On the first night of The Playboy of the Western World, a National Theatre production at the Old Vic, Arena reviews the National Theatre's past and present. Its magnificent new home on the South Bank is due to open in March. There Peter Hall , the present artistic director, talks to Kenneth Tynan , who worked as the theatre's literary adviser for 11 crucial years.
Presented by Michael White
Film director DAVID BUCKTON Studio director TONY TYLEY
Executive producer DAVID CHESHIRE Producer JULIAN JEBB