National Theatre [London]
type: Item
label: Royal National Theatre @nl
label: Královské národní divadlo @cs
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
description: theatergebouw in London, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
alternative label: National Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 2180
Importance: international importance
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
Wikidata source: Q113531980
GPS: Point(-0.1141 51.5071)
Capacity: 2390
Address: Upper Ground, South Bank, London, Lambeth, SE1 9PX, England
Web: nationaltheatre.org.uk
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 133101
architectural style: brutalism
architect: Denys Lasdun
city section: Lambeth
Theatres Trust Database ID: 3149
Instance of: Canon Anno Teatri card game
time frame: Late 20th Century
Anno teatri id: 64
Canon Event Label: National Theatre, London
opening date: 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: NationalTheatre.htm
consultant: Richard Pilbrow
consultant: Theatre projects
Les Archives du Spectacle ID: /o/3937-National-Theatre
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q189096
Carthalia ID: 1133
theatricalia id: dp/national-theatre-london
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1967-1976 by Sir Denys Lasdun, adjacent to the Southbank Centre. Officially opened 25 Oct 1976 by Queen Elizabeth II. Used for drama performances by the resident company (previous operating at the Old Vic Theatre), and for performances by visiting companies. The complex comprises three halls: Olivier Theatre: Named in honour of the British actor and theatre director, Sir Laurence Olivier. Opened 4 Oct 1977 with Marlowe's Tamburlaine The Great. Ca. 1120 seats. Lyttelton Theatre: Named in honour of Oliver Lyttelton, Viscount Chandos, the first chairmain of the National Theatre. Opened 16 Mar 1976 with Shakespeare's Hamlet. Ca. 890 seats. Cottesloe Theatre: Namd in honour of Lord Cottesloe, chairman of the South Bank Board. Opened 4 Mar 1977 with Ken Campbell's Illuminatus!. Up to 300 seats.