For months now we’ve been excited about the National’s adaption of Terry Pratchett’s children’s novel Nation. The date the tickets go on sale has been firmly red rimmed on our calendar, more important than birthdays, anniversaries and summer weddings! Much to our surprise and immense pleasure the lovely chaps at the National are opening up the ticket lines a day early for hardcore Pratchett fans!! Follow the steps below to make sure you don’t miss out on what is going to be the hottest ticket in town!!

 NATION

Based on a novel by Terry Pratchett

Adapted by Mark Ravenhill

Oh I think you think I want to eat you but – no no no – I am offering you afternoon tea – over there – in one hour.

A parallel world, 1860. Two teenagers thrown together by a tsunami that has destroyed Mau’s village and left Daphne shipwrecked on his South Pacific island, thousands of miles from home. One wears next to nothing, the other a long white dress; neither speaks the other’s language; somehow they must learn to survive. As starving refugees gather, Daphne delivers a baby, milks a pig, brews beer and does battle with a mutineer. Mau fights cannibal Raiders, discovers the world is round and questions the reality of his tribe’s fiercely patriarchal gods. Together they come of age, overseen by a foul-mouthed parrot, as they discard old doctrine to forge a new Nation.

Following War Horse, His Dark Materials and Coram Boy, the National stages Mark Ravenhill’s exhilarating adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s latest witty and challenging adventure story.

There’s no demons, no gods. Just me. And the waves and the sun and birth and death. And there’s no reason for anything. I’m sorry: that’s just the way it seems to me.

From 11th November
Suitable for 10yrs+

Olivier Theatre
World Premiere

Cast includes: Gary Carr, Emily Taaffe
Director: Melly Still
Set Designers: Melly Still with Mark Friend
Costume Designer: Dinah Collin
Lighting Designer: Paul Anderson
Projection Designer: Jon Driscoll
Music: Adrian Sutton
Sound Designer: Paul Arditti

PRIORITY ONLINE BOOKING FOR TERRY PRATCHETT FANS, MONDAY 29 JUNE

Fans of Terry Pratchett can book their tickets online ahead of the general public on Monday 29 June. To access priority online booking please follow the instructions below:

1. Go to www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/buytickets and select Nation from the list of productions
2. In the box on the right hand side of the screen labelled ‘Promotion code’ enter the code 1987 and click enter.
3. You should then click on the date that you would like to book for.
4. Once you have selected your chosen date, you can select where in the theatre you would like to sit and how many tickets you would like to buy.
5. If you have not booked tickets at the National Theatre before, at this stage you will need to register your details before you can purchase your tickets. If you have purchased tickets before, at this stage you will need to log in before payment.
6. Once registered or logged in, proceed to check out.

Then hey presto! We’ll see you there!