For over 15 years, NTLive has given its audience the best seat in the house... filming unmissable theatre live from Britain’s most exciting stages and screening it in thousands of cinemas around the globe. The productions have been seen by an audience of over 12 million people.

When watching a National Theatre Live, you’ll always be at the heart of the action, watching the drama unfold on the big screen. State-of-the-art filming techniques are tailored to every play, bringing you each performance as it happens, in all its glory. From close-ups that capture tiny flickers of emotion, to sweeping wide shots.Whether you’re in Birmingham, Berlin, Brisbane, or Buffalo this is your ticket to sold-out award-winning plays.

NTLives films its plays in front of a live theatre audience, but optimizes everything for the big screen so it’s the next best thing to being there.

The actors on stage deliver their performances as they normally would any other night. But to make sure everyone watching in a cinema has the best seat in the house, NTLives tailors the position of the cameras to capture each production and work closely with technical teams to make sure every element on stage such as lighting, hair and make-up look fantastic on the big screen.