Anne-Marie Duff, Rosalie Craig and Charles Edwards, all of whom have appeared regularly at the National in the past, will each return in new productions in the fall. Dates have also been announced for the world premieres of plays by Wallace Shawn and Caryl Churchill, and the transfer of Damon Albarn and Moira Buffini's new musical wonder.land that is currently running at Manchester's Palace Theatre.

Subway travelers in London and New York are accustomed to being serenaded by a dizzying variety of musicians as we wend our weary way from one platform or line to another. We rarely pay attention but, when we do, we are amazed at how extraordinarily talented they are.