Ballet Shoes continues at the Olivier, National Theatre, London until 21 February 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s a powerful thing, discovering something you enjoy. Noel Streatfeild’s beloved story Ballet Shoes returns to the Olivier Theatre after a glittering run in 2024. This new version by Olivier-nominated playwright Kendall Feaver is […]
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Ballet Shoes to dance back into the National Theatre this Christmas
The National Theatre’s family favourite Ballet Shoes will return to play a Christmas season in the Olivier Theatre as part of incoming director and co-CEO Indhu Rubasingham’s inaugural season.
National Theatre’s Hex will be remounted in November 2022
The National Theatre’s festive production of Hex which has been blighted by Covid will be remounted with a full run, including an official press night, in November 2022. Performances of the new musical were sadly cancelled up to 4 January 2022 with opening night twice postponed. The show has now begun its run but only […]
First look and listen to National Theatre’s new musical Hex
The National Theatre has released studio recordings of three songs from its Sleeping Beauty-inspired musical, Hex ahead of its premiere run in the Olivier this Christmas season. Released to coincide with the announcement of the full cast for the production, the songs which are accompanied by videos of the studio session recordings are: ‘Probly’ sung […]
Hadestown – Olivier Theatre
Hadestown continues at the Olivier at the National Theatre, London until 26 January 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s been over an eight-year wait since Anais Mitchell’s extraordinary universe Hadestown was born to our minds and our music players, but today the Olivier Theatre thunders with the fruits of its development. Our […]
Follies – National Theatre
Follies continues at the National Theatre (Olivier), London until 3 January. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We’ve waited long enough, 30 years unless you count the limited-run version at the Royal Festival Hall in August 2002, for a full-scale revival of one of Stephen Sondheim’s finest creations and now we’ve got […]
National Theatre’s Follies – further cast details
Full casting details have been revealed for the National Theatre’s much-anticipated production of the 1970s Broadway musical Follies which is due to begin previewing in August. Starring the multi-award winning trio of Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton, Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies will play the Olivier Theatre from 22 August until 4 November with […]
Follies at the National Theatre – more cast details
More details have been revealed for the National Theatre’s much-anticipated production of the 1970s Broadway show Follies which is due to begin previewing in August. Starring the multi award-winning trio of Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton, the Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman musical will play the Olivier Theatre from 22 August until 4 November with […]
Peter Pan – Olivier Theatre
Peter Pan continues at the Olivier Theatre (National Theatre), London until 4 February 2017. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Not very much of Sally Cookson’s inventive version of JM Barrie’s children’s classic Peter Pan was what I was expecting, but it was still an awesome show and even had my six-year-old […]
Follies at the National Theatre – Philip Quast joins Imelda Staunton and Janie Dee
National Theatre artistic director Rufus Norris has confirmed details of next year’s much-anticipated production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Broadway musical Follies, Starring the multi-award winning duo of Imelda Staunton and Janie Dee, the show will play the Olivier Theatre at a date which has yet to be confirmed. Imelda Staunton plays Sally Durant Plummer, Janie Dee […]
The Threepenny Opera – Olivier Theatre
The Threepenny Opera at the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre, London is booking until 1 October. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ There must be something in the atmosphere that has spurred artistic directors to stage adaptations of John Gay’s 18th century satirical The Beggar’s Opera. As the Park Theatre’s The Buskers […]
