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Three plays announced to join National Theatre at Home streaming platform this summer

by Staff Writer
May 20, 2024
Reading Time: 3 mins read
NTL 2019 All About Eve Julian Ovenden, Gillian Anderson. Photography by Jan Versweyveld

NTL 2019 All About Eve Julian Ovenden, Gillian Anderson. Photography by Jan Versweyveld

National Theatre at Home is lighting up screens this summer with a trio of titles announced to join the theatre streaming platform. Following recent runs at the National Theatre, Till the Stars Come Down, Dear Octopus and Underdog: The Other Other Brontë will be available to audiences worldwide on National Theatre at Home.

Kicking off the summer programme on 11 June is the Olivier Award-nominated Till the Stars Come Down from former National Theatre writer-in-residence Beth Steel (The House of Shades) directed by Bijan Sheibani (Barber Shop Chronicles). Filmed from the Dorfman Stage, the “dazzlingly performed” (★★★★★ Guardian) drama is set on a hot summer’s day as a family gathers to welcome a newcomer into their midst, featuring Lorraine Ashbourne (I Hate Suzie), Lisa McGrillis (Sex Education), Derek Riddell (Happy Valley) and Marc Wootton (The Completely Made-up adventures of Dick Turpin).

On 12 July, Dear Octopus written by Dodie Smith (I Capture the Castle, The Hundred and One Dalmatians) joins the platform. The “beautifully sensitive revival” (★★★★ Daily Telegraph) directed by Emily Burns (Jack Absolute Flies Again) is set on the eve of WWII as the Randolph family are reunited for a 50th wedding anniversary. As the weekend’s celebrations unfold, the family walks a tightrope between intimacy and estrangement, camaraderie and rivalry, love and hate. Filmed from the Lyttleton stage, audiences around the world can enjoy an “extraordinary evening of domestic time travel” (★★★★ The Observer) from the comfort of home this July featuring Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) and Lindsey Duncan (True Love).

       

Following its run in the Dorfman theatre (27 March to 25 May) and Northern Stage in Newcastle Upon Tyne (7 to 22 June), Underdog: The Other Other Brontë releases to National Theatre at Home on 9 August. The “joyously invigorating” (★★★★★ iNews) co-production with Northern Stage, helmed by their Artistic Director Natalie Ibu (The White Card) in her National Theatre directing debut, is about sisterhood, jealousy, the power of words and the sibling dynamics that shaped the Brontë’s uneven rise to fame featuring  Rhiannon Clements (Hollyoaks), Adele James (Queen Cleopatra) and Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones) as the Brontës.

All titles on National Theatre at Home are available with captions, and over 85% of titles are available with Audio Description.

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National Theatre at Home is available at ntathome.com with single titles to rent, a monthly subscription for £9.99 or an annual subscription for £99.99, offering exclusive access to over 80 productions with new titles added every month.

Bloomberg Philanthropies is Headline Sponsor of National Theatre at Home.

National Theatre at Home is also supported by The Linbury Trust.

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