The National Theatre has put over 700 plays on its stage. Their plays vary from modern day plays to shakespearean plays, all of which impact the audience in some way or another. The first play that was put on at the National was Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
Hedda gabler
Hedda Gabler is a play that was published in 1890 by a Norwegian playwright called Henrik Ibsen. It premiered in 1891 in Germany to negative reviews, but has gained recognition as a classic of realism, nineteenth century theatre, and world drama.
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Hedda Gabler, is the daughter of an aristocratic general, who has just returned to her villa in Kristiania from her honeymoon with her husband George Tesman, a young, aspiring, and reliable academic who continued his research during their honeymoon. It becomes clear in throughout the play that Hedda has never loved him but married him because she thinks her years of youthful abandon are over.
piece of drama.
Hedda Gabler, is the daughter of an aristocratic general, who has just returned to her villa in Kristiania from her honeymoon with her husband George Tesman, a young, aspiring, and reliable academic who continued his research during their honeymoon. It becomes clear in throughout the play that Hedda has never loved him but married him because she thinks her years of youthful abandon are over.
- In 1970 it came to the National.
Maggie Smith
Margaret Smith is an English actress. She made her stage debut in 1952 and has had an extensive, varied career in stage, film and television spanning over sixty years. She has appeared in over 50 films and is one of Britain's most recognisable actresses.
Maggie Smith played Hedda in Hedda Gabler and even won an evening standard award for her performance. She has taken part in various plays at the National such as Much Ado About Nothing, Miss Julie, Three Sisters, Othello and many more and owes a lot of her career to the National.
Margaret Smith is an English actress. She made her stage debut in 1952 and has had an extensive, varied career in stage, film and television spanning over sixty years. She has appeared in over 50 films and is one of Britain's most recognisable actresses.
Maggie Smith played Hedda in Hedda Gabler and even won an evening standard award for her performance. She has taken part in various plays at the National such as Much Ado About Nothing, Miss Julie, Three Sisters, Othello and many more and owes a lot of her career to the National.
After the dance
After the Dance is a play by Terence Rattigan which premiered at the St James's Theatre, London, in 1939. It was not one of Rattigan's most successful plays as it closed after only sixty performances.
After the Dance is based on three main characters; David and Joan Scott-Fowler and Helen Banner. David and Joan Scott-Fowler ambitions are to treat everything as trivia and to live lives of pure sensation. It is clear that they married for amusement and not for love, however, Helen Banner, has fallen in love with David and is determined to change his lifestyle, free him from Joan, stop him from drinking and re-awaken the serious historian in him.
After the Dance is based on three main characters; David and Joan Scott-Fowler and Helen Banner. David and Joan Scott-Fowler ambitions are to treat everything as trivia and to live lives of pure sensation. It is clear that they married for amusement and not for love, however, Helen Banner, has fallen in love with David and is determined to change his lifestyle, free him from Joan, stop him from drinking and re-awaken the serious historian in him.
- In 2010 it was revived at the National.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch is a famous English film, television, theatre and voice actor. His first West End theatre performance was for Sir Richard Eyre's revival of Hedda Gabler as George Tesman in 2005. Since then, he has appeared in National Theatre productions such as After the Dance and Frankenstein.
Benedict Cumberbatch played David Scott-Fowler in After the Dance and because of this was therefore nominated for a What's On Stage Award for best actor for his performance. Benedict Cumberbatch has not done many performances with the National but he has taken part in the National's 50th Anniversary. Benedict Cumberbatche's success from the National has promoted him in many ways and shows how diverse he is as an actor.
Benedict Cumberbatch is a famous English film, television, theatre and voice actor. His first West End theatre performance was for Sir Richard Eyre's revival of Hedda Gabler as George Tesman in 2005. Since then, he has appeared in National Theatre productions such as After the Dance and Frankenstein.
Benedict Cumberbatch played David Scott-Fowler in After the Dance and because of this was therefore nominated for a What's On Stage Award for best actor for his performance. Benedict Cumberbatch has not done many performances with the National but he has taken part in the National's 50th Anniversary. Benedict Cumberbatche's success from the National has promoted him in many ways and shows how diverse he is as an actor.
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time is one of the many plays that have been put on at the National to be transferred over to London's West End.