Upcoming Platforms, events, debates and exhibitions at National Theatre
PLATFORMS
An eclectic programme of talks, discussions and interviews, offering the chance to learn more about the National’s work and the arts in general. Running time 45 minutes unless stated.
21 November, 6pm, Dorfman, James Hayes: Shouting in the Evenings
22 November, 6pm, Lyttelton, The Jocelyn Herbert Lecture Rae Smith – 3D Imagination
23 November, 6pm, Lyttelton, Alan Bennett: Keeping On Keeping On
25 November, 5.15pm (1hr), Olivier, A Poem for Every Night of the Year
13 December, 5.45pm (1hr), Lyttelton, An Evening with Private Eye
16 December, 5.30pm, Lyttelton, The Theatre Quiz with Emma Freud
4 January, 6pm, Dorfman, Alexander Zeldin on LOVE
11 January, 5.45pm (1hr), Olivier, Lucian Msamati on Amadeus
17 January, 6.30pm, Dorfman, Carly Wijs on Us/Them
20 January, 5.30pm, Olivier, Sally Cookson on Peter Pan
23 January, 3pm (1hr), Lyttelton, Ruth Wilson on Hedda Gabler
27 January, 5.45pm, Cottesloe Room, Peter Pan – archetypal adolescent
31 January, 6pm, Lyttelton, Ivo van Hove and Patrick Marber on Hedda Gabler
3 March, 6pm, Lyttelton, Lindsey Ferrentino and Indhu Rubasingham on Ugly Lies the Bone
10 March, 4.30pm, Dorfman, Improbable on Lost Without Words
14 March, 6.30pm, Dorfman, Pádraig Cusack and Rufus Norris on My Country; a work in progress
21 March, 6pm, Olivier, Simon Godwin on Twelfth Night
24 March, 3pm (1hr), Olivier, Tamsin Greig on Twelfth Night
31 March, 6pm, Olivier, Redressing the Balance: Gender in Shakespeare
12 April, 6pm, Dorfman, Roger Michell on Consent
26 April, 6pm, Dorfman, A Question of Consent
EVENTS
Theatre Dialogue Club
Thu 17 Nov and Thu 26 Jan,
7-8.15pm, £3
This works like a book group: see a performance in your own time, then
Return to the NT to discuss it with other audience members.
Course: How to begin Playwriting
Tue 17 Jan – 28 Mar, 6.30-8.30pm, £400/£350
A ten-week course on how to begin writing a play. Available by application, please see
website for details
In Depth: Adapt or Die – Adaptations from the NT
Tue 31 Jan, 10.30am – 4.30pm, £50/40
Lightbulb Walks
Sat 18 Feb, 2pm and 5pm (1hr), meet in the Dorfman Foyer
Tonic Celebrates: Inspirational Women in Theatre
Thu 23 Feb, 7.30pm (2hrs) Dorfman, £10
Theatre’s leading female artists in conversation with Lucy Kerbel.
The Culture of International Women’s Day
Wed 8 Mar, 11.30am and 6.15pm, £3
Cultural Agenda of Wellbeing
Mon 13 Mar, 5pm £6/£5
Exploring the role of arts and creativity in healing.
In Context: How Do We Remember
Thu 16 Mar, 2-5pm, £25/20
Inspired by themes in Lost Without Words
Twelfth Night on stage and screen
Fri 21 Apr, 6pm, £6/£5
NATIONAL DEBATES
24 November, 5.45pm (1hr) Dorfman, Death – final matters
30 March, 5.45pm (1hr) Lyttelton, Return from Duty – the road to recovery
On Screen
Linked to programmes on our stages.
Emil and the Detectives (dir. Milton Rosner, U)
and Red Balloon (dir. Albert Lamoirsse, U)
Sat 12 Nov, Cottesloe Room, 10.30am £3.50
Wind in the Willows (dir. Rachel Talalay)
Sat 19 Nov Cottesloe Room, 10.30am £3.50
Cathy Come Home (dir Ken Loach, PG)
Fri 9 Dec, Cottesloe Room, 5.30pm, £5
Dark Days (dir. Marc Singer, 15)
In collaboration with Homeless Film Festival
Mon 12 Dec, 5.30pm, Cottesloe Room, £5
Spirit of the Beehive (dir. Victor Erice, 1973, PG)
Mon 30 Jan, 5.30pm, Cottesloe Room, £5/£3
Ganashatru (dir. Satyajit Ray,1989, U)
Thu 9 Feb, 5.30pm, Cottesloe Room, £5/£3
Family On Screen: Bill (dir. Richard Bracewell, 2015, PG)
Sat 11 Feb, 11.30am, Cottesloe Room, £3.50
Family On Screen Relaxed: Bill (dir. Richard Bracewell, 2015, PG)
Sat 18 Feb, 11.30am, Duffield Studio, £3.50
Amour (dir. Michael Haneke, 2012, 12)
Sat 4 Mar, 2pm, Cottesloe Room, £5/£3
Family On Screen: City of Ember (dir. Gil Kenan, 2008, PG)
Sat 18 Mar, 11.30am, Cottesloe Room, £3.50
Exhibitions
Free, open daily.
Concrete Reality: Denys Lasdun and the Architecture of the National Theatre
Olivier Circle Gallery
Explore the radical designs and raw impact of architect Denys Lasdun’s masterpiece in this exhibition.
Adapt or Die
Lyttelton Lounge
Revealing how adaptations have influenced programming at the NT throughout its history.
Art of Make Believe: Staging Children’s
Wolfson Gallery, from 14 Nov
A playful exhibition exploring how children’s classics stories have been transformed into extraordinary theatre.
Exhibition Insight and Archive Handling Sessions in the Lyttelton Lounge
25 Nov, 27 Jan, 24 Feb & 31 Mar, 12.30pm (30 mins tour and 30 mins handling session). Free but booking required.
Join the exhibition curators or archivists for a 30 minute walk around the Lyttelton Lounge exhibition, followed by a drop-in handling session.
