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The White Guard
National Theatre Lyttelton, South Bank, LondonAndrew Upton’s vigorous new version of Mikhail Bulgakov’s rarely performed masterpiece The White Guard is set in Kiev during the Russian civil war. The Turbin household is sanctuary to a ragtag, close-knit crowd presided over by the beautiful Lena. As her brothers prepare to fight for the White Guard, friends charge in from the riotous streets amidst an atmosphere of heady chaos, quaffing vodka, keeling over, taking baths, playing guitar, falling in love. But the new regime is poised and in its brutal triumph lies destruction for the Turbins and their world.
The White Guard is the third Russian epic to be directed by Howard Davies at the National Theatre in recent years, following Burnt By The Sun and Philistines. Davies’s other NT credits include Gethsemane, Her Naked Skin, Never So Good and The Life Of Galileo.
Conleth Hill, who leads the cast of The White Guard, is a double Laurence Olivier Award-winner, picking up the statuette for his performances in Stones In His Pockets and The Producers.
For more about The White Guard at the National Theatre, Lyttelton, read the First Night Feature or the Big Interview with Conleth Hill.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Graham Butler, Anthony Calf, Peter Campion, Pip Carter, Gunnar Cauthery, Hannah Croft, Marcus Cunninghman, Paul Dodds, Kevin Doyle, Nick Fletcher, Daniel Flynn, Keiran Flynn, Michael Grady-Hall, Mark Healy, Richard Henders, Paul Higgins, Conleth Hill, Nick Julian, Dermot Kerrigan, Stuart Martin, Barry McCarthy, Daniel Millar, Justine Mitchell
director: Howard Davies
sound: Christopher Shutt
lighting designer: Neil Austin
designer: Bunny Christie
producer: National Theatre
Ticket Prices:
£10-£44 (Concs £10-£22.50)
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
- Show Times: Various - In rep, please check with theatre for dates and times
- Duration: 2h40
- opening night:
- Box Office:
020 7452 3000 - Visit the Show Website
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Venue InformationHIDE
National Theatre Lyttelton
South Bank, London, United Kingdom, SE1 9PX
- Nearest tube: Waterloo (250m), Southwark
- Nearest bus: 76, 77, 211, 507, D1, D11, P11 (York Road)149, P11 (Stamford Street)1, 4, 26, 68, X68, 76, 168, 171, 171A, 176, 188, 501, 505, 521 (Waterloo Bridge)
- Nearest train: Waterloo (250m)
- Parking: 5 spaces reserved for orange badge holders at riverside end of Cottesloe Ave. 4 extra bays opposite Cottesloe theatre for evening performances. Car Park beneath theatre. Spaces reserved for disabled customers near lifts. Free parking voucher available from box office for orange badge holders (present ticket at information desk). Automatic doors and ramps from the Car Park to the lobby and lift.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 020 7452 3000 Information Desk 020 7452 3400
- Telephones: Public cash and card telephones in the main foyer, accessible to wheelchair users and fitted with sound enhancement for people with hearing aids. Phonecards can be bought from the bookshop, also at this level.
- Discounts: Discounts available for all disabled people.
- Limited mobility: Row V of the Stalls is the most accessible area. Aisle seats have the most legroom.
- Access description: Main entrance reached from Upper Ground via Theatre Avenue to Theatre Square and a drop off point approx. 40m from main entrance. Box Office and information desk on left. No steps to back row of Stalls (1 step between rows). Glass Lift (80cm wide) up to Circle (or 22 steps up). 3 steep steps between rows in the Circle. Staircases between levels have handrails on both sides; stairs in the auditorium have one handrail.
- Hearing impaired: Infra-red system with headsets or neck loops. Collect headsets/loops from box offices. Induction loops at service counters.
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are not currently allowed in the auditorium, however staff are happy to dog sit. Dogs will be looked after in the cloakroom.
- Wheelchairs: No steps to the back of the Stalls through entrances on either side of the Long bar. 4 spaces for wheelchair users in row V. Transfer seating available to aisle seats. Wheelchairs stored at back of auditorium.
- Toilets: Women’s and men’s at ground floor level and Circle level.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted WC next to right-hand Stalls entrance.
- Bars: 6 licensed bars. Access information: No steps to Lyttelton Long Bar and buffet from the main foyer. Glass lift to Lyttelton circle bar, moveable seats and tables.
