Welcome to our collection of conversations recorded live from the National Theatre stages, including interviews with actors, directors and playwrights.

Taken from the NT Archive, this is a Platform event from 1995 where Alan Bennett invited Judi Dench to perform a short radio play with him in front of a live audience at the National Theatre. This is an audio recording of that event.

If all the world’s a stage, we’re the programme notes. The National Theatre Podcast explores how theatre connects to the big issues of our time: sex, death, politics, and everything in between. We take you behind the scenes to investigate the artists and the ideas behind some of today’s most...

As part of the 400th anniversary celebrations of the King James Bible, an ensemble of leading National Theatre actors, directed by Nicholas Hytner, James Dacre and Polly Findlay, read twelve extracts from the Book that changed the world. This podcast collection features each of those readings...

In this collection, actors that have graced the National Theatre stage discuss their work and careers, including Judi Dench, John Lithgow and Julie Walters.

An interview with Rory Kinnear and Helen McCrory, talking to Al Senter about playing siblings in The Last of the Haussmans and their careers. This is a recording of a live event in July 2012.

An interview from June 2011 with James Corden about his current role in One Man, Two Guvnors and his career in theatre and television.

Helen McCrory talks to Genista McIntosh about her acting career and her experience preparing for the role of Medea in Ben Power's new version.

Julie Walters is interviewed by Al Senter about her current role in The Last of the Haussmans and her acting career. This is a recording of a live event in June 2012.

This podcast from the National Theatre features actor and writer, Simon Callow’s choice of poems for Valentine’s Day.

The internationally celebrated actress returns to the National to talk to Angus MacKechnie about her life and career.

Made for BBC 4 Extra to coincide with the National Theatre's 50th anniversary, Daniel Rosenthal conjures up stories and scenes from a unique national institution, featuring some of theatre's biggest stars and its best-kept backstage secrets. Featured in this collection are exclusive archive...

Directors take to the stage to share their experiences of working at the National Theatre, featuring Danny Boyle, Sam Mendes and Richard Eyre who discuss productions including Frankenstein and King Lear.

In this collection, playwrights take to the National Theatre stage to offer an insight into their work, featuring Alan Bennett, Tom Stoppard, Tena Štivičić, Simon Stephens, and more.