If you missed Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein production, Sky Arts is bringing it to TV for your convenience. More below.
Going to the theatre still feels like a fancy, special occasion. It can also be a bit on the pricey side, but the National Theatre has taken great steps to making the productions more accessible with special cinema screenings of selected shows.
Sky Arts is now making National Theatre productions even more accessible by bringing three different plays to TV for the very first time. Othello, The Crucible and two versions of Frankenstein will be aired on Sky Arts, Freeview and NOW.
Othello, directed by Clint Dyer, stars Giles Terera, Rosy McEwen and Paul Hilton, while Erin Doherty and Brendan Cowell star in The Crucible which was directed by Lyndsey Turner. Both plays were originally performed in 2022 and captured on the stages of the National Theatre.
Frankenstein, meanwhile, hails from the distant year 2011. Danny Boyle directed Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in Nick Dear’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel. Cumberbatch and Miller alternated between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Sky Arts will be bringing both versions to TV, so you won’t have to miss out on either. Back in 2011, the filmed version of Frankenstein was also presented in cinemas.
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“We’re delighted to continue our partnership with National Theatre Live and bring these phenomenal productions to TV audiences for the first time,” Phil Edgar-Jones, Executive Director, Unscripted Originals at Sky, said. “The National Theatre never fails to deliver world-class storytelling, and these plays – featuring some remarkable talent – are no exception. We can’t wait for our Sky Arts viewers across the country to experience them from their sofas.”
Here’s a list of the productions and their air dates:
Othello – 18th February, 9pm
The Crucible – 25th February, 9pm
Frankenstein – 4th March, 9pm (Jonny Lee Miller as the Creature) and 11th March, 9pm (Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature)