05 Jun 2008
The plot includes rape, incest and countless murders, and yet The Revenger’s Tragedy is a surprisingly funny affair... Read more
Age: Adult
Genre: Play
Sub Genre: Drama
A ferociously dark play by Thomas Middleton, set in an avaricious world that seethes with vice and retribution.
As he holds the skull of his beloved – who rejected the licentious old Duke’s advances and so was poisoned – Vindice plots the Duke’s grotesque murder. But in a court where adultery, rape and incest are the norm, his vengeance does not stop there. An orgy of ritualistic, even playful, bloodletting follows.
For more information read our First Night Feature.
show times: 19:30, Mats 14:00. In Rep, please check with theatre for dates and times.
ticket prices: £10-£30
captioned performance: By STAGETEXT on Thu 10 Jul & Tue 5 Aug at 19:30, tickets £10 T: 020 7452 3000 E: boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk
audio described performance: By in-house on Fri 18 Jul at 19:30 & Sat 19 Jul at 14:00, tickets £10 T: 020 7452 3000 E: boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk
cast: Rory Kinnear, Adjoa Andoh, Tom Andrews, Ken Bones, Donatella Cabras, Billy Carter, Elliot Cowan, Conor Doyle, Barbara Flynn, John Heffernan, Peter Hinton, Derek Howard, Pieter Lawman, Jane Leaney, Tommy Luther, Katherine Manners, Rob McNeill, Pamela Merrick, Simon Nagra, Rick Nodine, Jamie Parker, Richard Shanks, Ross Waiton and Lizzie Winkler.
director: Melly Still
sound: Paul Arditti
lighting designer: Paul Anderson
designer: Melly Still & Ti Green
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 (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: Yes
Access Booking: Tel 020 7452 3000 Information Desk 020 7452 3400
discounts: Discounts available for all disabled people.
limited mobility: Please ask to be seated in an aisle seat in the centre Stalls when you book.
access description: Main entrance reached from Upper Ground via Theatre Avenue to Theatre Square and a drop off point approx. 40m from main entrance. Lifts up to the Olivier Theatre to right of information desk (to both Stalls and Circle levels) or staircases further in on each side (49 steps to Stalls, further 44 to Circle). Olivier Box office on level 2. No steps to the back of the Stalls, 10 steps up to raised sections. Centre Stalls auditorium has gradual shallow steps with a handrail on aisles 2 and 4. Lift to row G of Circle and 18 steps down to the front. Power assisted doors and ramps to terraces from Level 2.
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: Lift to the Olivier Stalls. 3 spaces for wheelchair users in row R. A companion can sit next to the left-hand space in row R, or in the row. Transfer seating is available to aisle seats - wheelchairs stored at back of auditorium.
toilets: Women’s and men’s at Stalls and Circle levels.
disabled toilets: Adapted WC on the left side of the Stalls corridor.
Rory Kinnear as Vindice in The Revenger's Tragedy at the National Olivier
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