NEVER SO GOOD, a new play by Howard Brenton, will open in the Lyttelton on 26 March, directed by Howard Davies. Jeremy Irons makes his National Theatre debut as Harold Macmillan; the cast also includes Anthony Calf, Anna Carteret, Bertie Carvel, Anna Chancellor, Peter Forbes, Clive Francis, Robert Glenister, Terrence Hardiman, Ian McNeice and Terence Wilton.

FRAM, a new play by Britain's foremost theatre poet, Tony Harrison, will open in the Olivier Theatre on 17 April, as part of the Travelex £10 Season. The production will be directed by Tony Harrison and Bob Crowley, with set design by Bob Crowley, costume design by Fotini Dimou, lighting by Mark Henderson, choreography by Wayne MacGregor, music by Richard Blackford and video by Jon Driscoll. The cast includes Mark Addy (as Johansen), Jasper Britton (Nansen), Viviana Durante, Jeff Rawle and Sian Thomas.

Vanessa Redgrave returns to the National in THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, a play by Joan Didion based on her memoir, directed by David Hare and opening in the Lyttelton Theatre on 30 April. The production is designed by Bob Crowley with lighting by Jean Kalman and sound by Paul Arditti.

HARPER REGAN, a new play by Simon Stephens, will open in the Cottesloe Theatre on 24 April, directed by Marianne Elliott and designed by Hildegard Bechtler, with lighting by Chris Davey and sound by Ian Dickinson. The cast is led by Lesley Sharp in the title role, and also includes Jack Deam and Troy Glasgow.

Katie Mitchell will direct WOMEN OF TROY by Euripides, in a version by Don Taylor, opening in the Lyttelton Theatre on 28 November. The production will have set designs by Bunny Christie, costumes by Vicki Mortimer, lighting by Paule Constable and Jon Clark, movement and choreography by Struan Leslie, and sound by Gareth Fry.

Statement of Regret, a new play by Kwame Kwei-Armah, opens in the Cottesloe on 14 November, directed by Jeremy Herrin. The full cast is Angel Coulby, Oscar James, Trevor Laird, Colin McFarlane, Chu Omambala, Javone Prince, Clifford Samuel, Ellen Thomas and Don Warrington.