by William Shakespeare

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On Thursday 1 October, 11,000 people saw the NT Live broadcast of All's Well That Ends Well throughout the UK, playing to over 70 venues. Further broadcasts and 'captured live' recordings were exhibited throughout the month of October to over 230 more venues around the world, including Germany, Spain and Hawaii, reaching a global audience of over 26,000.

5 STARS
'A masterpiece of deep feeling and cunning intelligence.'
Sunday Times

4 STARS
Evening Standard, Daily Express, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Metro, Sunday Express, thelondonpaper, The Times, Time Out

'A fairy-tale for adults... beautiful, funny and touching.'
Daily Telegraph

‘It is so richly conceived, such a pleasure in every detail that I'd love to see it all over again.' Observer

'The performances are uniformly excellent...Marianne Elliott's direction has a clarity not short of visionary.' Evening Standard

The feisty but lowly Helena falls in love with Bertram, a haughty count. To gain his hand she is set a string of impossible tasks. Even if accomplished, they can hardly guarantee his love. He refuses to bed her and yet says he'll only be hers if she bears his child; and he lusts after another. Nevertheless, our heroine, whether wisely or no, refuses to give him up.

Set against a background of sexism, snobbery and a battle between the generations, Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well turns fairytale logic on its head. A wondrous, bittersweet story.