After an eventful year for both the theatre and education industries, Nick Smurthwaite meets Alice King-Farlow, director of learning & national partnerships at the National Theatre, to reflect on the recent challenges and successes of the organisation's education and outreach.

It takes Alice King-Farlow a full 15 minutes to summarise the far-reaching work of the National Theatre's department of learning and national partnerships. She does so with the fluency and authority of someone who has led the 45-strong education team for the past 15 years.
Clearly somebody who loves what she does, King-Farlow views education and outreach as ‘a fundamental part of how we see the role and function of the National. It's really important for us, as the National Theatre, to have a strong web of connections around the country. It feeds us and informs us about what we should be doing.’
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