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UK television program
National Theatre Live
is an initiative operated by the
Royal National Theatre
in London. It broadcasts live, by satellite, performances of their productions (and those of other theatres) to cinemas and arts centres around the world.
About
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I grew up in Manchester in the 60s. If I had been able to see Olivier's National Theatre at my local cinema, I would have gone all of the time.
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Nicholas Hytner
, director of the
Royal National Theatre
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The programme began its pilot season in June 2009 with a production of
Phedre
, starring
Helen Mirren
, which screened live in 70 cinemas across the UK. Two hundred more venues eventually showed the production internationally, resulting in a combined audience of around 50,000 people for this one performance.
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The second production,
All's Well That Ends Well
, showed at a total of around 300 screens,
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and today, the number of venues that show NT Live productions has grown to around 700.
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With the exception of a Saturday matinee for
Nation
, a Monday evening showing for
London Assurance
, and a Tuesday evening showing for
A Streetcar Named Desire
, all National Theatre Live productions have been broadcast on a Thursday evening, to avoid conflicting with cinemas' weekend schedules. Most venues screen the productions live as they are broadcast, but because of the time differences in South Africa, Australia,
New Zealand
, and the United States venues in those countries show the recorded production some days later. Many venues also offer repeat screenings of popular productions which they term 'Encores'.
Most productions broadcast are plays performed in repertory at the
Royal National Theatre
, but works by other companies have been included.
A Disappearing Number
by
Complicite
was broadcast live from the
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
on 14 October 2010. The
Donmar Warehouse
's production of
King Lear
, starring
Derek Jacobi
was broadcast live from Covent Garden on 3 February 2011. In the summer of 2013, a broadcast of
Macbeth
starring
Kenneth Branagh
and
Alex Kingston
was broadcast live from the
Manchester International Festival
on 20 July 2013.
A Streetcar Named Desire
starring
Gillian Anderson
was broadcast live from the
Young Vic
on 16 September 2014.
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Live performances are broadcast live from the National Theatre (unless noted). They are certified differently from feature films.
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Season 6
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Season 7
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Season 8
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Season 9
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Season 10
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Season 11
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Season 12
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Season 13
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Season 14
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