The Latest Breaking News from the National Theatre

Director says past eight years ‘most challenging time in history’ for sector, but audience figures finally back at pre-pandemic levels

Rufus Norris’s departure from the National Theatre leaves a gap at the top of British Theatre but there is no shortage of potential successors.

Sir Tony Robinson on unearthing the previously unaired pilot episode of historical sitcom Blackadder and why he's not in it!

Philip Fox, who later had roles in Midsomer Murders and Waking the Dead, replaced Tony Robinson after he pulled out to take a year-long role with the National Theatre

The Arts Council should focus on high-quality performances while a new body deals with community-based initiatives, says Nicholas Hytner, former artistic director at the National Theatre

Sam Mendes was inspired to commission The Motive and the Cue after finding a book on the tumultous 1964 staging of Hamlet on Broadway - now it’s at the National Theatre

First staged in 1990, Brian Friel’s “magnificent memory play” Dancing at Lughnasa has been revived at the National Theatre, said Sarah Crompton on What’s On Stage. And the production, directed by Josie Rourke, is a “glory”. The story is told from the point of view of a man called Michael,…

Royal experts do not expect Fawcett to attend the ceremony

Residents and members of bereaved families call on BBC and National Theatre to scrap productions