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Martin Freeman, Jack Lowden, Imelda Staunton Lead National Theatre Live’s Blockbuster Cinema Slate


Martin Freeman, Jack Lowden and Imelda Staunton star in National Theatre Live's cinema releases, bringing stage productions to global audiences.

The U.K.’s National Theatre Live has unveiled a lineup of theater-to-cinema broadcasts featuring A-list talent from stage and screen, marking a significant expansion of the program’s reach under new director Indhu Rubasingham. In a rare family collaboration, five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton(“The Crown,” “Hello, Dolly!”) will appear alongside her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (“Bridgerton,” “Outrageous”) in Bernard Shaw’s “Mrs. The announcements join the previously revealed “Inter Alia,” featuring Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (“Gone Girl,” “Saltburn”) in a new work by “Prima Facie” creators Suzie Miller and Justin Martin.

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