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For his whole adult life, David Hare has been visiting the city which so many young people regard as the most exciting in Europe, Berlin. But there is something in Berlin’s elusive character which makes him feel he is always missing the point.
Now, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall, Hare reads a 55-minute meditation about Germany’s restored capital – both what it represents in European history and the peculiar part it has played in his own life.
Hare is one of the most lauded British playwrights of the 20th and 21st centuries, having written pieces including Pravda, Amy’s View, The Secret Rapture, Racing Demon, The Permanent Way, Stuff Happens, The Vertical Hour and his most recent piece, Gethsemane. He has worked extensively with the National Theatre throughout his career; Berlin will be his latest piece to be delivered on one of the National’s stages.
Berlin is directed by Stephen Daldry, whose previous productions at the National include the hugely successful An Inspector Calls. A previous Artistic Director of the Royal Court, Daldry’s other directorial credits include Hare’s Via Dolorosa and hit West End musical Billy Elliot The Musical.
Performance Details
- opening night: 10 Feb 2009
- closing: 20 Mar 2009
show times: 10, 12, 13 Feb, 6, 9, 11, 19, 20 Mar 18:00
ticket prices: £10
duration: 55 min
Assisted Performances
audio described performance: In-house on Wed 11 Mar at 18:00, tickets £10 T: 020 7452 3000 E: boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk
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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