National Theatre (NT) Live brings together old-world and new-world forms of entertainment with potentially powerful results.
This new initiative from the National Theatre will broadcast live theatre performances onto cinema screens across the UK and worldwide.
Through funding from NESTA and partnerships with the Picturehouse, Odeon and Cineworld chains, and several independent cinemas, NT Live will broadcast live performances in high definition to 60 cinemas across the UK and over 170 cinemas abroad including the USA, Canada, Australia, Scandinavia and Europe.
As the government’s Digital Britain report highlighted, the creative industries and digital technologies will play a key role in the growth of the UK economy.
NT Live is part of a series of work to find ways that digital technologies can support traditional creative industries and extend their audience reach.
2009
25 July - Phedre
1 October - All’s Well that Ends Well
2010
30 January - Nation, a play adapted from a novel by Terry Pratchett.
22 April - The Habit of Art, Alan Bennett’s new play.