Thursday 1st March 7.00 p.m.
£10 / £9 Friends of The Edge
NT Live light supper £5.95

The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
Director: Dominic Cooke
Running time: 180 mins
Starring: Lenny Henry, Chris Jarman, Lucian Msamati, Joseph Mydell, Pamela Nomvete, Daniel Poyser, Amit Shah, Michelle Terry

“Am I in earth, in heaven, or in hell?
Sleeping or waking? mad or well advised?
Known unto these, and to myself disguised!”
Shakespeare’s furiously paced comedy will be staged in a contemporary world into which walk three prohibited foreigners who see everything for the first time.

Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale. And for no one more so than Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio who, in search of their brothers, arrive in a land entirely foreign to their distant home. A buzzing metropolis, to the outsiders it appears a place of wonderment and terror, where baffling gifts and unexplained hostilities abound.

Consistently recognised by strangers, the visitors question their very selves as the turmoil escalates. Meanwhile, Aegeon, father to the Antipholus twins, has been captured searching for his sons and, as an illegal immigrant, is sentenced to death at sunset.

Lenny Henry plays Antipholus of Syracuse.

Thursday 29th March 7.00 p.m.
£10 / £9 Friends of The Edge
NT Live light supper £5.95

She Stoops to Conquer
by Oliver Goldsmith
Director: Jamie Lloyd
Running time: 180 mins
Starring: Stavros Demetraki, David Fynn, Harry Hadden, John Heffernan, Cush Jumbo, Katherine Kelly, Steve Pemberton, Matthew Seadon, Timothy Speyer, Gavin Spokes, Sophie Thompson

“To come to my house, to call for what he likes, to turn me out of my own chair, to insult the family, to order his servants to get drunk, and then to tell me, “This house is mine, sir”. By all that’s impudent it makes me laugh.”

Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal’s son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he’s mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality he’s a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle’s indignation intensifies, Miss
Hardcastle’s appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.

One of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family.

Pre-show meal
 
Our cafe is offering a pre-show meal for NT Live audience members. You can pre-book when you purchase your ticket.
 
Menu

Chicken Tikka Masala, rice & poppadums with spicy chutney  and  a bottled beer or a 175ml Glass of wine for £5.95

Vegetable Tikka Masala, rice & poppadums with spicy chutney and a bottled beer or a 175ml Glass of wine for £5.95

A selection of sandwiches and wraps, individually priced.