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Never So Good
Howard Brenton's portrait of Harold Macmillan stars Jeremy Irons as the former Prime Minister.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Never So Good
National Theatre Lyttelton, South Bank, LondonHoward Brenton's portrait of Harold Macmillan stars Jeremy Irons as the former Prime Minister.
Set against the backdrop of fading Empire, war, the Suez crisis, vintage champagne, adultery and vicious Tory politics, Never So Good tells the story of a political idealist who rushed to fight for his country, found his career blocked by his loyalty to Winston Churchill, and was eventually brought down by the Profumo scandal.
For more about this production read the First Night Feature or the Big Interview with Anna Chancellor.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Ben Addis, Jonathan Battersby, Anthony Calf, Pip Carter, Anna Carteret, Anna Chancellor, Peter Forbes, Clive Francis, Tim Francis, Robert Glenister, Terrence Hardiman, Sarah Head, Jeremy Irons, Sioned Jones, Anne Kavanagh, Nicholas Lumley, Ian McNeice, Charlotte Melia, Roger Ringrose, Janet Spencer-Turner, Terence Wilton, Claire Winsper, Rupert Young
director: Howard Davies
sound: Paul Arditti
lighting designer: Mark Henderson
choreographer: Lynne Page
designer: Vicki Mortimer
producer: National Theatre
Ticket Prices:
£10-£41
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
- Show Times: 19:30, Mats 14:15 - In rep, please check with theatre for performance dates
- opening night:
- Box Office:
020 7452 3000
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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.
