New season at the National Theatre

Mythical musical: Hadestown

Greek mythology meets American folk music and classic Orleans Jazz in genre-defying new musical Hadestown.

Director Rachel Chavkin and singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell transform the story of Orpheus and Eurdice into a bold, drastically different folk opera, which has already generated quite the buzz.

Sharp comedy: Home I'm Darling

Laura Wade, the playwright who carved up the misogyny of elitist Oxbridge societies in 2010 hit Posh, is back to skewer sexist notions of perfect housewives. Home, I'm Darling shows us one woman's attempts at being the apron-wearing, shirt-ironing domestic goddess.

Avant-garde antics: Exit the King

Avant-garde playwright Eugène Ionesco will be performed at the National Theatre for the first time as Patrick Marber adapts Exit the King. Set 'somewhere in Europe' the play follows 400-year-old King Bérenger on the last day of his life.

Community effort: Pericles

For three nights only this August, the National Theatre's Olivier stage will be taken over by a vast company comprised of professional actors alongside amateurs of all ages, from all parts of London for a lively production of Pericles.

Family fun: The Star Seekers

An interactive family show invites aspiring astronauts ages three to eight to explore an intergalactic world on the National Theatre's Dorfman stage.

Back due to popular demand: Follies

This superlative revival of Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece has substance, form and a formidably talented team – now there's another chance to see it. After five-star reviews, a sold-out run and the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, Follies returns to the Olivier Theatre.