Kiss me deadly: Chiwetel Ejiofor in Everyman at the National Theatre – in pictures.

Exclusive: Take a first look at Carol Ann Duffy’s version of Everyman, directed by Rufus Norris, in which Chiwetel Ejiofor comes face to face with Death.

  • Everyman at the National Theatre
    Everyman, the 15th-century morality tale, opens this week at the National Theatre in a new version by Carol Ann Duffy
  • Everyman at the National Theatre
    In the lead role, Chiwetel Ejiofor has returned to the National for the first time since he was Romeo and Peer Gynt in 2000
  • Everyman at the National Theatre
    The show is directed by the National’s new artistic director, Rufus Norris. The set design is by Ian MacNeil, the costume design is by Nicky Gillibrand and the lighting design is by Paul Anderson.
  • Everyman at the National Theatre
    Everyman is one of several ‘reimagined classics’ in Norris’s first season
  • Everyman at the National Theatre
    Ejiofor as Everyman: he is a successful and popular man who is forced to abandon the life he knows and find someone to defend him against Death
  • Everyman at the National Theatre
    The movement direction in Everyman is by Javier de Frutos
  • Everyman at the National Theatre
    Everyman is at the National Theatre until 30 August with an NT Live broadcast to cinemas on 16 July

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