Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre of Great Britain is a building and theatre company on London's South Bank. Housing three separate auditoria - the Olivier Theatre, the Lyttleton Theatre and the Cottesloe Theatre - it was designed by Sir Denis Lasdun[?] and opened in 1976.

The largest space, the Olivier Theatre, is the main auditorium and was modelled on the ancient Greek theatre at Epidaurus[?]; it has an open stage and a fan-shaped audience seating area for about 1150 people. The Lyttleton Theatre is a proscenium arch[?] design holding up to 890 people. The Cottesloe Theatre is a small adaptable studio space holding up to 300 people.

Artistic Directors

• Laurence Olivier (1963-1973)
• Peter Hall[?] (1973-1988)
• Richard Eyre[?] (1988-1997)
• Trevor Nunn (1997-2003)
• Nicholas Hytner[?] (2003- )

External Link

Official website (http://www.nt-online.org/)