthrope in this modern adaptation of Moliere's classic comedy of manners, in which a brilliant but misanthropic novelist lashes out against the sycophantic society around her and risks destroying her reputation. Martin Crimp's wickedly funny and clever retelling will relocate this classic play to the modern day, with Moliere's anti-hero reimagined as a woman, in a searing and contemporary take on this dark comedy about public perceptions.
- Opens: Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 1 August 2026 - Starring: Sandra Oh
- Playing at: Lyttelton - National Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 1 August 2026
The Authenticator
Dorfman - National Theatre
Tickets from £24.00The Authenticator reunites writer Winsome Pinnock and director Miranda Cromwell, the dream team behind Rockets and Blue Lights, with a gothic psychological thriller about an artist who inherits her family's stately home and enlists the help of an academic and her mentor to uncover its hidden secrets. This powerful, chilling story about the secrets that haunt us features a brilliantly talented cast including Rakie Ayola, Sylvestra Le Touzel, and Cherrelle Skeete.
- Booking until: Saturday, 9 May 2026
- Playing at: Dorfman - National Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 9 May 2026
Pride The Musical
Dorfman - National Theatre
Tickets from £59.00Matthew Warchus and Stephen Beresford bring to life the remarkable true story of a group of gay and lesbian activists who allied themselves with miners during the strikes of 1984. Fierce, funny, and moving, Pride tells the story of two threatened communities who came together during a powerful moment in British and queer history, told through a score of original songs inspired by protest anthems, pop, rock, disco and the Welsh choral tradition.
- Opens: Thursday, 11 June 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 12 September 2026
- Playing at: Dorfman - National Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 12 September 2026
The Story
Olivier - National Theatre
Tickets from £30.00Black Panther star Letitia Wright will star in the UK premiere of Tracey Scott-Wilson's The Story, a smart and slick newsroom drama about an ambitious young reporter's investigation of a murder of a white teacher in a black neighbourhood. Clint Dyer (Othello, Death of England) directs this thrilling mystery play about the elusive nature of the truth, which offers a raw look at the relationship between race and media.
- Opens: Thursday, 27 August 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 24 October 2026
- Playing at: Olivier - National Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 24 October 2026
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