Join us this Autumn at Theatr B! for dramatic, comedic, adventurous, and musical live screenings, with a variety of delicious meat, cheese, and vegan platters available beforehand!

We are ecstatic with the amazing list of live screenings we have coming to our theatre this autumn, including performances from The National Theatre (NT), The Royal Opera House (ROH) and The Royal Ballet (RB).

We start off on the 8th of September with NT Live: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare and directed by Simon Godwin. Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity. The legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for love.

Next, on the 27th of September we have ROH Live: Madama Butterfly. Sung in Italian with English subtitles and set in 19th-century Japan, Puccini's heart-rending opera tells the tale of Cio-Cio-San, a young geisha who falls in love with an American naval officer – and pays the ultimate price.

Following on the 6th of October, NT Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris, based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals. A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night). After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.

On the 9th of  October we have one for the dance lovers, The Royal Ballet Mayerling [Encore]. Inspired by dark and gripping real life events, this Royal Ballet classic depicts the sexual and morbid obsessions of Crown Prince Rudolf leading to the murder-suicide scandal with his mistress Mary Vetsera. The oppressive glamour of the Austro-Hungarian court in the 1880s sets the scene for a suspenseful drama of psychological and political intrigue as Rudolf fixates on his mortality.

We then jump into a drama on the 16th of October with Aida [Encore]. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Love and duty collide, and nations clash in Verdi’s political drama, starring Elena Stikhina and conducted by Antonio Pappano.

On the 27th of October we fall in love with La Bohéme [Encore].  Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Paris, 1900. Penniless writer Rodolfo believes that art is all he needs – until he meets Mimì, the lonely seamstress who lives upstairs. So begins a timeless love story that blooms, fades, and rekindles with the passing seasons. But while the couple’s friends Marcello and Musetta passionately row and make up, a force greater than love threatens Rodolfo and Mimì. 

Followed by NT Live: The Seagull on the 10th of November starting Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) making her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Anton Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness. A young woman is desperate for fame and a way out. A young man is pining after the woman of his dreams. A successful writer longs for a sense of achievement. An actress wants to fight the changing of the times. In an isolated home in the countryside, dreams lie in tatters, hopes are dashed, and hearts broken. With nowhere left to turn, the only option is to turn on each other.

Before these live screenings we will be offering an excellent selection of meat, cheese, and vegan boards, sourced locally where possible and available to pre-order on selected dates. These include ingredients from Black Mountain perseveres, Black Mountains Smokery and Caws Cenarth Cheese.