Golden Boy Reviews
★ ★ ★ ★ The Telegraph ‘Delivers pure, visceral, blow-by-blow sensation’
★ ★ ★ ★ Time Out ‘A crack cast meeting a bold vision’
★ ★ ★ ★ The Stage ‘A canny staging from director Sam Yates lends the piece energy, slipping in surprises and striking images’
★ ★ ★ ★ Independent ‘Bluntly brilliant satire of capitalism’
★ ★ ★ ★ London Theatre ‘O’Connor is joined by a stand-out supporting cast’
★ ★ ★ ★ London Box Office ‘As a metaphor for the worst excesses of capitalist aspiration, it rings true’
★ ★ ★ The Guardian ‘the play has a hard-boiled poetry and deadpan humour’
★ ★ ★ The Times ‘O’Connor is so compelling’
Autumn Programme sees more NTLive at Pelham Hall - the following will be shown in November:
Golden Boy :
Josh O’Connor leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic play, the play is sold-out for the entirety of its run at the Almeida Theatre, London
1930s New York, at the height of the Depression. Joe Bonaparte is a gifted young violinist with a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing. He must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice, who he’s willing to become and how to find his place in a world that demands he choose a side.
Brought to life with a live string quartet and filmed live from the Almeida Theatre.
Olivier Award-winner Sam Yates (Vanya) directs this propulsive drama exploring ambition, identity, and the high price of success.
Cast
Josh O'Connor (The Crown, Challengers, La Chimera)
Daniel Mays (Line of Duty; White Lines, Guys and Dolls)
Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake; All My Sons, The Night Manager)
Zubin Varla (Tammy Faye; Fun Home)
Mon 9th of November at 7.00pm in Pelham Hall, doors open at 6.30
Mon 30th of November at 7.00pm in Pelham Hall, doors open at 6.30
The following additional productions are planned, watch out for details on dates and timing:
The Misanthrope - one showing only in December - Monday 7th
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve, Quiz Lady, The Chair) and Paul Chahidi (The Night Manager, Chad, Can You Keep a Secret) star in a modern take on Molière’s classic.
Watch a short Trailer
NT Live brings the best of British theatre to your local screen.
Theatre is filmed in front of a live audience from inside the auditorium with multiple cameras. Each production is approached uniquely making sure to always capture it in the best possible way for screens. Audiences feel like they are in the theatre with the best seats in the house. They will see all those emotional close-ups in a whole new way.
We have access to sold-out productions, and to theatre from London and the West End at a fraction of the price of a London theatre ticket.
Most shows will include an interval of approximately 15 minutes - have a delicious ice-cream and/or grab a drink at the bar.
Doors open at 6.30pm and we start promptly at 7.00pm