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Collaborators
National Theatre regulars Alex Jennings and Simon Russell Beale combine in this tale of a writer with a distinctly tricky commission.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Collaborators
National Theatre Cottesloe, South Bank, LondonNational Theatre regulars Alex Jennings and Simon Russell Beale combine in Collaborators, a tale of a writer with a distinctly tricky commission.
Collaborators is set in Moscow in 1938; a dangerous place to have a sense of humour and an even more dangerous place to have a sense of freedom. Writer Mikhail Bulgakov, who is living among dissidents while being stalked by the secret police, has both. Then he receives a poisoned chalice, a commission to write a play about Stalin to celebrate the Russian leader’s 60th birthday.
Collaborators depicts a lethal game of cat and mouse, through which the appalling compromises and humiliations inflicted on any artist by those with power are held up to scrutiny.
For more about Collaborators at the National Theatre read the First Night Feature.
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cast: Mark Addy, Sarah Annis, Marcus Cunningham, Jacqueline Defferary, Patrick Godfrey, Michael Jenn, Alex Jennings, Jess Murphy, William Postlethwaite, Pierce Reid, Simon Russell Beale, Nick Sampson, Maggie Service, Perri Snowdon
director: Nicholas Hytner
designer: Bob Crowley
lighting designer: Jon Clark
sound: Paul Ardiitti
Ticket Prices:
£12-£32
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
- Show Times: In rep - please check with theatre for performance dates and times.
- Duration: 2h30
- opening night:
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Venue InformationHIDE
National Theatre Cottesloe
South Bank, London, United Kingdom, SE1 9PX
- Nearest tube: Waterloo (approx. 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 (approx. 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
- Discounts: Discounts available for all disabled people.
- Limited mobility: The back of level 1 is the most accessible area.
- Access description: Separate ramped entrance with handrails on Cottesloe Avenue, on the Eastern side of the building. Box Office straight ahead. No steps to Level 1, 22 steps up (with handrails) to level 2. The seating changes with each production - check with the box office. Wheelchair loan available - contact the theatre manager’s office.
- 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. Groups should contact the theatre manager’s office on 020 7452 3281.
- Wheelchairs: 2 spaces for wheelchair users at level 1, usually in row P. Transfer seating is available to aisle seats.
- Toilets: Women’s and men’s at level 2.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted WC to the right of the main entrance.
- Bars: 1 licensed bars. Access information: Foyer bar with moveable seats.
