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This production is now closed. What audiences of all ages think about Hansel and Gretel. Hansel and Gretel written by Lucy Kirkwood devised by Katie Mitchell and Lucy Kirkwood based on the story recorded by the Brothers Grimm Until 26 January Explore the enchanting world of Hansel and Gretel in this magical family show. ★★★★ Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Guardian, Time Out 'An irresistible feast for the senses - at any age.' Daily Telegraph All tickets £12 for under 18-yrs Book now: http://bit.ly/13v1a8u Tweet using #HanselandGretel and @nationaltheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london

An interview with playwright Simon Stephens and director Marianne Elliott. Following the success of their recent collaboration on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, they reunite to bring Port to the stage this January at the National Theatre. Set in Stockport and unfolding across thirteen years, Port is a celebration of the human spirit as Racheal looks to the future and opts for something better. Playing from 22 January to 24 March 2013. Find out more and book tickets: http://bit.ly/ZGy3yQ Over 230 £12 tickets for every performance Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBLJhcZjmwk&feature=share&list=UUs0YVGdenZi5VNXofY1y6uQ Tweet using #NTport and @nationaltheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london

Port by Simon Stephens opens on 22 January 2013 at the National Theatre One town. Two kids. Thirteen years. A search for something better. Following their collaboration on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Marianne Elliott directs Simon Stephen's extraordinary play Port. Set in Stockport and unfolding across thirteen years, Simon Stephens' Port is a celebration of the human spirit as Rachel looks to the future and opts for something better. Find out more and book tickets: http://bit.ly/Ub3pJG Watch an interview with Simon Stephens and Marianne Elliott: http://youtu.be/xe3FipcwqAU Tweet using #Port and @nationaltheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london

The Magistrate broadcasts live on Thursday 17 January. Find your nearest cinema at http://www.ntlive.com The Magistrate by Arthur Wing Pinero Academy Award nominee and Tony Award-winning actor John Lithgow takes the title role in the National Theatre's uproarious production of the classic Victorian farce, The Magistrate, which will be broadcast to cinemas throughout the UK and around the world as part of National Theatre Live on 17 January 2013 (and varying dates internationally). When Agatha (Olivier Award-winning actress Nancy Carroll), wife of kindly magistrate Posket (John Lithgow), tells a little white lie about her age, suddenly a whole family is embroiled in a night of misunderstandings, hair-raising discoveries and frantic escapes from the law. Expect laughs and revelations in Olivier Award-winning director Timothy Sheader's new production of this comic masterpiece by one of Victorian London's favourite playwrights, Arthur Wing Pinero. Find your nearest cinema at http://www.ntlive.com Part of National Theatre Live -- the best of British theatre broadcast to cinemas around the world. #TheMagistrate http://www.ntlive.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ntlive Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ntlive Blog: http://www.ntlive.com/blog

Take a look at audience feedback from The Magistrate, we even found a real-life magistrate! Expect laughs and revelations in Timothy Sheader's new production of The Magistrate, a comic masterpiece by one of Victorian London's favourite playwrights, Arthur Wing Pinero. The sets and costumes bring illustrations of the era brilliantly to life, as well as new songs, written specially by Richard Stilgoe. Find out more and book tickets here: http://bit.ly/StmwNd Tweet using #TheMagistrate and @nationaltheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london

The farcical cast of The Magistrate take you behind-the-scenes and into rehearsals to find out what they think a 'farce' is... Find out more about The Magistrate: http://bit.ly/SZiz4c Tweet using #TheMagistrate and @nationaltheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london

The Magistrate by Arthur Wing Pinero The Magistrate cast tell us about the production and the farce it has been. New performances have just been announced for 4, 14, 15, 17 December. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/S09tkr Tweet using #TheMagistrate and @nationaltheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london

On 17 January, the National Theatre's new production of Arthur Wing Pinero's uproarious Victorian Farce, The Magistrate, with Tony Award-winning actor John Lithgow in the title role, will be broadcast into cinemas throughout the UK and around the world as part of National Theatre Live. When amiable magistrate Posket (John Lithgow) marries Agatha (Olivier Award-winner Nancy Carroll), little does he realise she's dropped five years from her age -- and her son's. When her deception looks set to be revealed, it sparks a series of hilarious indignities and outrageous mishaps. Find your nearest cinema at http://www.ntlive.com Part of National Theatre Live -- the best of British theatre broadcast to cinemas around the world. #TheMagistrate http://www.ntlive.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ntlive Facebook: http://www.faceboom.com/ntlive Blog: http://www.ntlive.com/blog

