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5 days ago · The small Dorfman will be shut for a chunk of 2025 for refurbishment. ... Following that there will be a new play from former Young Vic boss David Lan called ‘The Land of the Living ...
5 days ago · Norris will leave the job he will have done for a decade in July 2025 – although, his final programmed play (suitably, David Eldridge’s End in the Dorfman) will open in December 2025. I can think of few professionals at their level who could work so snugly together for so long. Succession this isn’t.
5 days ago · David Eldridge’s new play End, the final part of his trilogy that included Beginning and Middle, is also scheduled for the Dorfman theatre, directed by Rachel O’Riordan. Rufus Norris, Director and Co-Chief Executive said in a statement: “Leading the creative powerhouse that is the National Theatre over the past decade has been a profound privilege.
3 days ago · The title of Martin Crimp’s play (subtitled “12 Variations on Samuel Richardson’s Pamela”) doesn’t suggest a light comedy – and indeed it wasn't. Directed by Katie Mitchell and co-starring Stephen Dillane, the production wasn’t to everyone’s taste and received mixed reviews, but Blanchett’s star power sold out the National’s Theatre’s Dorfman auditorium in record time.
4 days ago · Directed by Stephen Daldry, the play will run at the theatre’s Dorfman space from September. This will then be followed by David Eldridge completing his trilogy of plays, following Beginning and Middle, with End, directed by artistic director Rachel O’Riordan which will head to the National Theatre in the Winter of 2025.
5 days ago · Juliet Stevenson (The Doctor) will star in David Lan's new play The Land of the Living. Directed by Stephen Daldry and running in the Dorfman Theatre from September, it tells the story of displaced children after World War II. Dates for its Autumn run will be announced soon.
5 days ago · Juliet Stevenson will star in former Young Vic artistic director David Lan’s new play The Land of the Living, directed by Stephen Daldry and running in the Dorfman from September 2025. After that, David Eldridge will complete his trilogy of plays, following Beginning and Middle, with End, directed by artistic director Rachel O’Riordan.
