Two male actors engage in a heated discussion on stage, surrounded by deep blue lighting and a circular backdrop.

National Theatre Live

Season

Please note : this season finished in July 2026

National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre to our screens.

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

Please note all the seating in the Waterside 3 Event Space is on the same level.

Previous screenings & events in this season

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

15 National Theatre Live

Two people in formal attire sit on chairs in a dark setting, holding glasses, one wearing a red embellished gown.

Book Tickets

Thu 25 June - Fri 10 July

Film

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville joins Aidan Turner in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel.

The Playboy of the Western World

12A National Theatre Live

Two actors in period costumes engage on a rustic set with wooden furniture and a lantern.

Please note: This was screened in June 2026

Film

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

All My Sons

12A National Theatre Live

Four individuals are seated on a large branch in a warm, rustic setting, dressed in colorful clothing, engaged in conversation.

Please note: This was screened in April 2026

Film

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.

The Fifth Step

15 National Theatre Live

Please note: This was screened in Dec 2025

Film

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.

Inter Alia

15 National Theatre Live

Please note: This was screened in Sept 2025

Film

Oscar®-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.

Dr. Strangelove

12A National Theatre Live

Please note: This was screened in April 2025

Film

Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.

The Importance of Being Earnest

PG National Theatre Live

Please note: This was screened in April 2025

Film

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.

Prima Facie

15 National Theatre Live

Please note: This was screened in Dec 2024

Film

Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to the big screen.

Present Laughter

PG National Theatre Live

Please note: This was screened in Aug 2024

Film

The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen.

Nye

National Theatre Live

Please note: This event took place in July 2024

Pre-Recorded Event

Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.