The Story Tickets

The Story in London

Breaking news! The Story, a new play from award-winning playwright Tracey Scott Wilson, makes its UK premiere on the National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre stage, on scenic Bankside. The Story is “a riveting, tough-minded drama about race, reporting and the truth…” (Associated Press) that drops you into a high-pressure newsroom where every second counts and every angle has a price. This thrilling drama is directed by Death of England director Clint Dyer, and stars Black Panther’s Letitia Wright in her National Theatre debut. Secure your tickets for this limited run today. 

What Is the Play The Story About?

In a fast-paced newsroom, the story is breaking, and the race to own it is on. When a white teacher is killed in a Black neighbourhood, reporters scramble for the headline that will define the day, and perhaps their careers. But as a controversial lead gathers momentum, an ambitious Black reporter pushes beyond the boundaries set by her editor, forcing the whole team into a pressure-cooker of competing agendas, rivalries and ethical fault lines.

What begins as a fight for a scoop becomes something far more combustible: a tug-of-war between truth and narrative, between what can be proved and what will be believed. The Story asks who gets to shape the public record, and what happens when the “right” version of events is the one that sells. 

The History of The Story

The Story debuted off-Broadway at The Public Theatre in 2003. This National Theatre production marks the show’s UK premiere, putting Wilson’s writing in conversation with today’s media climate and Britain’s own debates around race, power and public narratives.

The Story Cast 

Confirmed casting includes: 

• Letitia Wright
• Ashley Thomas
• Lorraine Toussaint
• Wilf Scolding
• Aliyah Odoffin
• Tee Arnold
• Donna Augustin
• Antonia Bernath
• Linseigh Green
• Jay Simpson

Further casting details are to be announced. 

The Creative Team of The Story 

The Story is written by award-winning playwright Tracey Scott Wilson (Buzzer, The Good Negro). Clint Dyer (Death of England, Othello) directs. Set design is by Anna Fleischle (The Lehman Trilogy, Yerma), with costume design by Natalie Pryce (Blues for an Alabama Sky, A Streetcar Named Desire), Lighting design by Paul Anderson (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Barber Shop Chronicles), Sound design by Benjamin Grant (The Motive and the Cue, Leopoldstadt), and movement direction by Lucie Pankhurst (Small Island, Dear England). Video design is by Gino Ricardo Green (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide…) and Tal Yarden (The Lehman Trilogy, Network), with intimacy direction by Ingrid Mackinnon (Jerusalem, The Doctor).

Tickets for The Story at the National Theatre

Propulsive, punchy and unafraid to stare down the messy gap between the truth and the story, The Story is edge-of-your-seat drama full of big questions and even bigger stakes. With Marvel star Letitia Wright making her National Theatre debut, The Story is a “slick, smart and engrossing” (Variety) new play that’s sure to be headline news this season. This pulse-racing drama comes to London for a strictly limited run - book your tickets for The Story at The National Theatre's Olivier Theatre today.