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The Deep Blue Sea
Age recommendation: 12+
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 1st September, 2016.
A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the br...
Age recommendation: 12+
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 1st September, 2016.
A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge. With it comes a portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion...
Age recommendation: 12+
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 1st September, 2016.
A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge. With it comes a portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion. Behind the fragile veneer of post-war civility burns a brutal sense of loss and longing.
Terence Rattigan’s devastating masterpiece contains one of the greatest female roles in contemporary drama. Helen McCrory and director Carrie Cracknell reunited following the acclaimed Medea in 2014.
CAST
Mrs Elton - Marion Bailey
Philip Welch - Hubert Burton
Ann Welch - Yolanda Kettle
Hester Collyer - Helen McCrory
Mr Miller - Nick Fletcher
Freddie Page - Tom Burke
Jackie Jackson - Adetomiwa Edun
CREATIVES
Director - Carrie Cracknell
Writer - Terence Rattigan
Designer - Tom Scutt
Lighting Designer - Guy Hoare
Music - Stuart Earl
Movement Director - Polly Bennett
Sound Designer - Peter Rice
Fight Director - Kate Waters
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Jane Eyre
Age recommendation: 12+ (occasional swearing)
Recorded through National Theatre Live on 8th December, 2015 as a co-production with the Bristol Old Vic.
Born into a life of struggle, the spirited Jane Eyre tackles life's obstacles head-on as she seeks to pursue her own path in the world. Faced with poverty, injusti...
Age recommendation: 12+ (occasional swearing)
Recorded through National Theatre Live on 8th December, 2015 as a co-production with the Bristol Old Vic.
Born into a life of struggle, the spirited Jane Eyre tackles life's obstacles head-on as she seeks to pursue her own path in the world. Faced with poverty, injustice and a bitter betrayal, the trailblazing Jane follows her heart to fight for freedom and fulfillment on her own terms.
Devised by the...
Age recommendation: 12+ (occasional swearing)
Recorded through National Theatre Live on 8th December, 2015 as a co-production with the Bristol Old Vic.
Born into a life of struggle, the spirited Jane Eyre tackles life's obstacles head-on as she seeks to pursue her own path in the world. Faced with poverty, injustice and a bitter betrayal, the trailblazing Jane follows her heart to fight for freedom and fulfillment on her own terms.
Devised by the Company, Sally Cookson's adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel is a vivid and breathtaking spectacle.
CAST
Mr Brocklehurst / Pilot / Mason: Craig Edwards
Helen Burns / Adele / St John / Grace Poole / Abbot: Laura Elphinstone
Rochester: Felix Hayes
Bertha: Melanie Marshall
Bessie / Blanche Ingram / Diana Rivers: Simone Saunders
Mrs Reed / Mrs Fairfax: Maggie Tagney
Jane Eyre: Madeleine Worrall
Musician: Benji Bower
Musician: Phil King
Musician: Will Bower
All other characters are played by members of the Company
CREATIVES
Director: Sally Cookson
Set Designer: Michael Vale
Music and Musical Director: Benji Bower
Lighting Designer: Aideen Malone
Costume Designer: Katie Sykes
Movement Director: Dan Canham
Fight Director: Renny Krupinski
Sound Designer: Dominic Bilkey
Sound Designer: Mike Beer
Dramaturg: Mike Akers
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London Assurance
Age recommendation: 12+
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 28th June, 2010.
Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When his father appears on t...
Age recommendation: 12+
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 28th June, 2010.
Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When his father appears on the scene, he has to convince him that there is a case of mistaken identity and he is somebody else. Then Lady Gay Spanker, a married wo...
Age recommendation: 12+
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 28th June, 2010.
Grace has agreed to marry Sir Harcourt in return for his financial support of her family. At a house party in her father's place, Harcourt's son Charles also falls in love with Grace. When his father appears on the scene, he has to convince him that there is a case of mistaken identity and he is somebody else. Then Lady Gay Spanker, a married woman also visiting at the house, is persuaded by Charles to seduce his father and thus divert his attention from Grace. Much confusion and scheming ensues.
Originally written by Dion Boucicault, this is a new version by Richard Bean which premiered at the National Theatre in 2010.
Nicholas Hytner directs Simon Russell Beale and Fiona Shaw in this new version of the classic comedy about life, love and mistaken identity in 19th Century London.
