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Age: General
Genre: Play
Sub Genre: Comedy
Dark comedy August: Osage County, which won five awards at the 2008 Tonys, is staged by the American Steppenwolf Theatre Company at the National’s Lyttelton theatre.
August: Osage County follows the Weston family, which reunites unexpectedly in Oklahoma following the disappearance of their father. On coming together, their home explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Tracy Letts’s new play unflinchingly and uproariously exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family.
Among the Tony Awards won by August: Osage County were Best New Play, Best Performance By A Leading Actress In A Play, Best Performance By A Featured Actress In A Play and Best Direction Of A Play. The latter was won by Anna D Shapiro, who also directs the production at the National Lyttelton.
Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, founded in 1976, has an international reputation built through its commitment to ensemble performance through the collaboration of a company of actors, director and playwrights. Prior to August: Osage County, its last production to be staged at the National Theatre was The Grapes Of Wrath in 1989.
Playwright Letts’s other plays include Man From Nebraska, Bug, Superior Donuts and Killer Joe, which was staged in London at the Bush theatre and Vaudeville theatre.
Writing about the Broadway production of August: Osage County, the New York Times described the play as: "The most exciting new American play Broadway has seen for years."
Performance Details
- previews from: 21 Nov 2008
- opening night: 26 Nov 2008
- closing: 21 Jan 2009
show times: Tue-Sat 19:15 (26 Nov 19:00), Sun 15:00, Mats Sat & mid-week 14:00 - Please check with theatre for midweek matinee dates
ticket prices: £10-£41
duration: 3h20
Assisted Performances
captioned performance: By STAGETEXT on Thu 8 Jan at 19:15, tickets £12 T: 020 7452 3000 E: boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk
audio described performance: By In-house on Fri 16 Jan at 19:15 & Sat 17 Jan at 14:00, tickets £12 T: 020 7452 3000 E: boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk
cast: Deanna Dunagan, Rondi Reed, Gary Cole, Ian Barford, Kimberley Guerrero, Mariann Mayberry, Michael McGuire, Amy Morton, Sally Murphy, Jeff Perry, Molly Ranson, Troy West, Paul Vincent O’Connor
director: Anna D Shapiro
music by: David Singer
sound: Richard Woodbury
set designer: Tod Rosenthal
lighting designer: Ann G Wrightson
costume: Ana Kuzmanic
producer: National Theatre
map: View Map
address: 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: Yes
Assisted Performance Booking Information
Access Booking: Tel: 020 7452 3000 Information Desk 020 7452 3400 EMAIL: boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk
Accessible Facilities Venue Information
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.
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