National Theatre of Scotland production to receive global cinema release as part of NT Live
- Lisa in the theatre
- Jul 2
- 3 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
National Theatre Live (NT Live) has announced a blockbuster line-up of theatre in cinemas including the National Theatre of Scotland's The Fifth Step; marking the first time that an NTS production has been captured for NT Live.
Theatre productions Mrs. Warren’s Profession, The Fifth Step, and Hamlet are all set for global cinematic release.
NT Live Theatre in Cinema programme 2025 / 2026
Today, National Theatre Live announces a landmark slate of theatre broadcasting to cinemas around the world led by a roster of award-winning talent. This line-up spans classic revivals and contemporary new works captured from the National Theatre and London’s West End, including the first broadcast from National Theatre Director Indhu Rubasingham's inaugural season.
NT Live: The Fifth Step - London, West End production @sohoplace
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the ‘raw, excruciating and often alarmingly funny’ (★★★★★ Daily Mail) The Fifth Step by David Ireland (Ulster American).
After years in Alcoholics Anonymous, James (Martin Freeman) becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka (Jack Lowden). As Luka nears step five, a confession threatens the fragile friendship between them.
Directed by Finn den Hertog, and originally presented in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 2024 by National Theatre of Scotland, the critically acclaimed new play was captured live from its sold-out London West End transfer in the intimate, in-the-round @sohoplace.
It will release to cinemas from 27 November, presented by Neal Street Productions, Playful Productions and National Theatre of Scotland in association with Nica Burns. Screenings available at thefifthstep.ntlive.com
NT Live: Mrs Warren's Profession
From 23 October, cinema audiences can watch five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown, Hello, Dolly!) join forces with her daughter Bessie Carter (Outrageous, Bridgerton) for the first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic, Mrs. Warren’s Profession.
Filmed live from the West End, this ‘startingly fresh’ (★★★★ Time Out) production presented by Sonia Friedman Productions reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, GOOD), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress. Screenings available at mrswarrensprofession.ntlive.com
NT Live: Hamlet
Looking ahead to 2026, Hamlet directed by National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) with Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) as Hamlet will release to cinemas from 26 January.
This fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy will be the first production from the National Theatre to broadcast in Indhu Rubasingham’s new programme. Screenings available at hamlet.ntlive.com
NT Live: Inter Alia
These three productions join the previously announced Inter Alia which will broadcast live from the Lyttelton Stage across the UK on 4 September, with subsequent global screenings from 25 September.
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity by writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin, the team behind global phenomenon Prima Facie. Screenings available at interalia.ntlive.com
Update: Mon 3 November 2025:
Inter Alia starring Rosamund Pike transfers to West End - on sale Tuesday!
INTER ALIA is playing a strictly limited run at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre.
Following an acclaimed, sold-out run at the National Theatre, Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Saltburn, Gone Girl) brings her ‘transfixing shape-shifting performance’ (Telegraph) to the West End in a ‘searing legal drama’ (Guardian) from the team behind global phenomenon Prima Facie.
INTER ALIA reunites Olivier Award-winning writer Suzie Miller with BAFTA Award-winning director Justin Martin for a ‘swaggering epic’ (Independent) that is bold, witty and deeply human.
Rosamund Pike in the sell-out NT Production Inter Alia
Wyndham's Theatre, London
From March 2026
On sale Tuesday 4th November 2025 at 10am! Buy Inter Alia tickets from LOVEtheatre here
Indhu Rubasingham, Director and Co-CEO of the National Theatre, says:
“From the moment I began this role, I knew that expanding our digital reach would be key to my vision to bring the world to the National Theatre and the National Theatre to the world. NT Live is a powerful way to open not just our work, but the work of our incredible peers in the West End and beyond, to audiences globally. This season is a fantastic example of that vision in action: reimagined classics and bold new writing, just as you'll see on our stages in London. It’s about accessibility, excellence, and expanding the joy of theatre far beyond our walls and city. It’s about breaking down barriers and inviting everyone in.”
Sky Arts is the Headline Sponsor of National Theatre Live in the UK.
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