Movies archive

Poster for NT Live: Skylight

NT Live: Skylight

From the National Theatre's 2014 season of live recordings direct from the Wyndham Theatre in London, Carey Milligan and Bill Nighy star in David Hare's excellent 1995 drama...

Poster for NT Live: Small Island

NT Live: Small Island

The National Theatre adapt Andrea Levy's Orange Prize-winning novel on the history of Jamaica and the UK as part of their 2018-2019 season.

Poster for NT Live: Straight Line Crazy

NT Live: Straight Line Crazy

From the National Theatre of London, Straight Line Crazy will be shown on cinema screens as a live recording direct from the London stage. For forty uninterrupted years, Robert Moses (Ralph Fiennes) was the most powerful man in New York. Though never elected to office, he manipulated those who were.

Poster for NT Live: The Audience

NT Live: The Audience

From the National Theatre's third season of live recordings direct from the London stage, a new play by Peter Morgan starring Helen Mirren - reprising her role as Queen Elizabeth II.

Poster for NT Live: The Beaux Stratagem

NT Live: The Beaux Stratagem

From the National Theatre's 2015 season of live recordings direct from the London stage, this is George Farquhar's comedy, first performed in 1707.

Poster for NT Live: The Cherry Orchard

NT Live: The Cherry Orchard

Part of the second season from the National Theatre of London, Anton Chekov's brilliant play The Cherry Orchard will be shown on cinema screens as a live recording direct from the London stage...

Poster for NT Live: The Count of Monte Cristo

NT Live: The Count of Monte Cristo

From the National Theatre's third season of live recordings direct from the London stage, this is a new adaptation of Alexandre Duma's adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo. Screenings are limited.

Poster for NT Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

NT Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

From the National Theatre's third season of live recordings direct from the London stage, this is an adaptation of Mark Haddon’s celebrated novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Screenings are limited.

Poster for NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea

NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea

From the National Theatre's 2016 season of live recordings direct from the London stage, this is Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play starring Helen McCrory in one of the great female roles in modern drama.

Poster for NT Live: The Habit of Art

NT Live: The Habit of Art

As part of a brilliant new initiative from the National Theatre of London, this new play from Alan Bennett – starring Richard Griffiths (Withnail and I, The History Boys) – will be shown on cinema screens as a live recording direct from the London stage.

Poster for NT Live: The Hard Problem

NT Live: The Hard Problem

From the National Theatre's 2015 season of live recordings direct from the London stage, this is the new play from acclaimed writer Nicholas Hytner.

Poster for NT Live: The Last of the Haussmans

NT Live: The Last of the Haussmans

From the National Theatre's third season of live recordings direct from the London stage, this is Stephen Beresford's new play The Last of the Haussmans. Screenings are limited.

Poster for NT Live: The Lehman Trilogy

NT Live: The Lehman Trilogy

Oscar winner Sam Mendes directs this five-time Oliver Award-nominated play for the National Theatre, recorded live from the London stage.

Poster for NT Live: The Magistrate

NT Live: The Magistrate

From the National Theatre's third season of live recordings direct from the London stage, this is Arthur Wing Pinero's Victorian farce. Screenings are limited.

Poster for NT Live: The Motive and the Cue

NT Live: The Motive and the Cue

New play directed by Sam Mendes bringing Burton and Gielgud’s infamous Hamlet rehearsals to the big screen, with Johnny Flynn and Mark Gatiss, from the National Theatre's 2024 season of live recordings direct from the London stage.

Poster for NT Live: The Threepenny Opera

NT Live: The Threepenny Opera

From the National Theatre's 2016 season of live recordings direct from the London stage comes a darkly comic new take on this Brecht and Weill musical.

Poster for NT Live: The Welkin

NT Live: The Welkin

James Macdonald directs Maxine Peake in this new play by Lucy Kirkwood, filmed live on stage as part of the National Theatre's 2019-2020 season.