What’s on

4 Jul –24 Aug 2019

Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, this ‘adrenaline-pumping’ (New York Times) production is back 

13 Jul –24 Aug 2019

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour

26 Sep 2019, 19:00

Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from James Corden, the hilarious West End and Broadway hit One Man, Two Guvnors returns to cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.

26 Sep –5 Oct 2019

Boy Blue follow the international triumph of Blak Whyte Gray with a dance theatre production about those irreversible moments in life and how they can affect us in different ways.

28 –29 Sep 2019

Can you always trust your gut? Step into the Flavour Feast booth and be astounded by colourful interactive experiments as you sample edible delights in our pop-up party for the senses.

3 Oct 2019

Join us for this exclusive members' pre-show talk.

5 Oct 2019, 22:00

Dance the night away with Boy Blue in our foyer

7 –9 Oct 2019

A dazzling Russian cast featuring Evgeny Mironov and Chulpan Khamatova performs with versatility and virtuosity in an ingenious dramatisation of Vasily Shukshin’s pithy short stories.

11 –12 Oct 2019

Part of a stellar Russian ensemble, Evgeny Mironov plays the title role in this contemporary update of Anton Chekhov’s potent psychological drama about human failings.

11 –12 Oct 2019

A hit of Transpose, Jamie Hale’s searingly honest, incisive and deft poetry gripped audiences. Now they bring us a Pit Party comprising a hope-filled solo and mixed bill of work by disabled artists.