Solihull Arts Complex

See world-class plays filmed live from the West End on the big screen at The Core Theatre! Some of the biggest stars of stage and screen feature in this season’s National Theatre Live screenings. Here’s what’s coming up…

Josh O’Connor enters the ring in NT Live: Golden Boy

Josh O’Connor (The Crown; Challengers) leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American drama exploring ambition, identity and the high price of success. Filmed live with a string quartet on stage.

1930s New York, at the height of the Depression. Joe Bonaparte is a gifted young violinist with a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing. He must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice, who he’s willing to become and how to find his place in a world that demands he choose a side.

Monday 16 November & Wednesday 13 January, 7pm

Book tickets here: NT Live: Golden Boy

Richard E. Grant and Christine Baranski star in the hilarious NT Live: Hay Fever

Stage and screen legends Richard E. Grant and Christine Baranski lead the hilarious new West End production of Noël Coward’s irresistible comedy.

Judith Bliss retired from her life-on-stage and she misses the applause. Idling away at their country home, the rest of the family are too self-involved to be a good audience. So, Judith invites a young fan as her guest for the weekend. But unbeknownst to her, each of the Blisses has a guest of their own arriving at the very same time. Completely unsuited to hosting and allergic to compromise, the house quickly erupts into a chaos of parlour games, put-downs and unrequested encores.

Wednesday 27 January, 2.30pm and Wednesday 3 February, 7pm

Book tickets here: NT Live: Hay Fever

Johnny Flynn and Mark Gattiss butt heads as Burton and Gielgud in NT Live: The Motive and The Cue

The fierce and funny five-star play returns to the big screen. Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss in an Olivier Award-winning performance as John Gielgud.

1964: Richard Burton (Johnny Flynn), newly married to Elizabeth Taylor (Tuppence Middleton), is set to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.

Wednesday 3 March, 2.30pm & 7pm

Book tickets here: NT Live: The Motive and The Cue

View the full programme here.