THE NATIONAL THEATRE’S SOLD-OUT PRODUCTION OF
INTER ALIA
TO TRANSFER TO THE WEST END IN SPRING 2026
ROSAMUND PIKE TO REPRISE HER CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ROLE FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON AT WYNDHAM’S THEATRE
FROM 19 MARCH – 20 JUNE 2026
Age Rating: recommended for ages 14+
Running Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes with no interval
Content Warnings: This production contains flashing lights, references to sensitive subject matter including to sex, violence, rape and other criminal activity
The National Theatre and Playful Productions are delighted to announce today that Inter Alia, the National Theatre’s recent ‘smash hit’ (★★★★★ Mail on Sunday), will transfer to the West End next Spring for a strictly limited season. Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner and BAFTA and Academy Award-nominee, Rosamund Pike, will reprise her critically acclaimed role with performances running at Wyndham’s Theatre, a Delfont Mackintosh Theatre, from 19 March until 20 June 2026.
This ‘searing legal drama’ (★★★★ The Guardian) is an examination of motherhood and modern masculinity and reunites Olivier Award-winning writer Suzie Miller and BAFTA-Award-winning director Justin Martin, the team behind the global phenomenon, Prima Facie. Inter Alia is a ‘swaggering epic ’ (★★★★ The Independent) that is bold, witty and deeply human. It premiered at the National Theatre’s Lyttelton theatre from 10 July to 13 September, garnering critical and box office acclaim. It was broadcast live in the UK via National Theatre Live on 4 September to over 50,000 people and is currently on release to cinemas worldwide.
Rosamund Pike (Saltburn, Gone Girl) plays the role of Jessica Parks giving a ‘transfixing shape-shifting performance’ (★★★★ Telegraph).
Jamie Glover (Waterloo Road, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) is also set to reprise his role as Michael Wheatley ‘Glover is excellent as Michael Wheatley, Jessica’s husband, effortlessly shifting from flippant to flirty to visceral pain’ (★★★★ London Unattached). Further casting to be announced.
Tickets go on general sale at midday on Friday 24 October. ‘Vital drama that needs to be heard’ (The i ★★★★)
Writer Suzie Miller said:
“I am so thrilled that my new play Inter Alia, commissioned and produced by the National Theatre, is transferring to the West End. Rosamund Pike is a magnificent talent and soars in the role of Crown Court Judge and mother Jessica Parks, and her co-star Jamie Glover is nothing short of extraordinary. My long-term creative partners, Justin Martin and Miriam Buether, along with the entire design team have created something sublime that is a true theatre collaboration. The conversations I’m having with audiences are humbling, exciting and game-changing – I am excited for that to continue.”
Director Justin Martin commented:
“Rosamund Pike is extraordinary, and Suzie Miller is sublime. Witnessing the intersection of these two amazing artists has been a highlight of my career. And then to add Jamie Glover. I’m so excited to be able to share our show with a wider audience.”
Executive Director and Co-Chief Executive of the National Theatre, Kate Varah added:
“Suzie Miller’s timely urgent play, boldly and empathically directed by Justin Martin and brought to life by Rosamund Pike and Jamie Glover’s incredible performances, is the play for today. It resonates deeply with audiences, and we’re thrilled that more will now be able to experience its power. Inter Alia beautifully and humanely weaves together themes of contemporary masculinity and motherhood and puts a spotlight on the complex dynamics of the justice system. Working with Playful Productions to make this West End transfer possible has been a joy – we all believe so passionately in the value and necessity of this play, this production, this extraordinary company.”
inter alia /ˌɪntər ˈeɪliə,ˈaliə/
adverb
among other things.
Jessica Parks is a maverick London Crown Court Judge; sharp, compassionate, and determined to change a system she knows isn’t always just. But her career exists inter alia (‘among other things’) as she balances motherhood, friendship and the elusive notion of ‘having it all’
So, when an unthinkable event rocks her finely tuned life, can she hold her family together – or will everything fall apart?
The creative team also includes set and costume designer Miriam Buether, movement and intimacy director Lucy Hind, video designer Willie Williams for Treatment Studio, composers Erin LeCount and James Jacob, music director Nick Pinchbeck and casting directors Alastair Coomer CDG and Naomi Downham.
The West End production of Inter Alia is produced by the National Theatre in a co-production with Playful Productions.
ABOUT PLAYFUL PRODUCTIONS
Founded by Matthew Byam Shaw, Nia Janis and Nick Salmon in 2010, Playful Productions is one of the most eminent independent theatre producers in the West End. Alongside its producing work, Playful is also a full-service executive producer and general management company.
As Producer and General Manager productions include Born With Teeth (Wyndham’s); The Fifth Step (@SohoPlace); Dr. Strangelove(Noël Coward and Bord Gáis, Dublin); Macbeth (Harold Pinter); MJ (Prince Edward); The Artist (Theatre Royal Plymouth); The Unfriend (Chichester Festival Theatre, Criterion and Wyndham’s); Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Sheffield, Lyric Hammersmith and Theatre Royal Haymarket); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical (UK & Ireland Tour); Good (Harold Pinter); Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical (Lyric); Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies (Aldwych) and The Audience (Gielgud and Apollo).
As Producer productions include All My Sons (Wyndham’s – November 2025); The Unbelievers (Royal Court); Make It Happen (Dundee Rep and Edinburgh International Festival); Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway); Groundhog Day (The Old Vic and Princess Theatre, Melbourne); MJ (Broadway); The House of Bernarda Alba (National Theatre); A Little Life (Richmond, Harold Pinter and Savoy); Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 (Broadway) and The Audience (Broadway).
Current and recent Executive Producer work includes Wicked (Apollo Victoria); Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Piccadilly); MJ (Prince Edward) and Wild Rose (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh); additionally, Executive Producer on the multi-Emmy-award-winning Netflix TV series The Crown based on The Audience.
As General Manager productions include Wicked (Apollo Victoria, UK & Ireland Tours and International Tour); Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Piccadilly); Wild Rose (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh) and Come From Away (Abbey Theatre, Dublin and Phoenix).
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