National Theatre at Home: The Story
There's the truth and then there's the story.
2026
Drama
Directed by
Clint Dyer
Overview
When a white teacher is killed in a black neighbourhood, four journalists race to get the headline – at any cost. But when shocking new evidence pulls them into the dark heart of the case, they are each forced to confront what they're prepared to risk to tell their version of the truth. Gripping and adrenaline-fuelled, Tracey Scott Wilson's seminal newsroom thriller is directed by Clint Dyer, with a cast including BAFTA Award-winner Letitia Wright, Ashley Thomas, Lorraine Toussaint, and Wilf Scolding.
Director and cast
- Clint Dyer Director
- Letitia Wright as Yvonne
- Lorraine Toussaint as Pat
- Ashley Thomas as Neil
- Wilf Scolding as Jeff
- Antonia Bernath as Jessica Dunn
- Unique Spencer as Adrienne / Ensemble / Yvonne Understudy
- Aliyah Odoffin as Latisha
- Jay Simpson as Detective Williamson / Ensemble
- Josh Goulding as Tim Dunn / Ensemble / Jeff Understudy
- Donna Augustin as Nurse Hill / Ensemble / Pat Understudy
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