Paul Mescal, Emma Corrin, Emilia Clarke Lead London National Theatre’s Starry 2027 Slate

National Theatre boss Indhu Rubasingham: ‘An NT North? It’s not a good idea’

How do we find the next Pinter or Stoppard? Should phones be banned at the theatre? Does the National need a base in the north? As NT boss Indhu Rubasingham announces her enticing second season, with a major West Side story revival, a new play about John Major and star turns from Emma Corrin and Emilia Clarke, she speaks exclusively to Jessie Thompson about the challenges – and thrills – of the biggest job in British theatre

Paul Mescal, Emma Corrin, Emilia Clarke Lead London National Theatre’s Starry 2027 Slate

London’s National Theatre has unveiled its 2027 program, with Paul Mescal, Emma Corrin and Emilia Clarke topping a star-heavy slate of 18 productions, eight of them world premieres, spanning the venue’s three stages and beyond. Mescal returns to the Lyttelton theater for a repertory season, playing Biff Loman in Rebecca Frecknall’s staging of Arthur Miller’s […]

National Theatre boss Indhu Rubasingham: why we don’t need an NT North

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent emailGet the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Earlier this year, National Theatre boss Indhu Rubasingham offered a stark warning. If new writing for the stage continued its rate of decline, she said,