Since the inaugural broadcast of Phedre starring Helen Mirren and Dominic Cooper to cinemas worldwide, Rialto Cinemas is proud to be Sonoma County’s home for the best in British theatre. From sold-out shows to iconic stage performances, National Theatre Live makes world-class theatre accessible. It’s the next best thing to being there.
National Theatre Live
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
Thursday, June 4 12:30 & 6:30pm
Not Rated
150 mins
Theater, Drama
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…MORE INFO
Thu, Jun 4
12:30, 6:30
National Theatre Live
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
Thursday, August 6 12:30 & 6:30pm
Not Rated
180 mins
Theater, Drama
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path…MORE INFO
Thu, Aug 6
12:30, 6:30
National Theatre Live
THE AUDIENCE
Thursday, September 17 12:30 & 6:30pm
Not Rated
173 mins
Theater, Drama
Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Olivier and Tony Award® -winning hit production, directed by Stephen Daldry. For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron, the Queen advised her prime ministers on matters both public and personal…MORE INFO
Mon, Sep 17
12:30, 6:30