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Emma Lowndes as Liza, Geoffrey Streatfeild as Protasov and Lucy Black as Melaniya. Photo by Richard Hubert Smith

An Experiment To Investigate The Theatrical Properties Of Children Of The Sun

Applying scientific theory to the National Theatre’s Maxim Gorky revival.

Frances de la Tour as Dorothy Stacpoole and Linda Bassett as Iris / photo by Catherine Ashmore

Theatre Round-Up: People / Hymn / Cocktail Sticks @ National Theatre

Take your pick from various bits of Alan Bennett this winter.

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Theatre Review: The Magistrate @ The National Theatre

A farce as preposterous as most Christmas traditions comes to the National.

Billie Piper as Connie, Jonjo O'Neill as Tristan and Anastasia Hille as Dr Lorna James

Theatre Review: The Effect @ National Theatre

What Lucy Prebble did after Enron.

Vincent Franklin, Philip Glenister and Lauren O'Neil in This House

Theatre Review: This House @ National Theatre

Like The West Wing but in 1970s Parliament.

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Theatre Review: You’ll See (Me Sailing In Antarctica) @ National Theatre

Rotate on the roof of the National Theatre under a floating helium moon.

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Theatre Review: Get Stuff Break Free @ National Theatre

A thought-provoking show staged on the National Theatre’s roof.

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Theatre Review: Antigone @ National Theatre

Sophocles’ tale provides more than enough reassurance that your own family strife is quite minor.

La Tomatina, a festival held in the Valencian town of Buñol

Exhibition Preview: Festival! @ National Theatre

Pictures of festivals celebrating harvests, books, music and bog snorkelling

Damien Molony as Motl Mendl and Lauren O’Neil as Anna. Photo by Johan Persson

Theatre Review: Travelling Light @ the National Theatre

Another homage to the early days of cinema, this time on stage

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TONIGHT: Free Running Competition at the National Theatre

Urban acrobatics comes to the South Bank from 6pm tonight