National Theatre
About National Theatre
The National Theatre (NT), officially the Royal National Theatre since 1988 and sometimes referred to in international contexts as the National Theatre of Great Britain, is a performing arts venue and associated theatre company located in London, England, adjacent to the Southbank Centre. The theatre was founded by Laurence Olivier in 1963 and many well-known actors have since performed with it.
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He described the National Theatre as something like a clever way of disguising a nuclear power station in the centre of London or something like that.
from 451: No Such Thing As Deckchair Wrestling, 2022-11-04 at 00:50:54 · read transcript
Other times National Theatre came up
My theory is that we're sort of triggered by nostalgia human beings, you know, about things that make us think about home. If you grew up in Buckingham Palace, then yes, the National Theatre is going to look quite ugly. If you grew up like I did on an estate, you know, where there's lots of concrete about concrete, subways, concrete, then those buildings make me feel nostalgic and warm.
No Such Thing As Deckchair Wrestling, 2022-11-04 · listen
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