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15 10, 2026

National Theatre Live Presents The Motive And The Cue

The Motive and the Cue  by Jack Thorne
directed by Sam Mendes
The fierce and funny five-star play returns to the big screen. Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss in an Olivier Award-winning performance as John Gielgud.

1964: Richard Burton (Johnny Flynn), newly married to Elizabeth Taylor (Tuppence Middleton), is set to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.

From multi-award-winning writer Jack Thorne (Adolescence), this acclaimed production was filmed live during its sold-out London run in 2023.

Running Time:  160 mins (With A 20 Minute Interval)
BBFC Certificate:  15

15 10, 2026

National Theatre Live Presents Hay Fever

Hay Feverby Noël Coward directed by Emily Burns
Emmy and Tony winner Christine Baranski makes her West End debut alongside Academy Award-nominated stage and screen legend Richard E. Grant in Noël Coward’s irresistible comedy.

Judith Bliss retired from her life-on-stage and she misses the applause. Idling away at their country home, the rest of the family are too self-involved to be a good audience. So, Judith invites a young fan as her guest for the weekend. But unbeknownst to her, each of the Blisses has a guest of their own arriving at the very same time.

Filmed live from the West End, Emily Burns directs this stinging new production.

Running Time:  160 mins ​(Including 20 Min Interval)
BBFC Certificate:  15

★★★★
‘A riotous new production of Noel Cowards’ classic’
Metro

★★★★
‘A delicious West End confection’
WhatsOnStage

★★★★
“A ridiculous, unpredictable, theatrical, damn good evening out”
Radio Times

28 08, 2026

National Theatre Live Presents Golden Boy

Starring Josh O’Connor (The Crown, Challengers), Golden Boy transports audiences to 1930s New York, where gifted young violinist Joe Bonaparte is tempted away from a promising musical career by the fame and fortune of professional boxing. As success draws him deeper into a brutal new world, Joe must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice to achieve his dreams. A gripping story of ambition, identity and the price of success, filmed live from the Almeida Theatre.

Approx Running Time – 3Hrs Including An Interval

11 06, 2026

National Theatre Live – The Misanthrope

The Misanthropeby Martin Crimp
after Molière
directed by Indhu Rubasingham

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy.

Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her.

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated play.

Approx Running Time – 2hrs 20 Mins (With 20 Min Interval)

15 01, 2026

National Theatre Live – All My Sons

All My Sons  by Arthur Miller
directed by Ivo Van Hove
design by Jan Versweyveld

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).
One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?
Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.

Running Time – 130Mins ​(No Interval)

16 12, 2025

National Theatre Live – Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Les Liaisons Dangereuses   by Christopher Hampton 
based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
directed by Marianne Elliott

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.
Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire.  But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.

Approx Run Time 1Hr 59Mins (With No Interval)

15 12, 2025

National Theatre Live – The Audience

The Audience  by Peter Morgan
directed by Stephen Daldry

Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the  Olivier and Tony Award® -winning hit production, directed by Stephen Daldry.

For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron, the Queen advised her prime ministers on matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.

Peter Morgan’s Netflix phenomenon The Crown was based on this hit play that was captured live from London’s West End in 2013 and went on to become one of the most-watched NT Live productions.

Approx Run Time 2hrs 40Mins (With 20 Min Interval)

2 07, 2025

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live

Hamlet

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
directed by Robert Hastie

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.

Rating: 12 (tbc)
Running time: 180mins

2 07, 2025

National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

National Theatre Live

The Fifth Step

The Fifth Step by David Ireland
directed by Finn den Hertog

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) 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 sponsor 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 the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.

Rating: 15 (tbc)
Running time: 100mins

2 07, 2025

National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession

National Theatre Live

Mrs. Warren’s Profession

Mrs. Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw
directed by Dominic Cooke

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 reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.

Rating: 12 (tbc)
Running time: 120mins (including interval)

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