Theatres set to follow the National's seven-day-week

Theatres set to follow the National's seven-day-week

Many of Britain's theatres could open seven days a week as a result of plans by the National Theatre to stage performances on Sundays, write Chris Hastings and Beth Jones. According to confidential documents obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, Nicholas Hytner, the National's artistic director, is close to securing a deal that will turn the South Bank complex into a seven-day-a-week operation.