We are proud to announce the 2026 National Theatre Live Series at Theatrikos, featuring a powerful lineup of acclaimed productions recorded live from London’s National Theatre and shared with our community here in Flagstaff. These screenings invite audiences to experience extraordinary performances and timeless stories in a setting designed for connection, conversation, and shared discovery.

This season marks the formal launch of Film at Theatrikos, our newly unified film program and an important step in the evolution of our organization. While we previously offered a glimpse of this initiative, Film at Theatrikos now takes center stage as a core part of our artistic mission. Film allows us to broaden the ways we tell stories, welcome new audiences into our space, and strengthen Theatrikos as a multidisciplinary arts hub committed to accessibility, artistic excellence, and community engagement.

“Our partnership with National Theatre Live allows us to share some of the most extraordinary theatre being created in the world, while still honoring what makes Theatrikos special: the joy of experiencing stories together. As we launch Film at Theatrikos, we are embracing film as another powerful way to tell meaningful stories, deepen community connection, and expand access to exceptional art. This series reflects our belief that great storytelling belongs on every stage, including the screen.”

– Jeremy Blunt, Executive Director

March 27, 2026

Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel. After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, a 16-year-old boy named Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive?

Filmed live in London’s West End and featuring state-of-the-art visuals, the epic journey of endurance and hope is bought to life in a breath-taking new way for cinemas screens.

May 8 & 9, 2026

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas.

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace, but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.

June 12 & 13, 2026

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.

Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponize desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.

August 7, 2026

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).

One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?

Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.

September 11 & 18, 2026

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life. Following a box-office record-breaking run in cinemas in 2019, the one-woman show returns to the big screen.

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 café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.

The hilarious, award-winning play that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, was filmed live on stage in London’s West End in 2019.

Presented by DryWrite, Soho Theatre and Annapurna Theatre.

October 16, 2026

Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Olivier and Tony Award®-winning hit production, directed by Stephen Daldry.

For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron, the Queen advised her prime ministers on matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.

Peter Morgan’s Netflix phenomenon The Crown was based on this hit play that was captured live from London’s West End in 2013 and went on to become one of the most-watched NT Live productions.

October 23, 2026

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire),Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the increasingly desperate and vengeful Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.

Scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil, are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale. Captured live on stage in 2011, this thrilling, sold-out production became an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.

After a sold-out first screening, we are thrilled to announce that You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine is returning for a second night due to popular demand.

If you missed the first show, or just want to experience the magic again, don’t miss this special encore event on Wednesday, February 11th.

Theatrikos is proud to present this unforgettable tribute, co-presented with the Sedona International Film Festival. Filmed at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, the film honors one of America’s greatest songwriters through electrifying performances and intimate stories shared by friends, family, and fellow artists.

Featuring appearances by Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Tyler Childers, Bob Weir, and more, the film captures the humor, heart, and humanity that made John Prine a beloved musical icon. Join us for this one-night celebration of music, memory, and storytelling on screen at Theatrikos.

Come early for a pre-show performance by Bill Vernieu!
Bill will be playing some of the great Prine songs you won’t hear included in the film.

Bill Vernieu has been part of the acoustic music scene in Flagstaff for over 35 years, serving as president of Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music, organizing member of Pickin’ in the Pines, and part of the Mars Hillbillies string band for over a decade. He’s been a student of John Prine’s music since his late teens and is said to know more of his songs than just about anybody.