National Theatre's weekly free stream (Treasure Island this week)

Update: Treasure Island is streaming this week. Starting today at 7PM GMT.

http://filmedonstage.com/news/114-streaming-tonight-the-national-theatres-treasure-island
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Amazing news, as the National also plans to upload a new production every Thursday to their Youtube channel!


http://filmedonstage.com/news/86-tonight-only-free-watch-party-of-james-corden-in-quotone-man-two-guvnorsquot

Updated On: 4/16/20 at 09:16 AM

This is awesome! I remember when James Corden won the Tony for this role back in 2012 and he was up against some amazing actors (Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Earl Jones, Frank Langella, John Lithgow).

I imagine for the same reason other theatres have been able to. These are very special circumstances. Perhaps some people are waving royalties, especially in the instances of streaming things for free. Or unions have quickly negotiated contracts that just apply to the shutdowns. UK unions are famously less strict than the US, but the contracts the unions cut for the filmed shows are expensive, which is why this isn't done more often.

If I had to think of top 5 shows on Broadway in my lifetime that I wish I could have seen, this is in my top 5. Well, time to cross it off the list! At least I have Thursday to look forward to assuming I stay healthy.

TaleofTwo said: "BJR said: "I imagine for the same reason other theatres have been able to. These are very special circumstances. Perhaps some people are waving royalties, especially in the instances of streaming things for free. Or unions have quickly negotiated contracts that just apply to the shutdowns. UK unions are famously less strict than the US, but the contracts the unions cut for the filmed shows are expensive, which is why this isn't done more often."

You're right about the UK unions. I hope that when this ends, Broadway unions will show more appreciation to preserving shows on film."

Shows are recorded for preservation regularly, at all levels of theatre, with union blessing.

Recording for distribution is something entirely different than preservation.

qolbinau said: "I wonder though why we aim to preserve things if we won't let many people watch it. Surely when we keep seeing that American shows are being filmed in the UK with often lesser casts andsometimes lesser production valuesyou have to ask yourself if the Labour Laws around this in NYC are doing more harm than good. Having your performance filmed and distributed to a wide audience is a privilege for actors and creatives these days and something that we shouldn't make prohibitively expensive because the two alternatives seem worse: no filming at all or outsourcing the jobs overseas."



Exactly. Ask the casts of Kiss Me, Kate, Billy Elliot, Kinky Boots, The King and I, An American in Paris, RED,........ All filmed in the UK.

This will be up today Thursday April 2, 2020 at 3pm EST (NYC time). It will remain to stream anytime until next Thursday April 9, 2020.

The link to watch is on this link. Click where is says: WATCH NOW

http://filmedonstage.com/news/86-tonight-only-free-watch-party-of-james-corden-in-quotone-man-two-guvnorsquot

CT2NYC said: "It starts at 2pm EDT.

https://youtu.be/XzqcRwWVv8k"

Thanks! Sadly, the info on the website is still incorrect. Many will be watching an hour into this.

Tuning in now at 7 p.m. EST, which apparently is the wrong time, but it says it is available for awhile. Anyway, when I click Watch Now it wants me download an invasive attachment that says it can change what I read or something.

Am I doing something wrong?

EDIT: Thanks for posting the direct YouTube link... but it's not running now. I will check back later.

Updated On: 4/2/20 at 07:08 PM

Thanks... so odd, I can get it on my laptop... not my desktop... anyway enjoying it now, thanks!

Stage Door Sally said: "Tuning innow at 7 p.m. EST, which apparently is the wrong time, but it says it is available for awhile. Anyway, when I click Watch Now itwants me download an invasive attachment that says it can change what I read or something.

Am I doing something wrong?


It was 7pm London time. Not 7pm EST. If you goto National Theater Live's website you can watch it wouldn't having to download anything.