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25th January 2026

Swan Festival 50 – Celebrating 50 Years of The Swan

A Miscellany of Entertainment to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Live Entertainment at The Swan Theatre

12th February 2026

NT Live Presents: The Fifth Step

Ticket price: £15.00
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.

Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.

26th February 2026

NT Live Presents: The Audience

Ticket price: £15.00
Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the  Olivier and Tony Award® -winning hit production by Peter Morgan, directed by Stephen Daldry.

For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron, the Queen advised her prime ministers on matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.

Peter Morgan’s Netflix phenomenon The Crown was based on this hit play that was captured live from London’s West End in 2013 and went on to become one of the most-watched NT Live productions

16th March 2026 - 21st March 2026

Pressure by David Haig

Ticket price: £13.50
Directed by Mark Payne
June 1944.
One man’s decision is about to change the course of history.
The Allied forces are poised for D-Day. The lives of 350,000 Allied troops are at stake. The decision whether to attack or not comes down to the most important weather forecast of all time.
Pressure is an extraordinary and little known true story which thrillingly explores the responsibilities of leadership, the challenges of prophecy and the personal toll of taking a stand.
“Funny, tense and deeply affecting” – Daily Telegraph
“A thunderous piece of theatre” – The Stage

Director

Mark Payne

16th March 2026 - 31st December 2026

Swan 2026 Season

A first look at our exciting programme of plays planned for the 2026 season.

9th April 2026

NT Live Presents: Hamlet

Ticket price: £15.00
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.
National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.
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