National Theatre announces most ambitious season in a decade

The National Theatre has unveiled what insiders are calling its most ambitious season in a decade, anchored by three new commissions, two West End transfers, and the long-anticipated return of a director whose work defined the South Bank in the nineties.

The programming reflects a deliberate shift in tone. After several seasons that emphasised intimate, smaller-scale work, the new line-up leans back into the large casts and longer running times the Olivier was built to accommodate.