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1 - Scheme for National Theatre and Sadler's Wells proposed by Joint Council of the National Theatre
2 - National Theatre plans
3 - Saint Joan and Uncle Vanya for London
4 - First tour of the National Theatre
5 - Appointment of the architect
6 - Chichester Festival Theatre - plans for 1964
7 - NT and Royal Shakespeare Company (co-operation)
8 - British premiere of Andorra
9 - National Thetre plans for 1964-65
10 - Othello
11 - Othello
12 - Franco Zeffirelli and the National Theatre
13 - Visit of HRH Princess Marina
14 - National Theatre - Autumn Plans
15 - Bristol Old Vic in London
16 - Robert Graves to revise Shakespeare text for National Theatre
17 - Albert Finney to join National Theatre
18 - New Castings for the National
19 - National Theatre in Nottingham
20 - Chichester Festival Theatre - Plans for 1965
21 - Laurence Olivier for Albert Hall, Maggie Smith for Festival Hall
22 - National Youth Theatre at the National Theatre
23 - Berliner Ensemble to appear at the Old Vic
24 - The Crucible
25 - Chichester Festival Theatre - Plans 1965
26 - South Bank Theatre and Opera House Board
27 - National Theatre's first foreign tour
28 - National Theatre's second anniversary
29 - National Theatre - 1966
30 - National Theatre seasons at Queen's Theatre
31 - Cast changes at the National Theatre
32 - National Theatre at Queen's Theatre
33 - Three new productions 1966/7
34 - Chairman's statement at AGM of National Theatre Board
35 - Sir John Gielgud and the National Theatre
36 - National Theatre 1967/8
37 - National Theatre's seventh tour
38 - As You Like It
39 - Three Sisters
40 - National Theatre's Autumn Plans
41 - National Theatre's Canadian tour
42 - Much Ado About Nothing
43 - National Theatre returns from triumphal tour of Canada
44 - South Bank Theatre Board press conference on designs for National Theatre
45 - Change of repertory 12/13 December
46 - National Theatre cast changes [John Stride]
47 - Edward II / Oedipus / Irene Worth
48 - National Theatre's eighth provincial tour
49 - New appointment at the National Theatre [Anthony Easterbrook]
50 - Triple Bill for the National Theatre, Three one-act comedies, Actors to direct.
51 - 1967/68 season extended by one week
52 - Old Vic to celebrate 150th anniversary
53 - National Theatre performance cancelled [The Dance of Death]
54 - Autumn plans - 3 new productions [Love Labour's Lost, The Advertisement, Home and Beauty]
55 - As You Like It opens the 1968-1969 season
56 - New production to open in February ["H"]
57 - Love Labour's Lost
58 - Further plans [Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre Season / The Way of the World]
59 - "H" / Three new members of the NT company / The Way of the World / Laurence Olivier
60 - Back to Methuselah
61 - Further details of 1969/1970 season
62 - Two new playwrights for NT
63 - Sir Laurence Olivier and the National Theatre receive a Special Tony Award in New York
64 - A Flea in her Ear
65 - 1969/1970 season's plans
66 - Special Christmas Fare at the National Theatre
67 - The National Theatre [work begins on substructure of building]
68 - The National Theatre by Kenneth Tynan
69 - The White Devil directed by Frank Dunlop opens at the NT next week
70 - [Derek Grainger [new NT literary consultant]
71 - Special holiday show at the NT [The Travails of Sancho Panza]
72 - NT makes first visit to USA
73 - Four new productions for NT
74 - Two theatres for the National Theatre, at the Cambridge as well as the Old Vic
75 - National Theatre at the Cambridge Theatre
76 - National Theatre 1970/71 [Guys and Dolls / A Woman Killed with Kindness / Cato Street / Cyrano de Bergerac]
77 - Simon Gray's new adaptation of The Idiot at the National Theatre
78 - National Theatre repertoire changes
79 - W Somerset Maugham's Home and Beauty at the Cambridge Theatre from tomorrow
80 - National Theatre plans for 1970/71
81 - Edward Woodward as Cyrano at the Cambridge Theatre next week
82 - NT to stage Arrabal's The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria
83 - [Frank Dunlop leaves / Patrick Donnell new Administrative Director]
84 - Christopher Plummer to join the National Theatre
85 - National Theatre to appear at two theatres until South Bank opens late 1973
86 - Coriolanus
87 - National Theatre's The Merchant of Venice instead of A Woman Killed with Kindness for Manchester
88 - National Theatre at the New Theatre from 15 June
89 - National Theatre production of Tyger for New Theatre from 20 July
90 - Three companies new to London to appear at the Old Vic
91 - Two new productions for the National Theatre [The Good-Natured Man / Long Day's Journey Into Night]
92 - National Theatre 1972
93 - National Theatre to appear at two theatres until South Bank opens late 1973
94 - Michael Hordern and Diana Rigg make National Theatre debuts next week. Tom Stoppard's Jumpers has world premiere
95 - National Theatre makes first appearance in a Shakespeare history
96 - Statement given to PA [Peter Hall to succeed Olivier]
97 - Two National Theatre openings next week [ 'Tis Pity She's a Whore / The School for Scandal]
98 - National Theatre's Long Day's Journey Into Night joins Old Vic repertoire in two week's time
99 - Anthony Hopkins and Diana Rigg in Macbeth
