During the lockdown, the National Theatre have made 30 of their productions available to pupils and teachers at state schools, and state-funded further education colleges.  During this temporary period, schools can share log-in details with pupils so they can access resources at home.

There are some fabulous productions to watch:

SHAKESPEARE: Macbeth, Othello, Twelfth Night, King Lear (Donmar Warehouse), Hamlet, Coriolanus (Donmar Warehouse), Julius Caesar (Bridge Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (adapted for younger audiences) and The Winter’s Tale (adapted for younger audiences)

GREEK THEATRE: Medea and Antigone

COMEDIES: One Man, Two Guvnors, She Stoops to Conquer and London Assurance

EUROPEAN CLASSICS: Yerma (Young Vic), The Cherry Orchard, The Deep Blue Sea and Translations

AMERICAN CLASSICS: A Streetcar Named Desire (Young Vic), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Young Vic) and Les Blancs

ADAPTATIONS OF NOVELS: Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Treasure Island, Peter Pan and Small Island

NEW WRITING: Consent, Dara and wonder.land

Schools can sign up here:- https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/national-theatre-collection/uk-state-funded-schools.

In addition the National Theatre also streams its productions via National Theatre Home.

Available now – Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s whirlwind comedy of mistaken identity with Tamsin Greig.

Thursday 30 April until 8 May: Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch.

Thursday 7 May until 14 May: Antony & Cleopatra with Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo.

(Previous screenings:- One Man, Two Guvnors with James Corden (2 to 9 April), Jane Eyre (9 to 16 April) and Treasure Island with Arthur Darvill (16 to 23 April).

 

National Theatre – free for schools and pupils during lockdown

 

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