Play about NHS creator Nye Bevan is among 12 new National Theatre plays

‘Epic and deeply personal’ Nye by Tim Price will star Michael Sheen and be directed by Rufus Norris

A play charting the life of Nye Bevan and his battle to create the NHS is among 12 new productions to be announced by the National Theatre.

Nye, by Tim Price, was described by the NT on Thursday as a “Welsh fantasia [that] is both epic and deeply personal”. It will star Michael Sheen and be directed by Rufus Norris, the NT’s artistic director.