Symphony Space

At the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, two teams of comedians debate which future overlord deserves the bigger panic: extraterrestrials touching down or AI assembled in a basement lab. Host Negin Farsad (Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!) keeps order as panelists Emmy Blotnick (English Teacher), Michael Cruz Kayne (The Late Show), and Blythe Roberson (How to Date Men When You Hate Men) make the case, with the audience picking the winner.

This performance explores the profound and humorous milestones of life through a series of short stories that capture the transformative power of "firsts." Engage with a poignant literary showcase where actors of stage and screen breathe life into narratives about the pivotal moments that change us forever.

Helen Mirren’s performance as Elizabeth II is the real draw here, capturing the private, shifting dynamics of her weekly meetings with a rotating cast of Prime Ministers. This captured broadcast from the West End skips the typical dry history for a sharp, witty look at the person behind the crown.

Arthur Miller's 1947 drama gets the NT Live treatment from director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge), with Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths), and Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You) in the cast. A factory owner's wartime decision to ship defective airplane parts comes home to roost, and the family that built itself on his money has to decide what they actually knew.

A young stranger stumbles into a remote Irish pub claiming he murdered his father, and instead of running him out, the village rolls out the welcome mat. Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton), Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment), and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) star in this NT Live screening of John Millington Synge's 1907 comedy, directed by Caitríona McLaughlin.

Director Robert Hastie (Operation Mincemeat) reimagines Shakespeare's tragedy as sharp, stylish, and darkly funny, with Olivier winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) as the prince trapped between duty and doubt. Filmed live at the National Theatre, this is the NT Live screening (not the separate Robert Icke production playing at BAM this summer).

In the glittering salons of pre-revolutionary France, one wrong move can mean social ruin, and ex-lovers turn seduction into a weapon. BAFTA winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) and Aidan Turner (Rivals) star in this NT Live screening of Christopher Hampton's adaptation of the 1782 novel, directed by Marianne Elliott (Angels in America).