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[BenMonk]

The next season at the National Theatre has been announced!

Booking dates:
SUPPORTING CAST: Friday 13th November
PRIORITY MEMBERS: Saturday 14th November
ADVANCE MEMBERS: Friday 20th November
GENERAL PUBLIC/ENTRY PASS: Wednesday 2nd December

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London Assurance by Dion Boucicault at the Olivier Theatre
Tuesday 2nd March - Monday 22nd March

Cast includes:
Paul Ready
Simon Russell Beale
Fiona Shaw
Michelle Terry
Richard Briers

Director: Nicholas Hytner
Designer: Mark Thompson
Lighting Designer: Neil Austin
Sound Designer: Andy Smith    

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Really Old Like Forty Five by Tamsin Oglesby at the Cottesloe Theatre
Wednesday 27th January - Wednesday 17th March

Cast includes:
Lucy May Barker
Paul Ritter
Judy Parfitt
Michela Meazza
Thomas Jordan
Gawn Grainger
Tanya Franks
Amelia Bullmore
Paul Bazely
Marcia Warren

Director: Anna Mackmin
Designer: Lez Brotherston
Video Designers: Mark Grimmer with Lysander Ashton
Lighting Designer: Mark Henderson
Choreographer: Scarlett Mackmin
Sound Designer: Christopher Shutt

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The White Guard by by Mikhail Bulgakov in a new version by Andrew Upton at the Lyttelton Theatre
Monday 15th March - Monday 12th April

Cast Includes:
Pip Carter
Paul Higgins
Conleth Hill
Justine Mitchell

Director: Howard Davies
Designer: Bunny Christie
Lighting Designer: Neil Austin
Sound Designer: Christopher Shutt

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The 14th Tale by Inua Ellams at the Cottesloe Theatre
Tuesday 9th February to Saturday 13th March.

Cast: Inua Ellams
Director: Thierry Lawson
Lighting Designer: Michael Nabarro

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[Jan Brock]

"The White Guard" looks interesting. Howard Davies is the best director regularly working at NT by some considerable distance.

[Mark_E]

Bit disapointed that the new stuff for the Cottesloe arn't exactly full plays.

(apart from Really Old, Like Forty Five, which looks reli good)

[Abby]

Any other priority members out there want to join in the usual chorus of despair about how terrible the website is...? I'm about to be timed out mid-ticket buying for the third time now.

[armadillo]

Any other priority members out there want to join in the usual chorus of despair about how terrible the website is...? I'm about to be timed out mid-ticket buying for the third time now.

I can't even get that far...that can't be *that* many priority members surely?

6.00pm Update - I've been trying on and off all day and a couple of times have managed to get to the credit card stage but no further    Clearly some people are managing as my chosen date for London Assurance is rapidly selling out but not me (and I'm not even trying anything fancy like two lots of tickets). Anyone actually succeeded?

[Abby]

I can't even get that far...that can't be *that* many priority members surely?

6.00pm Update - I've been trying on and off all day and a couple of times have managed to get to the credit card stage but no further    Clearly some people are managing as my chosen date for London Assurance is rapidly selling out but not me (and I'm not even trying anything fancy like two lots of tickets). Anyone actually succeeded?

Armadillo - try calling the National or sending them an email. Apparently the website is knackered not over-stretched, and you are actually booking ticks even though it's telling you you're not. By the time I called and got through I'd inadvertently bought three ticks for the same night (I was after one) and, like you, was getting really ratty about the fact that my chosen seats were being snapped up, when in fact it was me! They are very apologetic about the probs and will cancel unnecessary bookings. Blurb from the website is below - good luck.

Please note: we have been experiencing problems with our ticketing system that have caused the pages to load extremely slowly, or not at all. We apologise for the frustration this may cause. Please be assured that we are working to try and resolve the issues.

If you complete a booking but do not receive a confirmation, please email boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk with the approximate time of your booking, using the email you used to book, and we will confirm your booking. We will be answering emails up to 8pm on Saturday and from noon to 4pm on Sunday.

[armadillo]

Thanks for that - you are spot on. I managed to pretty well buy up the stalls for one evening    All sorted very quickly after an email.