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Address: Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PX
Nearest Underground or Train Station: Waterloo (Jubilee line, Northern line, Bakerloo line)
Nearest Buses: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, RV1
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Access phone number: 020 7452 3000
Access email address: boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk / access@nationaltheatre.org.uk
Accessible toilets situated: Foyers - 9, including Understudy Bar
Number of Wheelchair spaces: Stalls (x5 in Olivier, x4 in Lyttelton, x2 in Dorfman)
Sound amplification: Induction Loop in Olivier and Lyttelton, Sennheiser Infrared in Olivier, Lyttelton and Dorfman
Access from street to foyer: Level access
Access from theatre foyer to seats (number = stairs): 1 to back of Olivier, 0 to back of Lyttelton and Dorfman, All have steps leading down towards the front
Level access: Lyttelton and Dorfman
Stair lift, lift or ramp available: Lifts to all levels
National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre Facts
What date did the National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre open?
16 March 1976
Who designed the National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre?
Sir Denys Lasdun and Peter Softley
What was the first production at the National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre?
Shakespeare's Hamlet
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Theatre History
The Lyttelton Theatre auditorium at the National Theatre is named after Oliver Lyttleton, the first chairman of the National Theatre Board. The Queen officially opened the National Theatre complex on 25 October 1976.
Designed by Denys Lasdun, the Lyttelton is a proscenium theatre, conventional in its basic shape though exceptional in the excellence of its sightlines and acoustics.
The first production in the Lyttelton was on 16 March 1976, with a performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet starring Albert Finney, directed by Peter Hall.
Theatre Previous Shows
Past shows that have played at the National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre include:
OthelloBlues For An Alabama Sky
Jack Absolute Flies Again
Much Ado About Nothing - National Theatre
'Master Harold'... And The Boys
Jane Eyre
Here We Go
The Motherf**cker with the Hat
Man and Superman
Dara
JOHN
Ballyturk
3 Winters
Great Britain
A Taste Of Honey