National Theatre Live has announced a new slate of West End shows that will be played at cinemas in the UK and around the world.
Current West End hit The Fifth Step at @SohoPlace theatre will be shown in cinemas from 27 November 2025. The play by David Ireland (Ulster American) stars Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) and Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder).
News of the filming of the production was reported last month.
From 23 October, cinema audiences will be able to enjoy West End play Mrs Warren’s Profession, which is currently playing at the Garrick Theatre in London.
The drama stars five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown, Hello, Dolly!) and her daughter Bessie Carter (Outrageous, Bridgerton), playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic, directed by Dominic Cooke (Follies, GOOD).
In 2026, the National Theatre’s new production of Hamlet will be screened in cinemas from 26 January 2026.
Directed by National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat), Hamlet stars Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) in the title role.
Already announced for National Theatre Live screenings includes this month’s National Theatre debut of Inter Alia starring Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn), which is screened in the UK on 4 September, with subsequent global screenings from 25 September.
Indhu Rubasingham, Director and Co-CEO of the National Theatre, said in a statement: “From the moment I began this role, I knew that expanding our digital reach would be key to my vision to bring the world to the National Theatre and the National Theatre to the world. NT Live is a powerful way to open not just our work, but the work of our incredible peers in the West End and beyond, to audiences globally. This season is a fantastic example of that vision in action: reimagined classics and bold new writing, just as you’ll see on our stages in London. It’s about accessibility, excellence, and expanding the joy of theatre far beyond our walls and city. It’s about breaking down barriers and inviting everyone in.”
Sky Arts is the Headline Sponsor of National Theatre Live in the UK.
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