Ian McKellen stars in this contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play. Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written. Two aging fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

Our National Theatre Live programming brings the best of London’s award-winning stars broadcast directly from the National Theatre stage to the MAC big screen. Please note these are not live stage shows, they are live telecasts.