An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.

The Last of Mrs. Lincoln depicts the final seventeen years of Mary Todd Lincoln's life, following he...

Christopher, fifteen years old, has an extraordinary brain – exceptional at maths while ill-equipped...

Tomby, a challenged teenage boy, manipulates his family who cater to his every desire. Only his twin...

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curs...

In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experime...

Confronted with death, National Health Service founder Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead h...

On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receives an unexpected visit from her f...

The ultimate royal family crisis. Prince Hamlet's father is dead, poisoned by his uncle, who has usu...

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building w...

Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by th...

A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man who...

Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited se...

Jess has a great life: a job she loves, a sharp sense of humour and a close group of friends. When ...

Three friends who bonded over their radical beliefs in the 1930s reunite after becoming estranged ov...

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When t...

The Bergers, a blue-collar Jewish family living in an overstuffed tenement and undone by the Depress...

Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a g...

Farewell the tranquil mind. A bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but ...

One person can make all the difference. Miss Lily Moffat arrives in rural North Wales, determined t...

Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes ...