Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at the National Theatre

5. 50 Years

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th May 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 5^th Dec 2020, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Nicholas Hytner concludes his inside story of 12 years at the helm of Britain's greatest theatre.

Recollections of the birth of NT Live and The National's 50th Anniversary commemorations.

Intimate, candid and insightful, Balancing Acts is a passionate exploration of the art and alchemy of making theatre.

Written and read by Nicholas Hytner

Producer: Simon Richardson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2017. Show less