The National Theatre has sent us the details and password that you can use to priority book tickets for the return of the His Dark Materials play, before tickets become available to regular audiences. Find out more (the code now works)!
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE PRIORITY BOOKING FOR THE RETURN OF HIS DARK MATERIALS
AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE: 20 NOVEMBER 2004-2 APRIL 2005
Online priority opens at 10.00am on Friday 5 March for five days only. Visit and use the password Stars at http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/spring04
See http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk for more information about the season.
His Dark Materials
based on the novels by Philip Pullman
adapted by Nicholas Wright
Currently enjoying a sold-out run until 30 March, this groundbreaking production will return to the National�s Olivier Theatre from 20 November 2004-2 April 2005
�Pullman�s magical fantasy becomes a National treasure� Observer
Also, check out the exciting spring season at the National Theatre and take advantage of online priority before general booking opens on 10 March.
The Travelex �10 Season
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
in a new version by Derek Mahon
This wildly romantic story laced with swagger and gallantry is directed by Howard Davies, with Stephen Rea in the title role.
Performances 10 April-24 June
The Travelex �10 Season
Measure for Measure
by William Shakespeare
Wickedly comic, unbearably raw and strangely tender, this is one of Shakespeare�s most unpredictable dramas. A collaboration between the National Theatre and Complicite, directed by Simon McBurney.
Performances from 17 May
The Travelex �10 Season
The Permanent Way
a new play by David Hare
Following a sell-out run in the Cottesloe, David Hare�s powerful critique of rail privatisation and its consequences transfers to the Lyttelton.
�Audiences have been stunned and moved to tears�Observer
*Already booking online and by phone on 020 7452 3000
Also in the Spring Season:
The History Boys
a new play by Alan Bennett
An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. Nicholas Hytner directs this darkly comic play about the anarchy of adolescence with a cast including Frances de la Tour and Richard Griffiths.
Performances from 8 May
Iphigenia at Aulis
by Euripides
translated by Don Taylor
Just how far will a leader go in order to save face and secure a military victory in the East? Following her acclaimed production of Chekhov�s Three Sisters, Katie Mitchell returns to the National to direct this poignant and powerful play about war and sacrifice.
Performances from 12 June
Sing Yer Heart Out for Lads
by Roy Williams
Set in a South London pub during the England v Germany match on 7 October 2000, this is a strikingly funny and disturbing play by one of England�s most celebrated young writers. Following a critically acclaimed premiere at the National in 2002, Paul Miller directs this devastating portrayal of the depth and variety of racism in London.
�A remarkable play�Daily Telegraph
Performances 23 April-26June
The Pillowman
a new play by Martin McDonagh
A writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a number of child-murders that are happening in his town. John Crowley directs the winner of this year�s Olivier Award for Best New Play.
�Brace yourself for a play of extraordinary power and stunning theatrical bravura� Daily Mail
Performances until 17 April
*Already booking online and by phone on 020 7452 3000
