Stream National Theatre at Home new productions
The National Theatre has released more exciting and award winning productions on to its National Theatre at Home streaming platform, some for the very first time.
Michaela Coel’s Chewing Gum Dreams, the Young Vic’s A View from the Bridge directed by Ivo van Hove with Mark Strong and Nicola Walker, and Rufus Norris’ production of Everyman with Chiwetel Ejiofor are now available for audiences worldwide to stream.
The National Theatre productions of Medea with Helen McCrory and The Comedy of Errors with Lenny Henry are also streaming on the platform with audiodescription.
Chewing Gum Dreams is the semi-autobiographical, one-woman play written and performed by Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You).
The production was filmed for the National Theatre Archive in April 2014 and this is the first time this recording has been released for the public to stream.
The play went on to become a television series on E4 in 2015, for which Coel won two BAFTAs.
The Young Vic’s 2014 production of A View from the Bridge saw visionary Ivo Van Hove direct Mark Strong and Nicola Walker in Arthur Miller’s dark and passionate play.
This critically acclaimed production won three Olivier Awards and transferred to the West End and Broadway. National Theatre Live filmed the production in the West End in 2015.
Everyman, a new adaptation by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy from the 15th century morality play, was directed by Rufus Norris in 2015 in his first production as Director of the National Theatre and filmed live in the Olivier Theatre with Chiwetel Ejiofor as Everyman.
For audiences outside the UK and Ireland, Danny Boyle’s 2011 production of Frankenstein from the Olivier stage is available, as is Sonia Friedman Productions’ Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch, directed by NT Associate Lyndsey Turner. In 2015, the production
was the fastest selling ticket in theatre history.
Emma Keith, director of digital media at National Theatre, said: “It’s fantastic to be able to make more of these impactful and enchanting productions available for audiences around the world to enjoy.
“I’m delighted to be able to showcase some important productions in our recent theatre history...
“This is a very exciting time for titles on National Theatre at Home. I’m thrilled that we also have 15 productions available with audiodescription to support blind and partially sighted audiences, as well as captions for every production.
“As we now reach seven months of the streaming platform, with new productions added monthly, it’s brilliant to see such a varied range of curated titles so there’s truly something for
everybody to enjoy.”
New productions are added each month and National Theatre at Home has 26 productions to stream at any time.
They include Angels in America Parts One and Two with Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane and Russell Tovey, Medea with Helen McCrory and Michaela Coel, Mosquitoes with Olivia Colman and Olivia Williams, Phèdre with Helen Mirren, the Young Vic’s Yerma with Billie Piper and Othello with Adrian Lester.
All productions are available with captions. Medea and A Comedy of Errors are among 15 titles with audiodescription to support blind and partially sighted audiences.
At ntathome.com, single titles are available from £5.99 to £8.99, a monthly subscription for £9.99 or a yearly subscription for £99.99.