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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 19

⌚Last Week of The Estate ⌚📚💙

Go to the Bookshop to collect this dynamic programme and playtext duo!

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 19

Bye Nye 👋💙📚

Last Chance to check out our Nye books & plays collection🏃

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 19

💛Feeling very orange with all this Inter Alia Merch💛💙📚

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 19

📚July's Bestselling Books 📚💙

National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 19

📌 Pin this collection! 📌
Check out our brand NEW addition to our pins collection. The Ticket Stub pins are now available in Navy🟦, Orange🟧 and Green🟩 💙📚

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 12

L👀k at July's Bestselling Plays 🎭📚💙

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 12

🎊The Fringe is upon us🎊
To celebrate the 25 day theatre festival, we are showing off our 2024 Edinburgh Fringe plays! 📚💙

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jul 31

Join us for an exclusive In Conversation event with Suzie Miller on Sunday 10th August. 📚💙

As her compelling new play, Inter Alia, takes to our stages, this is your unique opportunity to hear directly from Suzie.

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In Conversation with Suzie Miller | National Theatre

Join us for an exclusive event with Suzie Miller, as her compelling new play, Inter Alia, takes to our stages. In conversation with Deborah Frances-White, this promises to be an insightful hour with o...

www.nationaltheatre.org.uk

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jul 25

📚💙Join us for Meet the Authors – Acting and Auditioning Backstage Guides with Lucian Msamati, and Auditioning, casting director Sam Stevenson, as they share their experiences and tips on working in the industry. 📚💙

FREE ticket - tinyurl.com/2jte9k8w

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jul 23

🌟Shining a light on New plays in the bookshop🌟💙📚

King Arthur by Le Nvet Bete & John Nicholson
Life Raft by Fin Kennedy after Georg Kaiser with games by Tassos Stevens
The House Party by Laura Lomas & August Strindberg
Steel by Lee Mattinson

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jul 23

Nye is back! 🩺💙📚

The bookshop would like to bring you a NEW display, NEW Nye playtext and NEW Welsh books.

To name a few:
Nye 2025 National Theatre Playtext by Tim Price
Our NHS: A History of Britain's Best Loved Institution by Andrew Seaton
Wales As Is by David Hurn

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jul 21

One Way Out by Montel Douglas💙📚

On A-level results day, four friends finally leave sixth form and embark on their first steps towards independence. With all their ambitious goals ahead of them, stereotypes and social bias begin to frustrate their views on life.

www.blackplaysarchive.org.uk

National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jul 8

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jul 8

🎉 Congratulations to Vikki Heywood 🎉🦋📚
on the launch of her new book, Miss Veal and Miss Ham (coming to NT Bookshop).

We were honoured with a reading of a few evocative pages by Juliet, who will soon be appearing in The Land of the Living at the National Theatre.

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jul 6

🌼Bestselling Books from June🌼📚🦋💙

🎭Acting: A Backstage Guide
🪑Auditioning: A Backstage Guide
🗣Women Are Angry
📓The Diaries of Mr Lucas: Life in 1960s Gay London
🍐The Safekeep
🩸Out For Blood
🩷Deep House: The Gayest Love Story Ever Told
🎤How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
👑The Emperor of Gladness

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jun 26

We are celebrating the 30th year of the Connections Festival the release of our brand new Connection Anthology for 2025. The anthology contains 10 new plays specifically for Young People. Pre-order your copy online today or collect in store on June 27th. 📚💙
#booksky

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy Pride Month from the National Theatre Bookshop! 🌈📚💙

We've got a fantastic selection of books featuring incredible LGBTQ+ characters and authors. Whether you're looking for signed copies, new releases, or must-reads, you can find them all in-store or online.

#booksky

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Jun 2

Stacked with pride 🌈📚 A rainbow stack celebrating LGBTQIA+ voices, stories, and love this Pride Month and beyond.
#PrideReads #PrideMonth #LGBTQBooks #ReadWithPride #nationaltheatre #nationaltheatrebookshop

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Methuen Drama @methuendrama.bsky.social · May 29

Drawing on his remarkable stage career and acclaimed performances at the National Theatre, Lucian Msamati offers an insightful and inspiring guide to the actor’s craft.

Listen to an exclusive sample from the audiobook below!

🎧 bit.ly/4dGXide
📙 bit.ly/43kyUuv

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · May 27

Newly updated our plays in the post subscription 👀👀

From our stage to your page, enjoy reading a playtext from National Theatre productions each month with our National Theatre Playtext Subscription. Immerse yourself in captivating world-class theatre.
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National Theatre Playtext Subscription

From our stage to your page, enjoy reading a playtext from National Theatre productions each month with our National Theatre Playtext Subscription. Immerse yourself in captivating world-class theatre.

shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk

National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · May 20

More than just football. A story of identity, pressure, and belief 🎭

The Dear England programme and playtext have been updated for this year’s run ⚽️

Available now online and in our National Theatre bookshop.

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · May 13

Typical by Ryan Calais Cameron

An ex-serviceman spent his life fighting for his country, now he finds new battles in a society fighting against him. Typical follows the true-life events of Christopher Alder, who finds himself in police custody. Learn more about the play on the Black Plays Archive.

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Apr 16

Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock follows two clashing generations of women in North London. The play was later staged at the National Theatre and directed by Paulette Randall, making the two women the first Black women to both write and direct for the NT.

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National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Apr 10

🚨New playtexts in the bookshop this month 🚨 Which are on your list?

🎭Champion - Ishy Din
🎭Otherland - Chris Bush
🎭Back Stroke - Anna Mackmin
🎭Retrograde - Ryan Calais Cameron
🎭Mary And The Hyenas - Maureen Lennon

#nationaltheatrebookshop #bookshop #newplays #nationaltheatre

National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social · Apr 2

National Theatre Bookshop Best Selling Plays and Books in March 🌞

#NationalTheatre #bestsellingbooks

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