New Adaptation

Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) makes her debut at the National Theatre, leading the cast in Martin Crimp's blistering new version of Moliere's greatest comedy, The Misanthrope. Directed by Indhu Rubasingham (The Father and the Assassin), Crimp's previous take on the classic originally premiered in 1996 and transported the setting from 17th-century Paris to modern-day London, retelling the tale to deal with the shallowness and vanity of contemporary celebrity and bringing critical acclaim on both the West End and in New York. Refreshing and updating it once again, don't miss the return of this brilliant take on a centuries-old comedy classic.

What Is The Story?

Alice is a novelist who is sick of the constantly overused, empty modern-day buzzwords around being kind to each other. But the more she speaks up about this and other causes that are less fashionable to be championing, the more she finds herself being criticised by her contemporaries. Before long, it becomes clear that speaking about what you really believe in can come at a high cost.