National Theatre
Britain's National Theatre is one of the key elements of the South Bank arts complex alongside BFI Southbank and the Royal Festival Hall.
The National Theatre was established in 1963 and was initially based at The Old Vic, moving to its purpose-built home designed by Denys Lasdun in 1976.
The building houses three performance spaces - the Olivier Theatre, the Cottesloe and the Lyttelton. The foyers are regularly used for exhibitions and musical recitals.
Web: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Twitter: @nationaltheatre
Open: Foyers open Mon-Sat 9.30am-11pm; Sun 12 noon-6pm
Twitter: @nationaltheatre
Open: Foyers open Mon-Sat 9.30am-11pm; Sun 12 noon-6pm
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Admission FREENews & features about National Theatre
- Birthday honours for Tate's Nick Serota and NT's Nick Starr (15 Jun 2013)
- Max Rayne Centre: new National Theatre building name announced (13 Jun 2013)
- Tanzi Libre at Southwark Playhouse (23 May 2013)
- Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr to leave National Theatre (10 Apr 2013)
- Lambeth kids visit Rambert Dance Company's new South Bank home (6 Mar 2013)
- Globe and National Theatre join Shakespeare400 initiative (22 Feb 2013)
- National Theatre revamp gets £2.5m from Heritage Lottery Fund (4 Feb 2013)
- National Theatre announces opening of 'The Shed' temporary venue (30 Jan 2013)
- Southwark and Lambeth curiosities in Statute Law (Repeals) Bill (6 Nov 2012)
- Paralympic torch relay to visit SE1 twice on Wednesday 29 August (15 Aug 2012)
- Arts Council awards £20 million to South Bank arts institutions (31 Jul 2012)
- All the Bells: Borough Market, HMS Belfast, Millennium Bridge, National Theatre (27 Jul 2012)
- South Bank's National Theatre ablaze for Olympic celebrations (25 Jul 2012)
- Abram Wilson: New Orleans-style procession on South Bank (25 Jul 2012)
- Borough Market traders prepare to 'ring in' the Olympics (19 Jul 2012)
- 'Extreme dancers' leap from Millennium Bridge to launch Surprises: Streb (15 Jul 2012)
- 14 remarkable local women depicted in mosaic at Morley College (3 Jul 2012)
- Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant (6 Jun 2012)
- Southbank Centre and National Theatre open riverside box office (17 May 2012)
- Tablet computers installed in London Eye capsules (25 Jan 2012)
- Shakespeare's Globe defends invitation to Israeli theatre company (13 Jan 2012)
- Cityscapes plans pop-up gardens across SE1 during 2012 (20 Dec 2011)
- Jim Carter presents landscape photography prize at National Theatre (12 Dec 2011)
- Local photographer Steve Hollingshead launches 2012 London calendar (4 Dec 2011)
- Queen Elizabeth Hall and Hayward Gallery on international list of 'endangered' buildings (6 Oct 2011)
Forum discussions about National Theatre
- Building works at National Theatre
- Working offsite - Where to go?
- Victorian Costumes
- 'Mack & Mabel' - Southwark Playhouse
- Volunteer opportunities or part time work.
- Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre to endure
- Funny and not so funny comments you have heard tourists make.
- Moving to SE1
- RFH Music Shop Closure
- The Coffee Bean Mobile van between Gabriel's Wharf and National Theatre. (near OXO tower)
- Take a National Theatre backstage tour for £1
- Bookstores in SE1?
- Earth Hour 2009
- The Blue Fin Building- style??? (need to find post-modernist building)
- ethnic minorities - 40 to 50 % of London?
- Lost Tabby, South Bank & The Cut
- Fireworks Tonight
- Concrete classics
- Rollerskating at Hungerford Car Park, Jubilee Gardens
- Southwark Cathedral Shakespeare Window
Restaurants, pubs & bars close to National Theatre
- Terrace Bar and Food (28 yards)
- Mezzanine Restaurant (28 yards)
- Espresso Bar (104 yards)
- Benugo Bar & Kitchen (116 yards)
- Concrete (156 yards)
- The Riverfront Bar and Kitchen (160 yards)
- Brasserie Blanc (166 yards)
- Pizza Express (168 yards)
- Royal House Cafe (198 yards)
- Canteen (258 yards)
- The Mulberry Bush (258 yards)
- Costa Coffee (260 yards)
- Nando's (262 yards)
- House of Crepes (268 yards)
- Giraffe (272 yards)
- Pieminister (280 yards)