National Theatre Live

Don't miss these screenings of acclaimed theatre productions at the Esplanade Theatre!

Following last year's sold-out season of National Theatre Live screenings, Esplanade presents an exciting new line-up of four wildly acclaimed productions, at the Esplanade Theatre.

An extraordinary journey awaits you – traverse the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France in National Theatre's runaway hit,War Horse.

The fastest-selling production in the Young Vic's history, Tennessee Williams' timeless masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire receives a ferocious makeover by iconoclastic director Benedict Andrews, and an all-star cast featuring Gillian Anderson (X-Files), Ben Foster and Vanessa Kirby.

In King Lear, Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes directs Simon Russell Beale as King Lear in this highly anticipated production of Shakespeare's tragedy.

Catch Golden Globe® winner and Academy Award® nominee James Franco and Tony Award® nominee Chris O’Dowd in John Steinbeck’s heartwrenching portrait of the American spirit, Of Mice And Men.

National Theatre Live is the National Theatre's groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre live from the London stage to cinemas across the UK and around the world. Since June 2009, they have broadcast more than 20 productions live from the National Theatre stage, experienced by over 3.5 million people in more than 1,100 venues around the world.