National Theatre Live

National Theatre Live

National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre to cinemas across the world.


Whether you show up for serious drama, romcoms or sold-out award-winning hits, we bring you unmissable theatre, filmed live from Britain’s most exciting stages.


You’ll always have the best seat in the house. Whether you’re watching Kit Harington go to battle in Henry V, or Phoebe Waller-Bridge delivering her solo tour de force in Fleabag, you’ll be at the heart of the action.


We broadcast to over 700 cinemas across the UK as well as around the globe.


Join over 11 million people who show up for National Theatre Live.

Event Key:

  • SO Sold Out
BBFC Rating: (15)

NTLive: Inter Alia

NTLive: Inter Alia
  • 120mins | BBFC Rating: (15)

Showing from Thu 4 Sep

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie . Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright? Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity. PLEASE NOTE: 4th September screening is LIVE meaning please arrive for a prompt 19:00 start. There will be no ads & trailers.
BBFC Rating: (12A)

NTLive: Mrs. Warren's Profession

NTLive: Mrs. Warren's Profession
  • 120mins | BBFC Rating: (12A)

Showing from Thu 23 Oct

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw's incendiary moral classic. Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune- but at what cost? Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunited Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, GOOD), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditons and progress.
rated (15+ TBC)

NTLive: The Fifth Step

NTLive: The Fifth Step
  • 100mins | rated (15+ TBC)

Showing from Thu 27 Nov

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Responder, Sherlock) starring in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland. After years in the 12 step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponser to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five - the moment of confession - dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend. Finn den Hertog directs ghe provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London's West End.
BBFC Rating: (12A)

NTLive: Hamlet

NTLive: Hamlet
  • 180mins | BBFC Rating: (12A)

Showing from Thu 22 Jan

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy. Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question - you know the one. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky's Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.
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