National Theatre Shows Theatre Break

Within the National Theatre are three separate theatres, the Olivier, the Lyttelton and the Cottesloe. The following are selected shows which will be staged at these venues. Simply select the date you require to check availability.

Burnt by the Sun at the Lyttelton Theatre (03/03/09 to 21/05/09)

By Peter Flannery from the screenplay by Rustam Ibragimbekov and Nikita Mikhalkov. A gripping story of sexual jealousy, political backstabbing and revenge. Evenings: 19:30 - Matinees: 14:15.

Death and the King’s Horseman at The Olivier Theatre (01/04/09 to 17/06/09)

Set in the Nigeria of 1943, Wole Soyinka’s Death And The King’s Horseman uses an ancient tradition to examine the essence of corruption and the power of human will. Evenings: 19:30 - Matinees: 14:15.

Mrs Affleck at the Cottesloe Theatre (20/01/09 to 29/04/09)

A new play by Samuel Adamson from Henrik Ibsen’s Little Eyolf. Mrs Affleck is a poetic, brooding and intensely beautiful production set in on the Kent coast in 1950s England. Evenings: 19:30 - Matinees: 14:15.

Please note: Final show times are subject to change and specific cast members cannot be guaranteed for every performance.

National Theatre Shows Theatre breaks by train ... Make it easy on yourself and take a theatre break by train. Our train prices are very competitive so after you have picked the hotel for your theatre break, click on the "Add a rail journey" link in the "Optional Extras" section. You will be speeding your way to National Theatre Shows before you know it and you'll avoid the congestion charges too! (Train journeys are supplied by a number of different operators).