National Theatre Live: The Estate

Nov 12, 2025

2h 1m

★ 0.0

Being the favourite comes at a price

Overview

The leader of the opposition has been forced to resign in a scandal. Against the odds Angad Singh emerges as the favourite. He could win, he could make history, he could really change things – as long as his sisters keep their mouths shut.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

National Theatre

National Theatre Live: The Estate Trailers

Cast

Angad Singh

Adeel Akhtar

Malicka

Shelley Conn

Sangeeta

Dinita Gohil

Gyan

Thusitha Jayasundera

Ralph Hughes

Humphrey Ker

Issac

Fode Simbo

Petra

Helena Wilson

A dive into an incredible moment in comedy, culture, and politics when Tom and Dick Smothers challenged CBS censors, Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, and ultimately each other. The duo did so via their comedy variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, which in its two-year run on CBS, made a major impact with its political satire. The Smothers Brothers used the program as a platform to critique the Vietnam War and tackle other hot topics, coming into conflict with censors, who demanded cuts or last-minute edits to jokes, and fighting management to keep their material intact.

0.0

The Seagull

Apr 22, 2017

What if Konstantin Gavrilovich, from Anton Chekkov's famous play, did not commit suicide and was murdered instead? And who did it? Boris Akunin's take on The Seagull unfolds as a comedic murder mystery.

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Jane Anger

Mar 13, 2022

It’s 1606 and William Shakespeare is stuck in quarantine with his unpaid apprentice, Francis. It would be a GREAT time to write King Lear…if he weren’t plagued with writer’s block. In through the window climbs Jane Anger, the Cunning Woman, with a large sack and a mind to change history forever.

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5.2

Zero Hour

Jun 25, 2011

One night, while trampling the emotions memories of Federico, a chain of decisions leads even point of no return. And when I least expected it, not knowing when your clock showed, his life changed forever ... for eternity. Regardless of the name, neither good nor bad he did, or how others judge them, only their decisions will make the difference when you get ... the Zero Hour.

6.3

Bulworth

May 15, 1998

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.

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The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age

Mar 24, 2017

Eight months after we first meet the Gabriels, Patricia, the family matriarch, joins her children and daughters-in-law as they prepare a meal from the past and consider the future of their country, town and home. Paying tribute to the difficult year behind them, the Gabriels compare notes on the search for empathy and authenticity at a time when the game seems rigged and the rules are forever changing.

6.5

Bajre Da Sitta

Jul 15, 2022

A young woman is blessed with a beautiful voice but is restrained to sing due to the society where she lives in. Even her new husband warns her that if she tries to sing again, he will drop her back at her parent's house.

8.5

The Gin Game

Apr 21, 1981

Weller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey, two elderly residents at a nursing home for senior citizens, strike up an acquaintance. Neither seems to have any other friends, and they start to enjoy each other's company. Weller offers to teach Fonsia how to play gin rummy, and they begin playing a series of games that Fonsia always wins. Weller's inability to win a single hand becomes increasingly frustrating to him, while Fonsia becomes increasingly confident. While playing their games of gin, they engage in lengthy conversations about their families and their lives in the outside world. Gradually, each conversation becomes a battle, much like the ongoing gin games, as each player tries to expose the other's weaknesses, to belittle the other's life, and to humiliate the other thoroughly.

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10.0

Channel Chaos

Jan 1, 1984

A wacky comedy set inside a chaotic TV station which screens only crazy, bad-taste programs.

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The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry

Mar 22, 2017

Hungry is the first in a three-play cycle introducing us to the Gabriels of Rhinebeck, New York. These three plays unfold in real time and track the lives of the Gabriels throughout the coming presidential election year. To the rhythm of peeling, chopping and mixing, Hungry places us in the center of the Gabriel’s kitchen. The family discusses their lives and disappointments, and the world at large and nearby. As they struggle against the fear of being left behind, the family attempts to find resilience in the face of loss.

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The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?

Mar 23, 2017

Back in the kitchen of the Gabriel family, the country is now in the midst of the general election for President. In the course of one evening in the house they grew up in, history (both theirs and our country's), money, politics, family, art, and culture are chopped up and mixed together, while a meal is made around the kitchen table.

4.9

The Tripper

Apr 20, 2006

A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a weekend-long concert.

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The Life Before

Dec 26, 2021

A French short film about a harrowed father-daughter relationship

5.5

Villa Marguerite

Sep 25, 2008

No overview available.

6.2

A Petty Middle Manager

May 4, 1961

When his wife sees him helping his boss' lover, a low-level manager finds his marriage in shambles.

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0.0

Hašler...

Nov 24, 2017

The revue about the life of Karel Hašler and his songs was written on commission by the Vinohrady Theater's most frequently performed original author, Pavel Kohout. It premiered in October 2014 and remains one of the most popular titles in the repertoire. That is why this revue was chosen as the gala performance for the theater's 110th anniversary.

10.0

Sandwich

Jan 25, 2025

The story of a father and son told through the making of two sandwiches.

6.8

Monsoon Wedding

Aug 30, 2001

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

6.6

Scoop

Jul 27, 2006

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.