BAFTA winner Letitia Wright makes her National Theatre debut in the UK premiere of Tracey Scott Wilson’sThe Story. Take a behind the scenes look at the production in rehearsals ahead of its opening this month.
Directed by Clint Dyer (the Death of England trilogy), The Story is set to make its UK premiere at the National Theatre later this month. Tracey Scott Wilson’s newsroom thriller examines racial politics and journalistic ethics, through the lens of an ambitious young reporter Yvonne (played by Letitia Wright in her National Theatre debut).
The play centres around a shocking event that challenges four journalists on their own moral code: when a white teacher is killed in a Black neighbourhood, the journalists race to break the headline, but shocking evidence forces them to confront how far they’re willing to go to tell their version of the truth.
The Story runs at the National Theatre from 27 August to 24 October 2026.
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Photos: Letitia Wright and Lorraine Toussaint in rehearsals
The cast and creative team behind The Story
This is the UK debut of the play written by Tracey Scott Wilson, which originally premiered in 2003 at New York’s The Public Theater. The original production was led by a cast that included Phylicia Rashad, Erika Alexander, Stephen Kunken, Damon Gupton and Susan Kelechi Watson.
The UK premiere features a stellar cast including:
- Letitia Wright (Black Panther) as Yvonne
- Aliyah Odoffin (All My Sons) as Latisha
- Ashley Thomas (Hostage) as Neil
- Lorraine Toussaint (Orange Is the New Black) as Pat
- Wilf Scolding (Cabaret) as Jeff
The cast also includes Antonia Bernath as Jessica Dunn, Josh Goulding as Tim Dunn, Jay Simpson as Detective and Unique Spencer as Adrienne, with Tee Arnold, Donna Augustin, Reanna Bleu, Katie Buchholz, Arianne Carless, Angelina Chudi, Linseigh Green, Roland Royal III and Matt Whitchurch completing the ensemble.
The creative team, led by director Clint Dyer, includes set designer Anna Fleischle, costume designer Natalie Pryce, lighting designer Paul Anderson, sound designer Benjamin Grant, and co-video designers Gino Ricardo Green and Tal Yarden.
Plan your visit
- Venue: National Theatre
- Booking dates: Booking from 27 August until 24 October 2026
- Performance schedule: Monday to Saturday evenings; Wednesday and Saturday matinees
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