The National's new season has been announced for the main venues and for the National’s temporary venue, The Shed, which includes The Hush created by Matthew Herbert and Ben Power which has been commissioned for this new space.
The Lyttelton sees Richard Eyre directing Luigi Pirandello's comedy of a non–conformist peasant, the titular Liolà. Originally written in Sicilian dialect, this new version is performed by an Irish cast and gypsy musicians and has a new translation by Tanya Ronder, whose play Table will run at The Shed this month.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Sharon D Clarke lead the cast of The Amen Corner, James Baldwin’s 1965 play which finds the congregation of a Harlem church in revolt against its pastor.
Simon Godwin makes his National Theatre directorial debut with Eugene O’Neill's epic Strange Interlude. Set in the inter–War years, this story of the turbulent life of Nina Leeds is a masterpiece of American theatre. Anne-Marie Duff returns to the National to play Nina.
For family audiences, Romeo and Juliet has been adapted by Ben Power, to be directed by Bijan Sheibani, who also directs the Christmas show Emil and the Detectives. The Connections programme continues and premières ten new plays for young people.
For the full performance schedule and listings for The Shed, Platforms and National Theatre Live visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Download the brochure from www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/season.