National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre to cinema screens all over the UK and beyond, from Tokyo to San Francisco.
With state-of-the-art filming techniques, tailored to every play, we bring you each performance as it happens, in all its glory. From close-ups that capture every flicker of emotion, to sweeping wide shots of the stage.
There’ll be thousands of others all around the world watching along with you. Sharing every gasp, every laugh, every dramatic moment.
Showing on 8/27 (7pm) & 3/31 (10am) on the Big Screen!
Opening
Theatre
Big Screen
Rating
PG-13
Director
Jonathan Munby
Year
2018
Starring
Ian McKellen, Anita Joy-Uwajeh, Sinead Cusack
(225min) Ian McKellen delivers an iconic performance in the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.
NT Live: Prima Facie
Showing on 9/17 (7pm), 9/21 (10am), 1/7 (7pm), & 1/11 (10am) on the Big Screen!
Opening
Theatre
Big Screen
Rating
R
Director
Justin Martin
Year
2022
Starring
Jodie Comer
(120min) Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas. Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.
NT Live: Frankenstein
Showing on 10/22 (7pm | BC as The Monster) & 10/26 (10am | JLM as The Monster) on the Big Screen!
Opening
Theatre
Big Screen
Rating
R
Director
Danny Boyle
Year
2011
Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller
(130min) Captured live on stage in 2011, this thrilling, sold-out production became an international sensation, experienced by nearly 1 million people in cinemas around the world.
NT Live: Dear England
Showing on 11/5 (7pm) & 11/9 (10am) on the Big Screen!
Opening
Theatre
Big Screen
Rating
R
Director
Rupert Goold, Christine Lalla
Starring
Josh Barrow, Tashinga Bepete, Joseph Fiennes
(182min) The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game? With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to take team and country back to the promised land.
NT Live: Present Laughter
Showing on 11/19 (7pm) & 11/23 (10am) on the Big Screen!
Opening
Theatre
Big Screen
Rating
PG
Director
Matthew Warchus
Starring
Andrew Scott, Monica Reed, Liz Essedine, Kitty Archer
(180min) The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen.
As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.
NT Live: Hamlet
Showing on 12/10 (7pm) & 12/14 (10am) on the Big Screen!
Opening
Theatre
Big Screen
Rating
R
Director
Lyndsey Turner
Year
2015
Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch
(131min) Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game, The Power of the Dog) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.
NT Live: Vanya
Showing on 2/11 (7pm) & 2/15 (10am) on the Big Screen!
Opening
Theatre
Big Screen
Rating
R
Director
Sam Yates
Starring
Andrew Scott
(117min) Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, filmed live in West End, London. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
Showing on 2/25 (7pm), 3/1 (10am), 4/21 (7pm) & 4/26 (10am) on the Big Screen!
Opening
Theatre
Big Screen
Rating
PG-13
Director
Max Webster
Starring
Sharon D Clarke, Ncuti Gatwa
(180min) Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.
Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.
NT Live: Nye
Showing on 3/25 (7pm) & 3/29 (10am) on the Big Screen!
Opening
Theatre
Big Screen
Rating
R
Director
Rufus Norris
Starring
Michael Sheen, Sharon Small, Rhodri Meilir
(160min) Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.