CAST
Cool - Nick Sampson
Martin - Richard Frame
Charles Courtly - Paul Ready
Richard Dazzle - Matt Cross
Sir Harcourt Courtly - Simon Russell Beale
Squire Max Harkaway - Mark Addy
Pert - Maggie Service
James - Simon Markey
Grace Harkaway - Michelle Terry
Mark Meddle - Tony Jayawardena
Lady Gay Spanker - Fiona Shaw
Mr Adolphus Spanker - Richard Briers
Mr Solomon Isaacs - Junix Inocian
Doctor - David Whitworth
Servant - Mark Extance
Servant - Prasanna Puwanarajah
Doctor's daughter - Fiona Drummond
Doctor's daughter - Laura Matthews
CREATIVES
Director - Nicholas Hytner
Designer - Mark Thompson
Music - Rachel Portman
Choreographer - Scarlett Mackmin
Sound Designer - John Leonard
Neil Austin - Lighting Designer
Textual Revisions - Richard Bean
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Macbeth
Age recommendation: 12+
This show was originally staged as part of the National Theatre’s Shakespeare for younger audiences programme. This archival recording was captured in 2017.
Amid bloody rebellion and the deafening drums of war, Macbeth and his wife will stop at nothing to fulfil their ambition. Witchc...
Age recommendation: 12+
This show was originally staged as part of the National Theatre’s Shakespeare for younger audiences programme. This archival recording was captured in 2017.
Amid bloody rebellion and the deafening drums of war, Macbeth and his wife will stop at nothing to fulfil their ambition. Witchcraft, murder, treason and treachery are all at play in this murky world.
A bold contemporary retelling of one of Shakespeare’s dar...
Age recommendation: 12+
This show was originally staged as part of the National Theatre’s Shakespeare for younger audiences programme. This archival recording was captured in 2017.
Amid bloody rebellion and the deafening drums of war, Macbeth and his wife will stop at nothing to fulfil their ambition. Witchcraft, murder, treason and treachery are all at play in this murky world.
A bold contemporary retelling of one of Shakespeare’s darkest plays for younger audiences.
CAST
Lady Macbeth - Madeline Appiah
Macbeth - Nana Amoo-Gottfried
Duncan - Ashley Gerlach
Banquo - Kayla Meikle
Malcolm - Ronak Patani
Ross - Sharan Phull
Macduff - Jay Saighal
Lady Macduff - Tripti Tripuraneni
All other characters are played by members of the company.CREATIVES
Director - Justin Audibert
Designer - Lucy Sierra
Lighting Designer - Paul Knott
Composer & MD - Jonathan Girling
Sound Designer - Mike Winship
Fight Director - Kev McCurdy
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Age recommendation: 12+
This Young Vic production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 16th September, 2014.
As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.
The fastest-selling p...
Age recommendation: 12+
This Young Vic production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 16th September, 2014.
As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.
The fastest-selling production in Young Vic's history, Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece is brought to life on the modern stage with an outstanding...
Age recommendation: 12+
This Young Vic production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 16th September, 2014.
As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.
The fastest-selling production in Young Vic's history, Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece is brought to life on the modern stage with an outstanding cast and creative team.
CAST
Blanche DuBois: Gillian Anderson
Eunice Hubbel: Clare Burt
Mexican Woman: Lachele Carl
Steve: Branwell Donaghey
Young Collector: Otto Farrant
Stanley Kowalski: Ben Foster
Doctor: Nicholas Gecks
Pablo: Troy Glasgow
Nurse: Stephanie Jacob
Harold Mitchell (Mitch): Corey Johnson
Stella Kowalski: Vanessa Kirby
Woman: Claire Prempeh
CREATIVES
Director: Benedict Andrews
Writer: Tennessee Williams
Music: Alex Baranowski
Design: Magda Willi
Light: Jon Clark
Costumes: Victoria Behr
Sound: Paul Arditti
UK Casting: Maggie Lunn CDG & Camilla Evans CDG
US Casting: Jim Carnahan CSA
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Yerma
Age recommendation: 15+ (very strong language and sexual references)
This Young Vic production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 31st August, 2017.
A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Lorca’s classic tragedy about honour, family and female empowerment...
Age recommendation: 15+ (very strong language and sexual references)
This Young Vic production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 31st August, 2017.
