February 2012
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What Shakespeare Taught Me by Lenny Henry →
“I used to hate Shakespeare. To me it always looked like posh blokes in tights with a cabbage stuffed down the front, lisping - “thee, thou, forsooth”. I avoided anything to do with it as you would the ebola virus. This was liberating, a manifesto to live by: life is fine without Shakespeare, keep calm and carry on. Since then I’ve carried on, though not always calmly, to...
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The Comedy of Errors: Interview w/director Dominic...
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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS: A Conversation with Lenny... →
Having played the critically acclaimed role in Othello on the West End and one of Britain’s favorite comedians, Lenny Henry brings a grand performance to Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors here at The National that is truly a must-see. He gives a great interview in this two-part video podcast conducted post-show at the Olivier theatre and talks comedy, Shakespeare, and his life in...
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The Comedy of Errors First Camera Rehearsal Today
Today is the first camera rehearsal for our broadcast of the smash hit The Comedy of Errors with Lenny Henry It will be broadcast live to cinemas around the world on Thursday 1 March, and varying dates internationally. Don’t miss it, visit NT Live to find your nearest venue and book tickets
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Sir Anthony Sher Talks Travelling Light & More →
Sir Anthony Sher has tackled Richard III, Macbeth, Arthur Miller, and now he takes on Jacob Bindel in Travelling Light, the community “Producer” in a Jewish shtetlin via 1900 eastern Europe. Take a read of this great Financial Times profile of one of the best actors of our time.
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NT Live Global Review: Australia sees... →
It amazes us that the National Theatre reaches a truly global audience. Check out this review of Collaborators in Sydney Australia.
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NT Live Student Review: Collaborators →
We always love it when students take-in NT Live and today’s review comes to us from the University of Nottingham. Moscow, Stalin, 1938, Collaborators is full of not just entertainment, but a great twist on historical figures of our time. If you missed our broadcast in December you can check out the show next time you’re in London, now playing in the Olivier until 30 April.
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NT Live Global Review: Australia sees... →
It amazes us that the National Theatre reaches a truly global audience. Check out this review of Collaborators in Sydney Australia.
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Travelling Light Q&A →
The live broadcast of Travelling Light on Thursday 9 February will include a Q&A with director, Nicholas Hytner, writer Nicholas Wright and film critic Jason Solomons. What would you ask them? Submit your questions to have them asked as part of the live broadcast to cinemas around the world
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New York Times Review of She Stoops To Conquer →
Read the New York Times review of She Stoops to Conquer which will be broadcast to cinemas around the world on 29 March and varying dates internationally
