South Bank’s National Theatre ablaze for Olympic celebrations

On Tuesday night the National Theatre was ablaze as The World Famous Pyrotechnic Company turned Denys Lasdun's building into a Fire Garden to mark the opening of the Olympics.

South Bank’s National Theatre ablaze for Olympic celebrations
South Bank’s National Theatre ablaze for Olympic celebrations

The Fire Garden will be ignited again on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 July from 9.30pm to 11.30pm.

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