A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Lorca’s classic tragedy about honour, family and female empowerment. Set in contemporary London, Piper’s portrayal of a woman in her thirties desperate to conceive builds with elemental force to a sta...
Age recommendation: 15+ (very strong language and sexual references)
This Young Vic production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 31st August, 2017.
A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Lorca’s classic tragedy about honour, family and female empowerment. Set in contemporary London, Piper’s portrayal of a woman in her thirties desperate to conceive builds with elemental force to a staggering, shocking, climax.
The theatre phenomenon sold out at the Young Vic and critics called it ‘an extraordinary theatrical triumph’ (The Times) and ‘stunning, searing, unmissable’ (Mail on Sunday). Billie Piper’s lead performance was described as ‘spellbinding’ (The Evening Standard), ‘astonishing’ (iNews) and ‘devastatingly powerful’ (The Daily Telegraph).
Billie Piper won an Evening Standard Best Actress award for her performance in Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s achingly powerful masterpiece.
CAST
Her - Billie Piper
John - Brendan Cowell
Mary - Charlotte Randle
Victor - John MacMillan
Helen - Maureen Beattie
Des - Thalissa Teixeira
CREATIVES
Direction - Simon Stone
Writer - Simon Stone
Design - Lizzie Clachan
Costumes - Alice Babidge
Light - James Farncombe
Music and Sound - Stefan Gregory
Video - Jack Henry James
Casting - Julia Horan CDG
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Antigone
Age recommendation: 15+ (some strong, bloody images)
This archive recording was captured on 4th July, 2012.
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will...
Age recommendation: 15+ (some strong, bloody images)
This archive recording was captured on 4th July, 2012.
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey.
When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state.
Polly Fin...
Age recommendation: 15+ (some strong, bloody images)
This archive recording was captured on 4th July, 2012.
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey.
When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state.
Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political thriller.
CAST
Antigone: Jodie Whittaker
Ismene: Annabel Scholey
Chorus: Paul Bentall
Chorus: Martin Chamberlain
Chorus: Jason Cheater
Chorus: Stavros Demetraki
Chorus: Paul Dodds
Chorus: Craige Els
Chorus: Michael Grady-Hall
Chorus: Tim Samuels
Chorus: Ross Waiton
Chorus: Alfred Enoch
Creon, King of Thebes: Christopher Eccleston
Teiresias, a blind prophet: Jamie Ballard
Messenger: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Eurydice, Creon's Wife: Zoë Aldrich
Soldier: Luke Norris
Haemon: Luke Newberry
Boy: Trevor Imani
Boy: Reuben Pearce
Boy: Daniel Walsh
Ensemble: Jo Dockery
Ensemble: Emily Glenister
Music Director / Percussion: Philip Hopkins
Percussion: Joji Hirota
Woodwind: Tom Lessels
CREATIVES
Director: Polly Findlay
Writer: Don Taylor
Designer: Soutra Gilmour
Lighting Designer: Mark Henderson
Fight Director: Bret Yount
Movement Director: Aline David
Music and Sound Designer: Dan Jones
Video and Projection Designer: Dick Straker
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Consent
Age recommendation: 15+ (references to rape)
This archive recording was captured on 9th May, 2017.
Why is Justice blind? Is she impartial? Or is she blinkered? Friends take opposing briefs in a rape case. The key witness is a woman whose life seems a world away from theirs. At home, their own lives begin to unrave...
Age recommendation: 15+ (references to rape)
This archive recording was captured on 9th May, 2017.
Why is Justice blind? Is she impartial? Or is she blinkered? Friends take opposing briefs in a rape case. The key witness is a woman whose life seems a world away from theirs. At home, their own lives begin to unravel as every version of the truth is challenged.
Nina Raine’s powerful, painful, funny play sifts the evidence from every side and puts...
Age recommendation: 15+ (references to rape)
This archive recording was captured on 9th May, 2017.
Why is Justice blind? Is she impartial? Or is she blinkered? Friends take opposing briefs in a rape case. The key witness is a woman whose life seems a world away from theirs. At home, their own lives begin to unravel as every version of the truth is challenged.
Nina Raine’s powerful, painful, funny play sifts the evidence from every side and puts justice herself in the dock. Consent received its world premiere in a co-production with Out of Joint at the National Theatre in April 2017.
