The Story

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The Story receives its UK premiere at the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre, directed by Clint Dyer. Tracey Scott Wilson's newsroom thriller is framed as a widescreen, high-adrenaline exploration of how headlines are made and who gets to shape them. The production brings Wilson's incisive 2003 play into sharp dialogue with today's media climate and Britain's debates around race, power, and public narratives. The design team includes Anna Fleischle (set), Natalie Pryce (costumes), Paul Anderson (lighting), and Benjamin Grant (sound). Video design by Gino Ricardo Green and Tal Yarden, with movement by Lucie Pankhurst, intensifies the sense of a high-pressure newsroom. Together, the creative elements conjure a fast-paced environment where ambition, ethics, and urgency collide.