Double Feature

18 July – 10 Sept A summer of new plays 

'Sharp, funny and fizzing with invention.' The Times

Four world premieres by four exciting writers, performed in The Paintframe at the National Theatre. This summer, for the first and only time, this space will be transformed into an extraordinary pop-up performance environment.

Presented in two double bills, a single group of performers and theatre-makers deliver these funny, scary and moving plays for today. Follow this unique journey from workshop space to performance environment on our blog.

Double Feature 2 Learn more about the plays.

Double Feature 1 Learn more about the plays.

‘Sharp, funny and fizzing with invention.’ The Times

Read the Double Feature reviews online so far...

Guardian

Evening Standard

Arts Desk

Official London Theatre

New York Times

Exeunt

Matt Trueman blog

The Arts Desk

The Stage: Double Feature 1

The Stage: Double Feature 2

A Younger Theatre: Double Feature 1

A Younger Theatre: Double Feature 2

British Theatre Guide: Edgar & Annabel

British Theatre Guide: The Swan

British Theatre Guide: Nightwatchman

British Theatre Guide: There Is A War

Four lucky winners had the chance to review Double Feature. Read what they had to say about these exciting new plays. 

Double Feature 1 Double Feature 2 

CHECK OUT THE PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS FROM There Is A War

By Tom Basden, Directed by Lyndsey Turner

Image 1 - There Is A War set

Image 2 - Trevor Cooper (Father Michael), Phoebe Fox (Anne)

Image 3 - Richard Goulding (John)

Image 4 - The Band

Image 5 - Damian O’Hare (Colonel Huggins), Phoebe Fox (Anne), Tom Basden (Martin), Richard Hope (Field Comm.Goodman), Trevor Cooper (Big Dave)

Image 6 -Tom Basden (Martin), Damian O’Hare (Colonel Huggins), Phoebe Fox (Anne)

Image 7 -Trystan Gravelle (Theo), Matthew Needham (Griff), Claire-Louise Cordwell (Joy)

Image 8 - Oliver Birch (Murray)

Image 9 - Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Kate), Phoebe Fox (Anne), Damian O’Hare (Luke)

Photographs by Johan Persson

CHECK OUT THE PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS FROM The Swan 

By DC Moore, Directed by Polly Findlay. Image 1 -Claire-Louise Cordwell (Grace) Image 2 - Claire-Louise Cordwell (Grace) Image 3 - Trevor Cooper (Jim) Image 4 - Richard Hope (Russell) Image 5 - Trevor Cooper (Jim) Image 6 - Trevor Cooper (Jim) Image 7 - Trevor Cooper (Jim), Nitin Kundra (Bradwell), Richard Hope (Russell) Image 8 - Trevor Cooper (Jim), Nitin Kundra (Bradwell), Richard Hope (Russell) Image 9 - Pippa Bennet-Warner (Denise), Trevor Cooper (Jim) Image 10 - Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Christine) Photographs by Johan Persson

Check out the production photographs from EDGAR AND ANNABEL By Sam Holcroft, Directed by Lyndsey Turner.

Image 1 - Kirsty Bushell (Marianne), Damian O’Hare (Miller), Trystan Gravelle (Nick)  Image 2 - Kirsty Bushell (Marianne), Damian O’Hare (Miller)  Image 3 - Trystan Gravelle (Nick), Kirsty Bushell (Marianne)  Image 4 - Trystan Gravelle (Nick), Kirsty Bushell (Marianne), Tom Basden (Marc), Karina Fernandez (Tara)  Image 5 - Trystan Gravelle (Nick), Kirsty Bushell (Marianne), Karina Fernandez (Tara), Tom Basden (Marc)  Image 6 - Kirsty Bushell (Marianne), Trystan Gravelle (Nick)  Image 7 - Richard Goulding (Anthony), Kirsty Bushell (Marianne)  Image 8 - Richard Goulding (Anthony), Kirsty Bushell (Marianne)

Photographs by Johan Persson

CHECK OUT THE PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS FROM Nightwathcman

By Prasanna Puwanarajah, directed by Polly Findlay

All images: Stephanie Street (Abirami) Photographs by Johan Persson

'The South Bank's mini-fringe...

Four young playwrights are using a backstage space in Britain's best known theatre to present daring work to the public.'

Read full article on Double Feature and what the four playwrights have to say...

Ben Power writes about the National Theatre's new pop-up performance space, The Paintframe.