在一场国际危机期间，这名职业外交官既要应对身为英国大使的重责，又要处理她与政坛明星的动荡婚姻。

二十年前，被家人排斥的Matthew，离开了曾经成长的福音派社区，那是一个要求严格的社区。如今Matthew回来了，不仅仅是站在父亲葬礼举行的教堂外，远远地悼念，更是为了负责自己的第一桩重大谋杀案。在Matthew新家附近的海滩上发现了一具尸体，一个脖子上有信天翁文身的男子被刺死了。这起案件把Matthew带回到一个潜藏着谋杀和阴谋的社区。而这一切都发生在德文郡北部美丽惊人的海岸线边。

在他的成名作《生日晚会》里，品特以卡夫卡式的方法，描述一个人莫名其妙地受到两个陌生人的诱骗和威胁，他试图逃跑，但还是被跟踪；剧中的荒诞性从隐喻一下子跳跃到了具体，好像任何人在任何地方都得不到安全。正如哈罗得·霍布森所说：“虽然你到了地球最远的地方，在最不受人注意的小镇藏在最隐蔽的住处，但终有一天可能出现两个陌生人。他们在找你，你无论如何是逃不掉的。而某个人也在寻找他们。到处都充满了恐怖。”因此，品特的剧作充满了政治的寓意，表现了对社会现实的焦虑。

In a crumbling house full of dinosaur bones and fossils, three adopted sisters – Pauline, Petrova and Posy – are learning who they are and what they want to be.



Under the watchful eyes and guidance of their guardian Sylvia, Nana, and some unlikely lodgers, they fight to pursue their individual passions. But in a world that wasn’t built for women with big ambitions, can they forge a future, keep their family together, and even learn a dance or two along the way?



Katy Rudd (The Ocean at the End of the Lane) returns to the National Theatre to direct this spectacular re-imagining of Noel Streatfeild’s beloved novel, in a new version by Kendall Feaver (The Almighty Sometimes).

The Doctor and Bill are chased by a group of Daleks in a short introductory video to present Bill, the new companion, to audiences for the first time.