This Week
Shows:
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August: Osage County
Explosive, unexpected and uproariously dark. Broadway's biggest hit comes to London.
Nov 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 > -
Gethsemane
This richly imagined ensemble play about British public life looks at the way business, media and politics are now intertwined to nobody’s advantage.
Nov 21, 22, 24, 25, Dec 01, 02 > -
War Horse
Following its sell out run, War Horse returns to the National. From 10 September.
Nov 21, 22, 23, 24, Dec 01, 02 > -
Oedipus
Sophocles’ magnificent tragedy in an intense and raw new version by Frank McGuinness.
Nov 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 > -
The Walworth Farce
Direct from a critically acclaimed run in New York, this remarkable play by Enda Walsh delivers an achingly tender insight into what happens when we become stuck in the stories we tell ourselves about our lives.
Nov 26, 27, 28, 29
Platforms:
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Michael Holroyd and Richard Briers on Ellen Terry and Henry Irving
Michael Holroyd is joined by fellow Irving-enthusiast, Richard Briers, to examine the dramatic lives of Ellen Terry and Henry Irving.
Nov 25 -
Tracy Letts on August: Osage County
The playwright, Tracy Letts discusses Steppenwolf’s award-winning production.
Nov 28
Music:
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Daphna Sadeh & The Voyagers
Bass-led klezmer and Middle Eastern music quintet
Nov 21 -
JC & Angelina Grimshaw
Singer-guitarists perform roots and jazz songs.
Nov 22 > -
Errol Linton & Jean Pierre Lampé
Down Home Blues and Blues with a Reggae feel
Nov 23 -
Adam Glasser Trio
Jazz trio with a distinctive South African edge.
Nov 24 -
Fueye Tango
Traditional Argentine tango trio feat. Ninon Foiret on bandoneon.
Nov 25 -
Liam Grundy
Honky-tonk Blues singer-pianist with guitar and bass.
Nov 26 -
Chinara Sharshenova & Gunther Kuermayr
Traditional and original music from Kyrgyzstan.
Nov 27
Exhibitions:
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cheka kidogo – a photography exhibition
Rankin travelled with Oxfam to a refugee camp in the Eastern Congo, the result is a stunning series of pictures, capturing the resilience and fatalism of those living there.
Nov 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 > -
Dazzle
Dazzle returns to the NT Olivier foyers, with an exciting mix of contemporary jewellery designers, metalsmiths and wall-hung work.
Nov 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 > -
Take a view – Landscape Photographer of the Year 2008
The second year of this annual Award, to find the UK’s Landscape Photographer of the Year.
Nov 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 >
