A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in a dynamic new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition, directed by Nicholas Hytner. He is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia).
Noble Moroccan Othello finds his life with beautiful, fiercely loyal Desdemona thrown tragically out...
Frank Chin's edgy story breaks down the stereotypes of Asian Americans and centers on San Francisco ...
When college student Adam falls hard for Evelyn, an ambitious art major, the meaning of both art and...
A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3...
When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters,...
Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job an...
A presentation of Tennessee Williams' three one-act plays: "Moony's Kid Don't Cry", "The Last of My ...
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcol...
In this Broadway stage production, Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad take on the title characters in ...
National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed play The Habit of Art, with Richa...
In The Turning Point, written by Michael Dobbs, Benedict Cumberbatch takes the role of Guy Burgess w...
On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him...
Overview of The Scottish Play through CNN style character interviews.
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who pred...
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, ...
What if Konstantin Gavrilovich, from Anton Chekkov's famous play, did not commit suicide and was mur...
Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristo...
Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Ralph Richardson and Joan Plowright star in this merry on-stage mix-up of ide...
Shakespeare’s masterpiece of the turbulence of war and the arts of peace tells the romantic story of...
Memorably set between the two world wars, this adaptation of Trevor Nunn's award-winning 1999 Royal ...