Comedy spotlight

Discover the magic of comedy theatre from the comfort of your own home with National Theatre at Home. Our collection of productions showcases some of the funniest plays to ever grace the stage.

Why not delve into the world of Shakespeare’s comedy plays like Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night? Renowned for their sharp wit, playful misunderstandings, and clever wordplay, these productions offer humour that transcends generations.

Looking for more modern comedy plays? Fleabag is a brilliantly crafted one-woman show that masterfully blends comedy and tragedy, allowing audiences to laugh out loud one moment and feel deeply moved the next.

Whether you're revisiting the classics or exploring something new, with a National Theatre at Home subscription you have unlimited access to stream critically acclaimed productions that have made audiences laugh around the world.

You no longer need to wait in line at the box office or plan a trip to the theatre – streaming the best comedy is now at your fingertips.

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  • Present Laughter
    Movie + 11 extras

    Present Laughter

    Movie + 11 extras

    As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwin...

  • London Assurance
    Movie + 8 extras

    London Assurance

    Movie + 8 extras

    Fiona Shaw and Simon Russell-Beale take the lead in two of the greatest comic roles of the English stage, in this brilliantly funny play.

    Sir Harcourt Courtly is lured away from the epicentre of fashionable London by the promise of a rich and beautiful bride, Grace, several decades his junior....

  • Till the Stars Come Down

    Movie + 11 extras

    Everyone loves a wedding…

    It’s Sylvia and Marek’s wedding and you are all invited.

    Over the course of a hot summer’s day, a family gathers to welcome a newcomer into their midst. But as the vodka flows and dances are shared, passions boil over and the limits of love are tested.

    What happens...

  • Ian McKellen on Stage
    Movie + 7 extras

    Ian McKellen on Stage

    Movie + 7 extras

    With stories and anecdotes from his illustrious career on stage and screen, McKellen performs extracts from his most iconic performances, including Shakespeare's King Lear and Tolkien's Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.

    Directed by Sean Mathias and captured live from the West End in London, Ian M...

  • The Wife of Willesden
    Movie + 9 extras

    The Wife of Willesden

    Movie + 9 extras

    A proper local legend. Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend. Alvita will tell her life story to anyone in the pub – there’s no shame in her game. The question is: are you ready to hear it? Because this woman’s got the gift of the gab: she can rewrite mistakes into triumphs, turn pain i...

  • Alterations
    Movie + 12 extras

    Alterations

    Movie + 12 extras

    ‘Is that what you want? To be an underdog all your life?’

    Walker Holt has big dreams for his tailor’s shop, and an even bigger order to complete. Over the course of 24 hours he must work tirelessly to satisfy his new client’s impossible tailoring needs.

    But as the night goes on, it’s not just...

  • The Brightening Air
    Movie + 12 extras

    The Brightening Air

    Movie + 12 extras

    How much of living is really just forgetting?

    The family home is more than merely a building. It can be a destination of pilgrimage, an inherited investment, a repository of memory or even magic.

    And, for brother and sister Stephen (Brian Gleeson - Peaky Blinders, Bad Sisters, The Mandalorian...

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Movie + 9 extras

    Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity.

    What is Much Ado About Nothing about?

    The legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty. But ...

  • Twelfth Night
    Movie + 9 extras

    Twelfth Night

    Movie + 9 extras

    Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity.

    What is Twelfth Night about?

    A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwi...

  • The Little Big Things
    Movie + 12 extras

    The Little Big Things

    Movie + 12 extras

    An extraordinary true story about an ordinary family.

    When one moment changes everything, Henry’s family are split between a past they no longer recognise, and a future they could never foresee.

    Based on the Sunday Times best-selling autobiography by Henry Fraser, The Little Big Things is a upl...

  • Kerry Jackson
    Movie + 10 extras

    Kerry Jackson

    Movie + 10 extras

    You can’t wait to meet her.

    El Barco is the newest tapas restaurant in fashionable Walthamstow Village, and it’s Kerry Jackson’s pride and joy.

    Wearing her working-class roots as a badge of honour, Kerry navigates the local characters in a bid to make the business a success – without losing her...

  • Jack Absolute Flies Again

    Movie + 10 extras

    From the writer of the Broadway smash hit One Man, Two Guvnors comes a hilarious new play, set in 1940s British summertime.

    After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to rejoin his fearless young Hurricane squadron at RAF Fontwell. Once back on British soil, Jack is shoc...

  • The Wind in the Willows

    Movie + 12 extras

    The hit musical from creator of Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes, and award-winning composer and lyricist, George Stiles & Anthony Drewe.

    Join Ratty, Badger, Mole and the impulsive Toad on a series of riotous adventures spiralling from Toad's insatiable need for speed! Featuring eye-popping desi...

  • Hex
    Movie + 10 extras

    Hex

    Movie + 10 extras

    A big-hearted and colourful musical, that vividly retells the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ fairy tale.

    Deep in the wood, a lonely fairy longs for someone to bless. When she is summoned to the palace to help the princess sleep, her dream turns into a nightmare and her blessing becomes a curse.

    Soon, she ...

  • As You Like It
    Movie + 8 extras

    As You Like It

    Movie + 8 extras

    This fresh, funny and invigorating production of As You Like It, is directed by Polly Findlay (Antigone).

    What is As You Like It about?

    With her father the Duke in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden.

    There, re...

  • I Want My Hat Back
    Movie + 8 extras

    I Want My Hat Back

    Movie + 8 extras

    Bear's hat is gone. He loves his hat. He wants it back. He asks all the animals in the forest, but no one has seen it. WAIT! He has seen it somewhere...

    Wils Wilson directs Jon Klassen’s children’s picture book classic, I Want My Hat Back. Featuring music by Arthur Darvill and a book and lyrics...

  • Peter Pan
    Movie + 8 extras

    Peter Pan

    Movie + 8 extras

    All children, except one, grow up...

    JM Barrie’s spellbindingly, classic tale Peter Pan takes flight.

    When Peter Pan, leader of the Lost Boys, loses his shadow, headstrong Wendy helps him to reattach it. In return, she is invited to Neverland, where Tinker Bell the fairy, Tiger Lily and the...