Lucy Milburn dives deep into the explosive and sensational rebirth of Tony Kushner’s revolutionary play as NT Live broadcast both parts of the theatrical event on the year. The National Theatre’s adaptation of Tony Kushner’s […]
NT Live screenings: are they a good thing?
Lauded by some for increasing accessibility, but lambasted by others for ruining the true live experience, National Theatre Live is a major talking point in British theatre. Our writers Aiden Wynn and Stephanie Bennett go […]
NT Live’s Treasure Island is driven by moral ambuguity
A treasure hunt with female pirates! Drawing on traditional and contemporary features of childhood adventure stories, the National Theatre recently livestreamed their production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Treasure Island. Yet despite its oft-ludicrous […]
Theatre | A Streetcar Named Desire – Gillian Anderson portrays Blanche in all the right ways
Image: National Theatre Benedict Andrews recently brought Tennessee Williams’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ to the Young Vic theatre in London for what truly was the most brilliantly uncomfortable piece of theatre I have seen to […]
Theatre Simulcast | War Horse – A truly landmark production
Image: National Theatre One hundred years on from the start of the Great War provides the perfect time for the National Theatre to bring their ground breaking show War Horse, adapted from the wonderful book […]