From 1 November, the National Theatre's acclaimed contemporary production of William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens screens in cinemas throughout the UK and around the world as part of National Theatre Live. In this short film, actor Simon Russell Beale visits the British Museum's major exhibition, Shakespeare: staging the world, and discusses Timon of Athens in the context of Shakespeare's time with exhibition curator, Dora Thornton. The British Museum's BP exhibition, Shakespeare: Staging the world runs until 25 November, 2012. See britishmuseum.org/shakespeare for more information. Find your nearest cinema at http://www.ntlive.com Part of National Theatre Live -- the best of British theatre broadcast to cinemas around the world. #Timon http://www.ntlive.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ntlive Facebook: http://www.faceboom.com/ntlive Blog: http://www.ntlive.com/blog

DOCUMENTARY TEASER 2 Frankenstein - A Modern Myth will be shown on Halloween Night Wednesday 31 October 2012 11.10pm on Channel 4 also available on 4OD From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks, Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Written by 19 year-old Mary Shelley nearly 200 years ago, this was the first and greatest myth of the modern scientific age. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller. The film throws a startlingly contemporary light on Mary Shelley's story of alienation and scientific hubris, and its enduring appeal for admirers like cult film director John Waters. Danny Boyle: "I think it endures because we want to know who made us, and how far back does that process go? Does it go right the way back to God? Or just to the point of sexual union? Or is there something you can interfere with? That's why we're obsessed with it." More information: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/frankenstein-a-modern-myth - - - - - - Twitter: ‪https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre‬ Facebook: ‪http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london‬ - - - - - - A Lone Star Productions / National Theatre Co-Production Commissioning Editor For Channel 4: Tabitha Jackson Directed by Adam Low Produced by Martin Rosenbaum Editors: Anna Kziezopolska, Ollie Huddleston Executive Producers for the National Theatre: David Sabel & Toby Coffey

DOCUMENTARY TEASER Frankenstein - A Modern Myth will be shown on Halloween Night Wednesday 31 October 2012 11.10pm on Channel 4 also available on 4OD From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks, Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Written by 19 year-old Mary Shelley nearly 200 years ago, this was the first and greatest myth of the modern scientific age. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller. The film throws a startlingly contemporary light on Mary Shelley's story of alienation and scientific hubris, and its enduring appeal for admirers like cult film director John Waters. Danny Boyle: "I think it endures because we want to know who made us, and how far back does that process go? Does it go right the way back to God? Or just to the point of sexual union? Or is there something you can interfere with? That's why we're obsessed with it." More information: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/frankenstein-a-modern-myth - - - - - - Twitter: ‪https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre‬ Facebook: ‪http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london‬ - - - - - - A Lone Star Productions / National Theatre Co-Production Commissioning Editor For Channel 4: Tabitha Jackson Directed by Adam Low Produced by Martin Rosenbaum Editors: Anna Kziezopolska, Ollie Huddleston Executive Producers for the National Theatre: David Sabel & Toby Coffey

Stephen Beresford's first play, The Last of the Haussmans, was broadcast live from the National Theatre stage to cinemas across the world on 11 October, 2012. In this live interview, conducted by Emma Freud during the broadcast and seen by cinema audiences, Stephen Beresford talks about his inspirations for the play, and the process of bringing it to the stage. Screenings of The Last of the Haussmans are now taking place both in the UK and around the world. To find your nearest cinema go to http://www.ntlive.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ntlive Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ntlive Blog: http://www.ntlive.com/blog

John Lithgow takes the title role in the National's big Victorian Christmas cracker of a comedy. The Magistrate by Arthur Wing Pinero previews at the National Theatre from 14 November. A lady tells a tiny white lie about her age and suddenly a whole family is embroiled in a night of misunderstandings, hair-raising discoveries and frantic escapes from the law. John Lithgow leaves behind Dexter and Third Rock From the Sun to play the respectable Victorian husband, stepfather and magistrate, whose life gets turned on its head in this year's festive treat from the National Theatre. Find out more: http://bit.ly/PBH2xw Tweet using #TheMagistrate and @nationaltheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london

This production is now closed. Damned by Despair by Tirso de Molina in a new version by Frank McGuinness Travelex £12 Tickets - over 500 tickets for every performance just £12 http://bit.ly/TmF53I Tweet using #DamnedbyDespair and @nationaltheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london

This production is now closed. Playwright Frank McGuinness and Dr Giles Fraser discuss the new production of Damned by Despair - now playing in the Olivier Theatre until 17 December. Travelex £12 Tickets - over 500 tickets for every performance just £12 http://bit.ly/TmF53I For the full recording of the interview follow this link to our iTunes page: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/frank-mcguinness-dr-giles/id486761654?i=122255487 Tweet using #DamnedbyDespair and @nationaltheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalTheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london

This is a trailer for New Views, the National Theatre's annual playwriting programme for 15-19 year olds. Each year hundreds of students from across the UK learn about playwriting from some of the finest playwrights and write their own 30 minute plays, with one play chosen to be staged at the Houses of Parliamnet with a professional cast. You can sign your school up to New Views at http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/newviews The course will be made available at http://www.new-views.tv Music by Planet Terror: http://www.planetterrorrecords.com/