REVIEW: NT Connections

Reading Time: 2 minutesOver the 25th-28th June, the National Theatre’s youth festival ‘Connections’ took place at the Lowry Theatre, Salford.

Reading Time: 2 minutesOver the 25th-28th June, the National Theatre’s youth festival ‘Connections’ took place at the Lowry Theatre, Salford.

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Arif Silverman, the writer, performer, and director of SENTERCENTENNIAL, in which a conservative South Asian American undergoes a harrowing identity crisis while preparing for a barbecue celebrating America's 250th Birthday.

Reading Time: 2 minutesLightweight at times but exciting and enjoyable Inspired by the life of netballing legend Tracey Neville, ‘The Other Neville’ is a fun and fast-paced piece, coming in at just over an hour. It really could have been…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Connections Festival has been the National Theatre’s annual showcase of youth theatre for 31 years. This year, it will be staged outside of London for the first time, at the Lowry Theatre in Salford.

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe ‘We Invented the Weekend’ festival, coming to Salford for the third time in 2026, celebrates the beginning of the workers’ rights campaign to finish the working week after a half-day on Saturday rather than a full day.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Liz Tait to discuss 'Who Do They Think They Are?'

Reading Time: 3 minutesDesign and directing is incredible, but despite great moments, the different elements don’t gel with each other

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn atmospheric and evocative instrumental EP

Reading Time: 2 minutesA beautiful, hypnotic, and intense exploration of trauma and identity Kristen Stewart’s feature film directorial debut is an adaptation of American writer Lidia Yuknavitch’s autobiography, showing her escape from her abusive family home through competitive swimming, college…

Reading Time: 3 minutesTender, funny, and intelligent - a very good night out