National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes

Grieving the loss of the family shop and their dreams destroyed, Denise and daughter-in-law Carly are left to pick up the pieces of their relatives' mistakes. Will all be forgiven? This thought-provoking drama explores family dynamics, race, colonialism and cancel culture.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Clint Dyer

Cast

Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Erin Doherty

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

Runtime

2h 14m

Cast

Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay, Ben Fankhauser

"Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer" and be reborn.

Runtime

2h

Director

David Mallet, Trevor Nunn

Cast

Elaine Paige, John Mills, Ken Page

On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant, a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous ba...

Runtime

2h 31m

Director

Stephen Daldry

Cast

Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy, Matthew Beard

Meet Tracey Gordon. Friendship, sex, UK garage, school, teachers, periods, emergency contraception, raves, tampons, white boys, God, money. Friendship. The more she learns about the world the less she understands.

Runtime

49m

Cast

Michaela Coel