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Enjoy the show Cast, in alphabetical order Patients Visitors We hope you enjoy your National Theatre Please do let us know what you think Molly Jacqueline Chan Colin, Joe’s Son Live screening. We make every attempt to through our channels listed below or Mrs Maudsley Jacqueline Clarke Alex, Documentary Director Sam Bond replicate the theatre experience as closely approach the cinema manager to share Mavis Patricia as possible for your enjoyment. your thoughts. Mrs Earnshaw Rosie Ede Mary Julia Foster Cliff, Camera Nadine Higgin Arthur Colin Haigh Andy, Work Experience David Moorst Renee Anna Lindup Mr Earnshaw Duncan Wisbey Neville Louis Mahoney Connect with us Joe Jeff Rawle Creative Team Cora Cleo Sylvestre Writer Alan Bennett Explore Never miss out Lucille Gwen Taylor Director Nicholas Hytner Go behind the scenes of Allelujah! Get the latest news from Hazel Sue Wallace Designer Bob Crowley and learn more about how our broadcasts National Theatre Live straight Ambrose Simon Williams Choreographer Arlene Phillips happen on our website. to your inbox. Staff Music George Fenton Dr Valentine Sacha Dhawan Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers ntlive.com ntlive.com/signup Sister Gilchrist Deborah Findlay Sound Designer Mike Walker Salter, Hospital Chairman Peter Forbes Broadcast Team Ramesh, Junior Doctor Manish Gandhi Gerald, Physiotherapist Richie Hart Director for Screen Robin Lough Join in Feedback Nurse Pinkney Nicola Hughes Technical Producer Use #Allelujah and be a part of Share your thoughts by taking our Fletcher, Junior Doctor Gary Wood Christopher C Bretnall the conversation online. short online survey and enter into a Script Supervisor Laura Vine prize draw to win £100. Lighting Director Bernie Davis /ntlive Sound Supervisor Conrad Fletcher ntlive.com/feedback Running time: Please note: @ntlive Approx. 2 hours 45 mins, BBFC Rating 15. including an interval. Contains strong language. Alan Bennett introduces Allelujah! Coming soon Excerpts from his programme introduction for Find the next broadcast or screening near you at ntlive.com

I have been writing plays (slightly to my reason why I write plays: one can speak surprise) for fifty years and more and it is with a divided voice. Olivier Award-winners a bit late in the day to confess that I tend (Sherlock) and (Gavin to write a play before I do the research for Staged as it is in my eighty-fourth year and Stacey) feature in this moving and it. Otherwise, knowing myself, I’m likely the play [Allelujah!] could be taken as a funny masterpiece about the life of King to get too interested not to say bogged would-be apotheosis though I hope not. George III. down in the facts and so never get round It does include occasional jokes that have to writing the play. been with me half my writing life without by Alan Bennett Written by one of Britain’s best-loved (perhaps understandably) ever finding a Nottingham Playhouse production playwrights Alan Bennett (The History Writing a play I have never tried to hide a place. Boys), The Madness of George III is the sound of my own voice. It hasn’t National Theatre Live’s first live broadcast always been where an audience or a One of the reasons why Nicholas Hytner from Nottingham Playhouse. critic has thought to find it and certainly and I have always worked well together not always in the mouth of the leading is that plays as I first submit them character. It’s often a divided voice or are generally quite loose-fitting garments a dissenting one; two things (at least) which can then be tailored to his are being said and I am not always sure (and sometimes the casts’) strengths HHHHH which one I agree with. But that is one and requirements. ‘Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo dazzle.’ Financial Times Bridge Theatre National Theatre Live Director Simon Godwin’s (National Theatre by William Shakespeare Live: , Man and Superman, The Bridge Theatre was founded by National Theatre Live distributes a National Theatre production Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr on world-class theatre straight from stages The Beaux’ Stratagem) five-star, critically leaving the National Theatre after 12 across the to cinema acclaimed production is ‘not to be missed’ years. The theatre has a 900-seat screens around the world. (Independent). adaptable auditorium designed to answer the needs of contemporary audiences Working with the best of British and theatre-makers that is capable theatre companies and producers, we of responding to shows with different simultaneously broadcast live theatre formats (end-stage, thrust stage and shows to cinemas in the UK, Europe and sometimes North America, as well as Richard II, King of England, is promenade). It is the first wholly new capturing the live performance for encore irresponsible, foolish and vain. His weak theatre of scale to be added screenings in other territories. leadership sends his kingdom into to ’s commercial theatre sector disarray and his court into uproar. in 80 years. Our live broadcasts and screenings Seeing no other option but to seize power, have been seen by over 8 million people the ambitious Bolingbroke challenges the The Bridge was designed by Steve in 2,500 cinemas in 65 countries since by William Shakespeare throne and the king’s divine right to rule. Tompkins and Roger Watts of Haworth we launched in 2009. an production Tompkins Architects (winner of the 2014 plays William Stirling Prize). ntlive.com Shakespeare’s Richard II, broadcast live facebook/ntlive to cinemas from the stage of the bridgetheatre.co.uk @ntlive Almeida Theatre in London. facebook/bridgetheatrelondon @_bridgetheatre