CAST
Jake: Adam James
Kitty: Anna Maxwell Martin
Edward: Ben Chaplin
Tim: Pip Carter
Gayle: Heather Craney
Zara: Daisy Haggard
Rachel: Priyanga Burford
CREATIVES
Director: Roger Michell
Writer: Nina Raine
Music: Kate Whitley
Lighting Designer: Rick Fisher
Sound Designer: John Leonard
Costume Designer: Dinah Collin
Set Designer: Hildegard Bechtler
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Frankenstein (Benedict Cumberbatch as Creature)
Age recommendation: 15+ (contains nudity and one scene of sexual violence)
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 17th March, 2011.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered Creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meet...
Age recommendation: 15+ (contains nudity and one scene of sexual violence)
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 17th March, 2011.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered Creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator a...
Age recommendation: 15+ (contains nudity and one scene of sexual violence)
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 17th March, 2011.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered Creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale.
The production was a sell-out hit at the National Theatre in 2011, and the broadcast has since become an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.
Jonny Lee Miller plays Victor Frankenstein and Benedict Cumberbatch his creation in this performance of Danny Boyle's smash-hit production of Frankenstein.
CAST
The Creature - Benedict Cumberbatch
Victor Frankenstein - Jonny Lee Miller
Agatha de Lacey - Lizzie Winkler
De Lacey - Karl Johnson
Felix De Lacey - Daniel Millar
Elizabeth Lavenza - Naomie Harris
William Frankenstein - William Nye
M. Frankenstein - George Harris
Clarice - Ella Smith
Ewan - John Stahl
Female Creature - Andreea Padurariu
Constable - John Killoran
Rab - Mark Armstrong
Servant - Martin Chamberlain
Ensemble - Josie Daxter
Klaus - Steven Elliott
Servant - Daniel Ings
Gustav - John Killoran
Gretel - Ella Smith
Ensemble - Haydon Downing
CREATIVES
Director - Danny Boyle
Set Designer - Mark Tildesley
Costume Designer - Suttirat Anne Larlarb
Lighting Designer - Bruno Poet
Music & Sound Score - Underworld
Director of Movement - Toby Sedgwick, Sedgwick Creative Ltd
Fight Director - Kate Waters
Sound Design - Ed Clarke
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Hamlet
Age recommendation: 12+
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 9th December, 2010.
Director Nicholas Hytner offers a detailed political, social and psychological context to Hamlet's dilemma: whether or not to avenge the death of his father.
Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in this dynamic productio...
Age recommendation: 12+
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 9th December, 2010.
Director Nicholas Hytner offers a detailed political, social and psychological context to Hamlet's dilemma: whether or not to avenge the death of his father.
Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in this dynamic production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition. His performance earned him an Evening Standard Award.
CAST
Haml...
Age recommendation: 12+
This production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 9th December, 2010.
Director Nicholas Hytner offers a detailed political, social and psychological context to Hamlet's dilemma: whether or not to avenge the death of his father.
Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in this dynamic production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition. His performance earned him an Evening Standard Award.
CAST
Hamlet - Rory Kinnear
Barnado - Michael Peavoy
Francisco - Matthew Barker
Horatio - Giles Terera
Marcellus - Marcus Cunningham
Ghost of the Late King - James Laurenson
Claudius - Patrick Malahide
Voltemand - James Pearse
Priest - Leo Staar
Laertes - Alex Lanipekun
Polonius - David Calder
Gertrude - Clare Higgins
Cornelia - Ellie Turner
Reynaldo - Victor Power
Rosencrantz - Ferdinand Kingsley
Guildenstern - Prasanna Puwanarajah
Player Queen - Saskia Portway
Lucianus - Michael Sheldon
Fortinbras - Jake Fairbrother
Osric - Nick Sampson
Messenger - Zara Tempest-Walters
Ophelia - Ruth Nega
Gravedigger - David Calder
English Ambassador - Michael Sheldon
Captain in Fortinbras' army - Matthew Barker
Player King - James Laurenson
CREATIVES
Director - Nicholas Hytner
Designer - Vicki Mortimer
Lighting Designer - Jon Clark
Composer - Alex Baranowski
Sound Designer - Paul Groothuis
Fight Director - Kate Waters
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