• Performance dates 19 February 2027 - 2 January 2028

Paul Mescal, Emma Corrin, Uzo Aduba and Emilia Clarke lead the National Theatre’s star-studded 2027 season. One of the world’s leading theatre producing houses, the venue has unveiled its full 2027 programme, which includes eight world premieres, major classic revivals including West Side Story, and plenty of star casting.

The National Theatre has announced new 2027 programming that promises to be an extraordinary line-up. It including a remarkable range of work exploring the perspectives, cultures and conflicts that continue to shape the world, spanning new musicals, immersive theatre and plays interwoven in repertory, united by themes of resilience and hope.

The full 2027 programme features eight world premieres, major classic revivals including West Side Story, and star casting spanning Paul Mescal, Emma Corrin, Emilia Clarke and Uzo Aduba.

World premieres

Of the 18 productions announced, eight are world premieres:

  • Glorious Madness, a new British musical featuring the songs of Joan Armatrading, is directed by Phyllida Lloyd with a book by Iman Qureshi.
  • Major, a new play by James Graham reuniting with director Jeremy Herrin after This House, dramatises John Major’s rise to Prime Minister.
  • The Great Indaba sees Indhu Rubasingham reunite with writer Moira Buffini to dramatise the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
  • Samira, set during the Arab Spring, is directed by Emily Burns and stars May Calamawy, Joshua McGuire and Sirine Saba.
  • The Adeyemis – A Family Saga marks Lucian Msamati’s National Theatre directing debut and Uzo Aduba’s National Theatre debut.
  • Mr Loverman, Natasha Gordon’s adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s novel, is directed by Paulette Randall with a cast including Gary Beadle, Jo Martin and Danny Sapani.
  • Ghostlight, marking the National Theatre building’s 50th anniversary, sees Punchdrunk’s Felix Barrett create a new immersive production curated by Lucy Kirkwood.
  • The Last Wild, adapted by Jude Christian, tours for primary school and family audiences.

Also included in the season are several reimagined classics including a major revival of West Side Story, co-directed by Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell, with Jerome Robbins’s original choreography reproduced by Julio Monge. Michael Grandage is set to direct Emma Corrin, Arty Froushan and Harriet Walter in Tennessee Williams’s Suddenly Last Summer, while Richard Eyre returns to direct David Hare’s Plenty ahead of its 50th anniversary, with Emilia Clarke making her National Theatre debut.

Paul Mescal will also star in repertory productions of Death of a Salesman, directed by Rebecca Frecknall, and A Whistle in the Dark, directed by Caitríona McLaughlin, with further casting including Monica Dolan, Ciarán Hinds, Tracy Letts and Aisling Loftus. Finally, Robert Hastie directs Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 60 years on from its original productions, starring Mawaan Rizwan and George Fouracres.

Check out the new National Theatre season for 2027



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The Last Wild

30 January 2027 - 
The world premiere of Piers Torday’s much-loved story, adapted for the stage by Jude Christian.
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Samira

Samira

4 February 2027 - 13 March 2027
Samira, by Carmen Nasr, plays at the National Theatre's Dorfman Theatre between 4 February – 13 March 2027.
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Suddenly Last Summer at the National Theatre

Suddenly Last Summer

19 February 2027 - 24 April 2027
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Mr Loverman at the National Theatre

Mr Loverman

25 February 2027 - 17 April 2027
Book tickets to Mr Loverman at the National Theatre, Natasha Gordon's adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Bernardine Evaristo.
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Glorious Madness at the National Theatre

Glorious Madness, coming Spring 2027

Glorious Madness will play its world premiere at the Dorfman Theatre in Spring 2027 as part of the National Theatre's 2027 season.
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Plenty, coming Spring 2027

Plenty, David Hare's landmark play, returns to the National Theatre, starring Emilia Clarke and directed by Richard Eyre.
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Major, coming Spring/Summer 2027

Major, James Graham's new play about John Major's rise to Prime Minister, opens at the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre in 2027.
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Death of a Salesman, National Theatre - starring Paul Mescal

Death of a Salesman, coming Summer/Autumn 2027

Paul Mescal stars in Death of a Salesman at the National Theatre London, directed by Rebecca Frecknall
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Paul Mescal, A Whistle in the Dark - National Theatre

A Whistle in the Dark, coming Summer/Autumn 2027

Paul Mescal stars in Tom Murphy’s explosive family drama A Whistle in the Dark at the National Theatre,
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Ghostlight, coming Summer/Autumn 2027

Ghostlight - a new immersive production, conceived and directed by award-winning theatre company Punchdrunk.
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The National Theatre's Ballet Shoes UK Tour

Ballet Shoes UK Tour, coming Summer 2027

The acclaimed National Theatre production embarks on a national UK tour in 2027, starring Anton Du Beke.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead at the National Theatre

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, coming Autumn/Winter 2027

Tom Stoppard's absurdist classic Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead returns to the National Theatre in 2027
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The Great Indaba at the National Theatre

The Great Indaba

The Great Indaba, directed by Indhu Rubasingham plays at the Olivier Theatre in Autumn 2027.
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West Side Story, coming Winter 2027

Experience the major new revival of iconic musical West Side Story, co-directed by Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell
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The Adeyemis - A Family Saga, coming Winter 2027

The Adeyemis – A Family Saga, a new play by Oladipo Agboluaje, at the National Theatre's Dorfman Theatre in winter 2027, starring Uzo Aduba.
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