Bow Tie Television Broadcasts National Theatre - NTLive to a Global Cinema Audience

In June we covered the first ever live High Definition production of a stage play from the National Theatre. The French classical tragedy Phèdre featured Helen Mirren, and was directed by Nick Hytner, and is the start of the new NT Live season, Initially there will be four plays beamed live by satellite for one night only to independent and arthouse cinemas across the UK to audiences that will have paid £10 a ticket. In total 200 cinemas subscribed and most of the UK ones sold out, with international venues opening second screens to accommodate the demand. This was also distributed live across Europe and then delayed by 5 hours and transmitted to cinemas across America. The play was recorded and transmitted using 5.1 surround sound Dolby D, so that when the audience in the receiving cinemas listened they will get the same enhanced theatrical experience that they would have had if they had been in the National.

Crits from various papers

• The Guardian
• The Telegraph
• The LA Times
• The Times

We are now in the planning stage for "Alls Well That Ends Well" and "Nation" September and January respectively.