NT Live: Nye

Nye – a new play by Tim Price, directed by Rufus Norris.

Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.
Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.

Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), this epic new Welsh fantasia was broadcast live from the National Theatre in London in June 2024, this performance is an encore screening.

Thursday 4th July is a Captioned / Subtitled screening

Certificate 15. Running time: 176 mins