100 - Four classics and two new plays for National Theatre
101 - National Theatre's Macbeth opens next week
102 - National Theatre's production of Tom Stoppard's award winning Jumpers returns to Old Vic tomorrow
103 - Denis Quilley plays the title-role in National Theatre production of Macbeth
104 - [personnel changes and building update]
105 - Diana Rigg to play Racine's Phedre for National Theatre
106 - Information given at the National Theatre's 'topping out' ceremony
107 - [John Russell Brown - associate director with responsibility for scripts]
108 - Peter Hall's production of The Tempest and Laurence Olivier's production of Priestley's Eden End for the National Theatre
109 - National Theatre to tour with Jonathan Miller's production of Measure for Measure
110 - National Theatre to tour North West of England with Jonathan Miller's production of Measure for Measure
111 - [Next of Kin / The Party ]
112 - [Michael Kustow appointed Associate Director (Projects and Visitors)]
113 - [NT links with regions]
114 - National Theatre production of The Front Page for Australia
115 - Spring Awakening for the National Theatre
116 - National Theatre's production of The Front Page leaves for Australia in 2 and a half weeks
117 - [Eden's End / Equus / The Party]
118 - National Theatre's production of The Front Page leaves for Australia next week
119 - National Theatre's longest ever tour - four new productions to visit ten centres
120 - Peter Hall's first press conference since becoming director [includes rep/ update on building/ vision for future]
121 - National Theatre's first ever visit to Wolverhampton
122 - National Theatre's production of the Tempest in Bristol
123 - National Theatre's production at the Oxford Playhouse next week
124 - National Theatre at Birmingham Rep in three weeks time
125 - National Theatre at Nottingham Playhouse in two weeks time
126 - Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro at National Theatre in two weeks
127 - New National Theatre mobile produciton of Romeo and Juliet to visit 16 out-of-London centres and play 6 performances at the Old Vic
128 - National Theatre actors in a season of lunchtime plays at the Young Vic from next Tues
129 - [The Marriage of Figaro / The Party / Happy Days]
130 - Record National Theatre touring programme completed next month
131 - [Heartbreak House / Happy Days]
132 - Newly planned Old Vic programme after delays on South Bank site
133 - [Heartbreak House / Happy Days]
134 - National Theatre's Misanthrope opens New York. Peggy Ashcroft in Happy Days opens Old Vic.
135 - Next week: National Theatre's 'Misanthrope' opens in New York
136 - [Engaged / The Misanthrope / No Man's Land]
137 - National Theatre Lunchtime theatre at Young Vic and in the regions
138 - National Theatre's production of Pinter's No Man's Land to transfer to Wyndham's
139 - National Theatre's to stage J M Synge's Playboy of the Western World
140 - National Theatre [general]
141 - New National Theatre to begin before building complete
142 - New National Theatre to begin before building complete
143 - New National Theatre to stage Ben Travers' Plunder
144 - Comedians for West End
145 - First time at Prague competition for English Designers
146 - National Theatre's last performance at Old Vic before moving to South Bank - Tribute to the Lady
147 - National Theatre's introductory season on South Bank opens soon
148 - [Molly Daubeny - consultant on foreign theatre companies]
149 - Provision for disabled at National Theatre
150 - National Theatre to stage Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit'
151 - National Theatre to stage Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit
152 - Howard Benton play is new National Theatre's first premiere: David Hare directs
153 - National Theatre to vist Birmingham Repertory Theatre
154 - National Theatre to visit Birmingham Repertory Theatre for ten days in July [draft]
155 - National Theatre to visit Leeds in July
156 - National Theatre summer season at the Young Vic: August repertoire [draft]
157 - National Theatre summer season at the Young Vic
158 - National Theatre to revive Tom Stoppard's Jumpers [draft]
159 - National Theatre to revive Tom Stoppard's 'Jumpers'
160 - Foyer/Terrace events
161 - Tamburlaine on the terraces [draft]
162 - Tamburlaine on the Terraces
163 - [unofficial strike]
164 - Press release: 'Tamburlaine the Great'
165 - [National Theatre agreement with NATTKE]
166 - Opening of National Theatre's Olivier Theatre next month with Tamburlaine the Great [draft]
167 - Opening of the NT's Olivier Theatre
168 - Opening of The National Theatre by Her Majesty the Queen
169 - The opening of the National Theatre by Her Majesty The Queen
170 - National Theatre in November
171 - Platform performance in the Lyttelton [draft]
172 - Platform performances in the Lyttelton Theatre
173 - National Theatre to stage premiere of Edward Albee play [draft]
174 - National Theatre to stage premiere of Edward Albee play
175 - Paul Scofield joins NT in New Year/ John Gielgud to play Caesar and two other parts / New plays by Ayckbourn and Bolt/ Directors include William Gaskell, Christopher Morahan, Maximilian Schell, John Schlesinger [draft]
176 - Paul Scofield joins National Theatre in New Year.
