The Misanthrope: NT Live 2026

2026

Comedy | Drama

Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the hollow contemporary mantras of kindness and respect. But the bolder she becomes in speaking out, the more colleagues avoid her, and the more her personal relationships begin to fracture. As she challenges fashionable ideas and lends her voice to causes others are afraid to touch, she faces intense criticism and backlash. Alice will soon learn the price she must pay as an artist and as a woman for daring to speak her mind. Award-winner Sandra Oh is the Misanthrope in Martin Crimp's cutting new version of Molière's dark comedy, directed by National Theatre Director Indhu Rubasingham.

The Misanthrope

National Theatre at Home: The Misanthrope

Directed By:

Indhu Rubasingham
Christine Lalla

Starring:

Sandra Oh
Alice
Paul Chahidi
John
Abigail Cruttenden
Claire
Imogen Elliott
Esmée
Rina Fatania
Indira
Freddie MacBruce
Allen
Tom Mison
Stefan
Jemima Rooper
Elaine

UK Release
22nd September, 2026
First weekend box office
25th September 2026
Last box office appearence
16th Oct 2026
Total weeks on chart
4

US Release
n/a

Global Openeing 22nd September, 2026

United Kingdom Total Gross
£597,964

North American Total Gross
$0

Global Total Gross
$0

Global Releases Dates
22nd September 2026
United Kingdom
23rd September 2026
South Korea
8th October 2026
Germany
13th October 2026
Latvia