The Red Lion is back on stage this Thursday 9 July with performances through 25 July.
Tickets are available for those performances plus the remainder of the run through 30 September. Book tickets online via The National Theatre.
Friday Rush ticketing continues every Friday at 1pm and day tickets are usually available for most performances.
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The Red Lion: Patrick Marber and Ian Rickson In Conversation recording from Thursday 25 June at the Dorfman Theatre. The writer and director discuss The Red Lion, Patrick Marber’s haunting and humorous new play about the dying romance of the great English game.
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The Red Lion returns to the Dorfman Theatre Thursday 18 June.
The upcoming repertoire performance breaks are:
12-17 June
21-23 June
27 June-8 July
26-30 July
19 August- 2 September
6-10 September
17-23 September
Last Performance for The Red Lion is the 30 Sept matinee at 3PM.
22 June- An insightful and intuitive review by Alex Stewart of The Set Pieces.
15 June- The Daily Express 4 Star review of The Red Lion: ” Marber is rewarded by a trio of superb performances.”
13 June – About Time Magazine review of the The Red Lion: Daniel Mays “…is utterly beguiling”
12 June- The Independent has a fantastic review for The Red Lion.
11 June – The Guardian 4 Star review: “Daniel Mays as Kidd has the manic energy of a man on the edge of desperation and suggests that, even inside this self-seeking chancer, lurks an instinct for the game.”
– Time Out Theatre 4 Star review: “Club manager Kidd, played by the eternally wonderful Danny Mays, is an archetypal wheeler dealer.”
-The Evening Standard 4 Star review: “Mays is thrillingly volatile.”
– Financial Times 4 Star review (login may be needed) – The Exeunt 5 Star review: “it’s a veritable symphony.”
– The Upcoming 5 Star review: “Daniel Mays gives a sensationally polished performance as Jimmy Kidd. Full of energy, emotion, hysteria and yet so controlled, Mays is a deeply affecting and immensely entertaining actor to watch in this spectacular production.”
– MetroUK 4 Star review: ‘Gripping. Punchy. Makes the game beautiful again.’
10 June -The Telegraph 4 Star review. “Mays is on hypnotic form as the strutting, spiv-like Kidd.”
-What’s On Stage 4 Star review. “Mays is masterful.”
-The Stage review: “Patrick Marber’s slow-burning ode to football and what it means to those who love it.”
-The Arts Desk review: “This is a study of men and masculinity, of belonging, and of the emotional pull of sport for some”
More stunning photos of The Red Lion Production have been released ahead of press night this evening:
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The National Theatre has released The Red Lion production photographs.
Image by Catherine Ashmore/National Theatre
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Image by Catherine Ashmore/National Theatre
Image by Catherine Ashmore/National Theatre
Previews continue through Tuesday 9 June with press night Wednesday 10 June.
The Red Lion has three upcoming NT Platform events in conjunction with the play:
Focus on Football: Friday 19 June at 6:30PM (followed by book signing).
Patrick Marber and Ian Rickson on The Red Lion: Thursday 25 June at 6:30PM (followed by book signing).
AfterWords: The Red Lion: Friday 10 July post-show discussion.
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Passion. Loyalty. Salvation.
Break a leg and all the best to Danny Mays, Calvin Demba, Peter Wight, Ian Rickson, Patrick Marber, and crew with tonight’s first preview performance of The Red Lion at The National Theatre!
“The thing about football – the important thing about football – is that it is not just about football.” Terry Prachett, Unseen Academicals
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The National Theatre has released rehearsal photos from The Red Lion:
Small-time semi-pro football, the non-league. A world away from the wealth and the television cameras. A young player touched with brilliance arrives from nowhere. An ambitious manager determines to make him his own. And the old soul of the club still has dreams of glory.
A haunting and humorous new play about the dying romance of the great English game – and the tender, savage love that powers it. From June 3 at The Dorfman Theatre.
Public booking for The Red Lion is now open at the National Theatre website for all dates from 3 June (first preview) and including the additional dates from 31 July through 30 September (last performance).
The Red Lion will also have tickets available during The National Theatre’s new Friday Rush beginning Friday 30 May at 1PM for performances the following week. Friday Rush ticketing will be ongoing through out the run and include performances that are sold out! More information is available on The National Theatre’s FAQ page.
The Red Lion
Small-time semi-pro football, the non-league. A world away from the wealth and the television cameras. A young player touched with brilliance arrives from nowhere. An ambitious manager determines to make him his own. And the old soul of the club still has dreams of glory.
A haunting and humorous new play about the dying romance of the great English game – and the tender, savage love that powers it.
Cast includes Daniel Mays, Calvin Demba, and Peter Wight.
Directed by Ian Rickson
Written by Patrick Marber
Daniel Mays 
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