National Theatre Live: Present Laughter - Film Screening

Coming to Bunjil Place for the first time in 2026, join us for National Theatre Live - the best of British theatre on a big screen near you.

Our first screening is of the multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag).

Filmed live from The Old Vic in London during a sold out run in 2019, Matthew Warchus (Matilda the Musical) directs this giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.

As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

National Theatre Live film unmissable theatre live from Britain’s most exciting stages and screen it around the globe - seen by over 13 million people worldwide and counting. 

They film each play in front of a live theatre audience but optimise everything for the big screen. They capture the magic of every moment on stage, letting you get closer, delve deeper and take in the spectacle.

Present Laughter
By Noël Coward 
Starring Andrew Scott & Indira Varma

★★★★★ ‘The show belongs to Scott’ - Times

★★★★★ ‘Andrew Scott is wondrous in this revelatory refresh of Noël Coward’s classic comedy’ - Time Out

★★★★★ ‘Andrew Scott’s revelatory performance shows why Noël Coward is hailed a genius’ - Telegraph

★★★★★ ‘Illuminating and luminously funny’ - WhatsOnStage

★★★★★ ‘A treat of a production’ - Financial Times