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NT LIVE: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES (2026)

Starring Monica Barbaro, Aidan Turner, Lesley Manville, Darragh Hand, Gabrielle Drake, Hannah Van Der Westhuysen, Cat Simmons, Amy MacKen, Sharif Afifi and Nandi Bhebhe. Directed by Marianne Elliott.

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.

REVIEWS NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses - A competent production of a theatrical classic

COLD STORAGE (2026)

Starring Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, Vanessa Redgrave, Clare Holman, Rob Collins, Sosie Bacon, Gavin Spokes and Ellora Torchia. Directed by Jonny Campbell.

Teacake and Naomi, two young employees of a self-storage company built on the site of an old US military base, have their wildest night shift ever when a parasitic fungus escapes from the lowest sublevel of the base, where it was sealed by the government decades before. As the temperature rises underground, this highly contagious microorganism multiplies and unleashes its terrors on the facility's inhabitants – human and otherwise.

With time running out, it's down to Teacake and Naomi, with the help of a bioterror operative, to contain the rapidly mutating menace and prevent the explosive extinction of Mankind itself.

REVIEWS Cold Storage - Best left in the freezer

MIDWINTER BREAK (2026)

Starring Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds, Julie Lamberton, Ed Sayer, Niamh Cusack and Leila Laaraj. Directed by Polly Findlay.

A stirring meditation on commitment, faith and the enduring power of love, as a longtime couple takes a life-changing trip to Amsterdam.

PHANTOM THREAD (2018)

Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Richard Graham, Vicky Krieps, Camilla Rutherford, Jane Perry, Pip Phillips, Jason Redshaw, Michael Gabbitas and Sarah Lamesch. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Set in the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the centre of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutants and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love.

REVIEWS Phantom Thread - An exquisite and delicious delight for the senses

HAMPSTEAD (2017)

Starring Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, Lesley Manville, Jason Watkins, Simon Callow, Alistair Petrie and Elizabeth Conboy. Directed by Joel Hopkins.

Set in Hampstead Village, London, home to the beautiful Heath, a quiet piece of countryside in the middle of the metropolis. Living on the edge of the Heath is American widow Emily Walters, who can’t quite focus on the things that need attention in her life, like her lovely old apartment, her finances or even her son. Everything changes when she meets the eccentric, unkempt Donald, who has lived harmoniously on the Heath for 17 years in a ramshackle hut. Now his lifestyle is under threat as property developers use heavy-handed tactics in an attempt to evict him. As Emily steps up to defend Donald in the escalating battle, she soon finds that, despite his gruff exterior, there is something gentle and alluring about Donald.

REVIEWS Hampstead - Don't even bother

MALEFICENT (2014)

Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Juno Temple, Sharlto Copley, Brenton Thwaites, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton and Lesley Manville. Directed by Robert Stromberg.

A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal - an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom - and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.

ROMEO & JULIET (2014)

Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis, Laura Morante, Tomas Arana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Ed Westwick and Lesley Manville. Directed by Carlo Carlei.

In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.