177 - First ever kite flying at the National Theatre
178 - July Music Calendar
179 - Musical events - additional attractions
180 - Summer exhibition at the National Theatre
181 - Cancellation of performance of 'Weapons of Happiness'
182 - Moving Being Press Release
183 - The Chieftains to give solo concert [draft]
184 - The Chieftains to give solo concert in Olivier Theatre
185 - Ken Campbell's Illuminatus to be first ever show at the National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre [draft]
186 - Ken Campbell's 'Illuminatus!' to be first ever show at NT's Cottesloe Theatre
187 - NT's first productions at Cottesloe Theatre
188 - Moving Being press release
189 - National Theatre's first productions at Cottesloe Theatre
190 - Library Theatre, Manchester to visit National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre with new musical [draft]
191 - Library Theatre Manchester to visit NT's Cottesloe Theatre with new musical
192 - Illuminatus to move to Round House following packed performances at National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre [draft]
193 - Illuminatus! to move to Round House
194 - National Theatre to give Royal Gala Performance
195 - Albion Dance Band in concert [draft]
196 - Glyndebourne's Don Giovanni at NT in August as part of Don Juan at the NT Season [draft]
197 - Glyndebourne's 'Don Giovanni' at the NT in August
198 - Next productions at NT's Cottesloe Theatre [draft]
199 - Next Productions at NT's Cottesloe Theatre
200 - The Madras House performance alterations [draft]
201 - The Madras House: Performance alterations
202 - Cottesloe Theatre performance alterations [draft]
203 - NT's new August repertoire for Cottesloe Theatre
204 - NT's new August repertoire for Cottesloe Theatre
205 - NT's next production in Olivier Theatre
206 - NT to visit Bristol Hippodrome in September with two acclaimed productions: Jonson's Volpone and Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce [draft]
207 - National Theatre Company to vist Bristol Hippodrome
208 - October at the National Theatre
209 - October at the NT
210 - NT extras in Bristol [draft]
211 - 'NT Extras' in Bristol
212 - London's naive painters
213 - November at the NT [draft]
214 - November at the NT
215 - Illustrated lecture by Robert Erskine: 'Period Costume or Modern Dress?' [draft]
216 - Illustrated lecture by Robert Erskine
217 - NT's plans up to Spring [draft]
218 - NT's plans up to spring
219 - Music at the National Theatre in January
220 - February at the National Theatre
221 - Paine's Plough press release: 'Motocar'
222 - Paine's Plough press release: 'Richard III Part Two'
223 - Press release: Allied Artists Agency
224 - March at the National Theatre
225 - April at the National Theatre
226 - National Theatre to stage world premiere of new plays by Harold Pinter and Edward Bond
227 - [general information]
228 - National Theatre makes first visit to Milton Keynes
229 - June at the National Theatre
230 - Stage design from the German Democratic Republic
231 - July at the National Theatre
232 - August at the National Theatre
233 - September at the National Theatre
234 - NT Extras
235 - NT's autumn plans
236 - [Appointments to National Theatre]
237 - Confirmation of statement issued at press gathering at the National Theatre on 9 October 78
238 - Christmas and the New Year at the National Theatre
239 - New Year at the National Theatre
240 - Biographies of William Gaskell, Michael Rudman, Bill Bryden, Christopher Morahan
241 - Sir Ralph Richardson to inaugurate National Theatre's Lilian Baylis Terrace
242 - February and March at the National Theatre
243 - NT Extreas: March
244 - NT Extras: April
245 - Othello
246 - NT Extras: May
247 - Ibsen's The Wild Duck for National Theatre in Autumn
248 - Maugham's For Services Rendered and Simon Gray's Close of Play to join NT rep in May
249 - Stage version of Michael Herr's Dispatches to open in Cottesloe in June
250 - National Theatre back to normal after dispute
251 - NT Extras in June
252 - July and August at the NT
253 - NT Extras in July and August
254 - South Bank Splash
255 - September at the NT
256 - NT Extras in September
257 - October at the National Theatre [draft]
258 - October at the National Theatre
259 - NT Extras in October
260 - November at the NT
261 - NT Extras in November
262 - NT Extras in November
263 - December at the NT
264 - NT Extras in December
265 - Christmas at the NT
266 - January at the National Theatre [copy]
267 - January at the National Theatre
268 - NT Extras in January
269 - February at the NT
270 - NT Extras in February [copy]
271 - NT Extras in February
272 - Granada and the National Theatre
273 - NT Extras in December
274 - NT Extras in January
275 - Judgement
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