Great British Theatre
A series of blockbuster theatre productions filmed live by the National Theatre.
Genre: Drama
Cast:Benedict Cumberbatch , Jonny Lee Miller , Phoebe Waller-Bridge , Ian McKellen , Ciarán Hinds , Sian Brooke , Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
S1.E1 ∙ Ian McKellen on Stage
Ian McKellen performs extracts from his most iconic performances, including Shakespeare's King Lear and Tolkien's Gandalf from Lord of the Rings. Filmed live in London's West End by the National Theatre.
S1.E2 ∙ Fleabag
Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig cafe struggling, she suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.
S1.E3 ∙ Hamlet
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament.
S1.E4 ∙ Frankenstein (Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature)
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the creature; childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker.
S1.E5 ∙ Frankenstein (Jonny Lee Miller as the Creature)
Lee Miller plays the creature; childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker.
